OSHA Inspection: CUTLER HAMMER ELECTRICAL

Issued

Jun 17, 1998

Abate by

Jun 29, 1998

Penalty

Initial $1,125 · Current $900 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 eye irritation, temporary or permanente vision impairment, or
blindness:
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 irritacion, dano temporero o permanente a la vision o ceguera:
a)At Cutler-Hammer of Puerto Rico Co., in mixing area, resin weighting room
there was an eyewash station, the nozzles were not protected from airborne
contaminants, unit was not activated weekly to flush the line and verify
proper
use of emergency eyewash unit. Also eyewash station was not kept clean and
was
obstructed with a box, bag, and container. Employees used different
chemical
products such as polylite, styrene monomer, vibrin, among others during
their
working hours. Employees may be exposed to eye irritation, temporary or
permanente vision impairment, or blindness. One feasible and acceptable
abatement method among others to correct the hazard is:
1.Install caps to nozzles to protect them from airborne contaminants. The
removal of such protection shall not require a separate motion by the
operator when activating the unit.
2.Eyewash unit shall be activated weekly to flush the line and verify
proper
operation.
3.Clean the eyewash station and remove box, bag and container from the
area so eyewash station be accessible in case of an emergency.
a)En Cutler-Hammer de Puerto Rico Co., area de mixing, cuarto de pesado de
resina, habia una estacion de lavado de ojos donde las boquillas del
lavado de
ojos no estaban protegidas de contaminantes en el aire, unidad no fue
activada
semanalmente de modo que se limpiara la linea y verificar que esta este
operando
correctamente. Tambien estacion de lavado de ojos no se mantuvo limpia y
estaba
obstruida por caja de carton, saco de poliestireno y dron de carton.
Empleados
usan diferentes productos quimicos (polylite, styrene monomer, vibrin,
entre
otros) durante las horas de trabajo. Empleados pueden estar expuestos a
irritacion, dano temporero o permanente a la vision o ceguera. Un metodo
viable
y aceptable, entre otros metodos para corregir el riesgo es:
1.Instalarles las tapas a la boquilla del lavado de ojos para protegerlas
de
contaminantes en el aire. La remocion de esta proteccion no debe requerir
un movimiento separado por el operador cuando se active la unidad.
2.Estacion de lavado de ojos debe ser activada semanalmente para que se
limpie la linea y verificar que esta este operando correctamente.
3.Limpiar la estacion de lavado de ojos, remover caja, saco y dron de
carton del area de modo que esta no este obstruida y el acceso a la misma
en caso de una emergencia sea rapido.cia

Issued

Jun 17, 1998

Abate by

Jun 29, 1998

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

Jun 17, 1998

Abate by

Jun 23, 1998

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

Jun 17, 1998

Abate by

Jun 23, 1998

Issued

Jun 17, 1998

Abate by

Jul 7, 1998

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,600 Reduced

Issued

Jun 17, 1998

Abate by

Jul 7, 1998

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

Jun 17, 1998

Abate by

Jun 22, 1998

Issued

Jun 17, 1998

Abate by

Jun 29, 1998

Issued

Jun 17, 1998

Abate by

Jun 22, 1998