OSHA Inspection: NECSO-REDONDO S.E.

Issued

Jul 13, 2000

Abate by

Jul 18, 2000

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $2,800 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:
In the construction of the pilaster # 39 of one excavation of 20' of depth
approximately
in front of the Prudencio Rivera Martinez Building, 505 Munoz Rivera Ave.,
Hato Rey-
one employee of the NECSO-REDONDO,S.E. but not of the side of the
construction,
was exposed to the hazard of fall, with minimum illumination and minimum
space
to
work, letting him enter to the danger area of the excavation, when the
excavator-
Komatsu 220 was operating and the excavation was without the protection of
the
barricade.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct the
hazard is to have the competent person of the excavation in the area when
they are
working without the barricade such for not permit the entrance to any
foreign person to
the excavation.
Hazard: fall.
En la construccion de la pilastra # 39 de una excavacion de 20' de
profundidad
aproximadamente - al frente del edifico Prudencio Rivera Martinez, Ave.
Munoz Rivera
505, Hato Rey - un empleado de la compania NECSO-REDONDO, S.E., pero no del
proyecto, fue expuesto al riesgo de caida, con iluminacion minima y
espacio
minimo de
trabajo, dejandolo entrar al area peligrosa de la excavacion, cuando la
excavadora -
Komatsu 220 estaba operando y la excavacion estaba sin la proteccion de
las barricadas.
Entre otros metodos,uno factible y aceptable de corregir este riesgo es
tener la persona
competente de la excavacion en el area cuando esten trabajando sin las
barricadas para
asi no permitir la entrada a ninguna persona ajena a la excavacion.
Riesgo: caida.:

Issued

Jul 13, 2000

Abate by

Jul 18, 2000

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced

Issued

Jul 13, 2000

Abate by

Jul 18, 2000

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced

Issued

Jul 13, 2000

Abate by

Jul 18, 2000

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced

Issued

Jul 13, 2000

Abate by

Jul 18, 2000

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced