§47.59(f): Electrical, chemical or mechanical hazards

The inspector saw electrical, chemical or mechanical hazards. The public record does not say which hazard it was.

Health Code section§47.59(f)
TypeBuilding and equipment
How DOHMH classifies itCritical (100% of its citations)
Cited in our records74 times at 55 NYC centers
Marked open right now5

The city's wording

Electrical/chemical/mechanical hazards observed at time of inspection.

This is the text DOHMH or the state attaches to the citation. It is a template, so it can sound harsher or vaguer than the finding behind it.

Worth asking the center

What hazard was found, and how was it fixed?

Reading it on a record

Look at whether the citation is marked open or corrected, how long ago it was cited, and whether the same section shows up on several inspections. One corrected citation is common. The same one on visit after visit is worth a direct question. Our guide to checking a daycare and methodology explain the rest.

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Related sections

Counts are from the inspection records we hold, as of 2026-10-16. The plain-English note was written by NYC Daycare Check from the city's wording; the citation on each center's page is the record.