RIO GRANDE, PR —
OSHA Inspection: WESTERN AUTO PUERTO RICO/VIRGIN ISLAND INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of WESTERN AUTO PUERTO RICO/VIRGIN ISLAND INC. in CARR. 3 KM 23.8, RIO GRANDE, PR 00745 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 126899350.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WESTERN AUTO PUERTO RICO/VIRGIN ISLAND INC.
- Site address
- CARR. 3 KM 23.8
- City
- RIO GRANDE
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00745
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 7538
- Employees
- 52
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2000
- Abate by
- May 10, 2000
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: A comprehensive written safety and health program concerning the following aspects was not develop and set up by the employer, exposing the employees to unsafety working conditions, occupational injuries and accidents, due to lack information and trainig: a. Policy and involvement of all levels of management; b. Engineering controls, safeguards, administrative controls, personal protective equipment, and safety rules as appropiate to exposures related to handling and storage materials and equipments and workshop safety operational guides; c. Self inspections, accident investigations and written reports; d. Manager's responsibilities detailed in manuals, job descriptions; e. Communication of program to employees; f. Enforcement and, g. Safety training program. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to develop a comprehensive written occupational safety and health program and to instruct the employees in the recognition,avoidance and control of unsafe working conditions. Un programa de seguridad y salud comprehensivo concerniente a los siguientes aspectos no fue desarrollado por escrito ni puesto en practica por el patrono, exponiendo a los empleados a condiciones de trabajo inseguras, lesiones y accidentes ocupacionales, debido a la falta de informacion y adiestramiento: a. Plan de accion y compromiso en todos los niveles de administracion; b. Controles de ingenieria, salvaguardias, controles administrativos, equipo de proteccion personal y reglas de seguridad de acuerdo a las exposiciones; c. Inspecciones internas, investigaciones de accidentes e informes escritos; d. Responsabilidades de los administradores detallada en manuales, descripcion de tareas; e. Comunicacion del programa a los empleados; f. Cumplimiento de las disposiciones y, g. Programa de adiestramiento en seguridad. Entre otros metodos, un metodo accesible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es desarrollar por escrito un programa comprehensivo en seguridad y salud ocupacional, einstruir a los empleados en el reconocimiento, evitacion y control de condiciones de trabajo inseguras.
1910.157 C01
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2000
- Abate by
- Apr 20, 2000
1910.158 C01
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2000
- Abate by
- Apr 20, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $630 · Current $630
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 126899350.
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