OSHA Inspection: FIRST CORRECTIONS- PUERTO RICO, INC.

Issued

Jun 13, 2001

Abate by

Jul 2, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 6(a) of the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Act:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or physical harm to employees in
that employees were
exposed to:
Seccion 6(a) de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo de Puerto Rico:
El patrono no
proveyo empleo y un sitio de empleo libre de riesgos reconocidos que esten
causando o que
puedan causar muerte o dano fisico a los empleados, por cuanto empleados
estaban expuestos
a:
At the juvenile correctional institution: It were observed two (2)
instances in which
sections on the ceiling structure were fissured; exposing the employees
that provide
services and care to young boys to the hazard of slips and falls on rainy
days:
A. At E1 Unit and;
B. At E2 Unit.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to
restore the ceiling with a sealing compound to prevent leakages.
En la institucion correcccional juvenil: Se observaron dos (2) instancias
en las cuales
secciones del techo estaban resquebradas; exponiendo a los empleados que
proveen
servicios y cuidado a ninos jovenes al riesgo de resbalones y caidas en
dias lluviosos:
A. En la Unidad E1 y;
B. En la Unidad E2.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo accesible y aceptable para corregirl este
riesgo es
reparar el techo con un compuesto sellador para prevenir las filtraciones.

Issued

Jun 13, 2001

Abate by

Jun 25, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,250

Issued

Jun 13, 2001

Abate by

Jun 19, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,250

Issued

Jun 13, 2001

Abate by

Jun 19, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Jun 13, 2001

Abate by

Jun 19, 2001

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

Jun 13, 2001

Abate by

Jun 19, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Jun 13, 2001

Abate by

Jun 21, 2001

Penalty

Initial $500