OSHA Inspection: COMPANIA DE TURISMO DE PUERTO RICO

Issued

Nov 18, 1997

Abate by

Dec 15, 1997

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 Casino:  Full loaded buckets, 4 1/2 galons capacity, containing
coins (5 cents, 25 cents), aproximatelly 150 lbs; were individually, being
lifted and transported by employees.  At the time of inspection, coins
buckets were being poured into counting machines, trade mark Universal
Machinery Co. serial 360D174; 360-0119 at 45" high.
Hazard:  Back injuries due lifting of heavy loads over the weight
established.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to extend collection periods, so buckets did not
become full loaded as to be easilly handled.
En el Casino: Cubos llenos, con capacidad de 4 1/2 galones, conteniendo
monedas (5 centavos, 25 centavos), aproximadamente 150 libras, eran
individualmente levantados y transportados por empleados.  Al momento de
inspeccion, cubos con monedas eran vertidos en maquinas contadoras marca
Universal Machinery Co. serie 360D174; 360-0119 a 45" de alto.
Riesgo:  Lesiones en la espalda debido a levantamiento  de cargas pesadas
sobre el peso establecido.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo aceptable y posible para corregir este
riesgo es exceder los periodos de colecta para que los cubos no se llenen
totalmente y sean facilmente manejables.