OSHA Inspection: HORMIGONERA MAYAGUEZANA INC

Issued

Oct 15, 1997

Abate by

Oct 23, 1997

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $675 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 establishment, storage raw materials area:  Bidirectional truck
#173, plate #
H08195, used to transport concrete mixed, did not have in operation a
reverse signal
alarm distinguishable from the surrounding noise level.
Hazard:  Impact.
Among other method to correct this hazard of be impacted by the equipment
is:  to install
a new alarm.
En el establecimiento, area de almacenamiento de materiales:  Camion
bidireccional
#173, tablilla # H08195, usado para transportar cemento mezclado, no tenia
en operacion
una alarma de retroceso distinguible del nivel de ruido de los alrededores.
Riesgo:  Impacto.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo de correccion factible y aceptable para
corregir este
riesgo de ser impactado es:  instalar una nueva alarma.r