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OSHA Inspection: WESTERN AUTO PUERTO RICO/VIRGIN ISLAND INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

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.

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Site address
CARR. 3 KM 23.8
City
RIO GRANDE
State
PR
ZIP
00745
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
7538
Employees
52
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

6A0001

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Apr 14, 2000
Abate by
May 10, 2000
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

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 14, 2000
Abate by
Apr 20, 2000

1910.158 C01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 14, 2000
Abate by
Apr 20, 2000
Penalty
Initial $630 · Current $630

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