OSHA Inspection: PROCESADORA CAMPO FRESCO INC

Issued

Jun 9, 1998

Abate by

Jun 13, 1998

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $450 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:
a.  Receive serious eye and body injuries with chemicals such as Caustic
Cleanig,
chlorinate alkaline cleaner. At north part of the building near the
storage juice tank.
Facilities for quick drenching or flushing of eye and body, were
obstructed by 55 gal.
drum of Mickrokelene that delay quick flushing in case of emergency.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is removing the 55 gal drum and periodic inspection of the area.
a.  Recibir lesiones serias en ojos y cuerpo con quimicos tales como
Caustic Cleaning,
Chlorinate alkaline cleaner.  En la parte norte del edificio cerca al
tanque de
almacenamiento de jugo. Facilidades para rapido lavado de ojos y cuerpo
estaba
obstruido por un dron de 55 gal de mickrokelene, retrasando un rapido
lavado en caso
de emergencia.
Entre otros metodos uno aceptable para corregir este riesgo es remover el
dron de 55 gal.
y una inspeccion periodica del area.

Issued

Jun 9, 1998

Abate by

Jun 27, 1998

Penalty

Initial $1,125 · Current $563 Reduced

Issued

Jun 9, 1998

Abate by

Jun 27, 1998

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Jun 9, 1998

Abate by

Mar 17, 1998

Penalty

Initial $675 · Current $338 Reduced

Issued

Jun 9, 1998

Abate by

Jun 27, 1998

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Jun 9, 1998

Abate by

Jun 22, 1998

Issued

Jun 9, 1998

Abate by

Jun 27, 1998

Issued

Jun 9, 1998

Abate by

Jun 27, 1998

Issued

Jun 9, 1998

Abate by

Jun 27, 1998

Issued

Jun 9, 1998

Abate by

Jun 27, 1998

Issued

Jun 9, 1998

Abate by

Jun 27, 1998

Issued

Jun 9, 1998

Abate by

Jun 27, 1998

Issued

Jun 9, 1998

Abate by

Jun 13, 1998

Issued

Jun 9, 1998

Abate by

Jun 27, 1998

Issued

Jun 8, 1998

Abate by

Jun 12, 1998

Penalty

Initial $1,125 · Current $562 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:
a.  Receive serious due to falls.  At the Pausterization area.  Two
employees were not
provided with falls protection system.  Employees were working with a
water by pass
valve, for the air condition system, aproximately twenty feet height from
the floor, on
a single plank platform form  one feet wide, twelve feet long,two inches
thickness.
Among other methods one feasible and accpetable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to provide ancorages with lifeline to attach the harrness by
means of a
landyard.
a.   Recibir lesiones serias por caida. En el area de Pausterizacion.  Dos
empleados no
fueron provistos con sistema de proteccion contra caidas.  Los empleados
estaban
trabajando con la llave de paso de agua para el sistema de aire
acondicionado,
aproximadante a 20 pies de altura del piso, en una plataforma de un pies
de ancho, doce
pies de largo, dos pulgadas de grosor.  Entre otros metodos una aceptable
para corregir
este riesgo es proveerle una linea de salvamento par conectar el arnes por
medio de una
cuerda de seguridad.

Issued

Jun 8, 1998

Abate by

Jun 26, 1998

Penalty

Initial $675 · Current $337 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:
a:  Receive serious injuries due to burns. The following hot metal pipes
were not
insulated:
1.  Pausterization area.  Two paraller metal pipe, 5 inch diameter, 10 ft.
long at 3ft. 5
inc high from the floor and 3 feet working spaces.  At 191F during the
pausterization
and
cleaning process.
2.  Pausterization area.  Working area in front of the laboratory exit
door.  Cleaning
Display (CIP) with 3 ft. of working space, at temperature of 191 F during
the
pausterization and cleaning process.
Among other methods a feasible one correct this hazard is to insulated the
metal pipe and
the cleaning dispplay (CIP).
a.  Recibir lesiones serias por quemaduras.  La siguiente tuberia caliente
no tenia
aislamiento:
1- Area de Pausterizacion.  Area de trabajo. Dos tubos de metal paralelos
de 5 pulgadas
de diametro, 10 pies de largo, 3 pies 5 pulgadas de altura del suelo, 3
pies de espacio
de trabajo, a 191 F durante la pausterizacion y proceso de limpieza.
2. Area de pausterizacion, en el area de trabajo frente a la puerta de
salida del
laboratorio.  Cleaninfg Dispaly (CIP) con una temperatura de 191 F, con un
espacio de
trabajo de 3 pies.
3.  Area de pasuterizacion en los tanques de mezcla #1 y #2 frente al
tanque de los
liquidos base.  Tres de tubos de metal a 3 pies de altura a una
temperatura de 191 F.
Entre otros metodos uno aceptable para corregir este riesgo es aislar los
tubos de metal
y cleaning display (CIP).