OSHA Inspection: READY MIX CONCRETE, INC.

Issued

Jun 11, 1999

Abate by

Jun 16, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 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 Plant #19 in Dorado: Employees realized carpentry duties at 9 feet
high mounted
on the bucket of a loader trademark Samsung, model SL-180-2 and serial
number
NBY0246, which was used as working platform. This equipment was not
suitable for this
kind of job.
Hazard: Falls and be pillaged by the bucket.
Among other methods, some feasible and acceptable methods to correct this
hazard are
the use of scaffolds, or the installation of an appropiate working
platform for the job to
be performed.
En la Planta #19 en Dorado: Empleados realizaron tareas de carpinteria a 9
pies de altura
trepados en el cucharon de un cargador marca Samsung, modelo SL-180-2 y
numero de
serie NBY0246, el cual era usado como plataforma de trabajo. Este equipo
no era el
apropiado para este tipo de trabajo.
Riesgo: Caidas y ser pillado por el cucharon.
Entre otros metodos, varios metodos factibles y aceptables para corregir
este riesgo son
el uso de andamios o la instalacion de una plataforma de trabajo apropiada
para
el trabajo
a ser realizado.