OSHA Inspection: TRACEY MECHANICAL, INC.

Issued

2012-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.552(d):     Permanent elevators under the care and custody of the employer and used by employees for work covered by this Act did not comply with the requirements of American National Standards Institute A17.1-1965 with addenda A17.1a-1967, A17.1    ANSI A17.1 1965, Rule 104.1, Guarding of Exposed Equipment Of Power Elevators: Exposed gears, sprockets, tape or rope sheaves or drums of selectors, floor controllers, or signal machines, and the rope, chains or tapes for driving same, in machine rooms or secondary machine spaces, shall be guarded to protect against accidental contact.      a) Jobsite: Elevator Machine Room, 437 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia - A Tracey Mechanical, Inc., employee, while performing HVAC work iin the elevator mechanical room, was exposed to accidential contact with unguarded sheaves and sheave ropes on operating Elevators 1 and 2.  Observed on or about 8/23/2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.