OSHA Inspection: AUTOS DE PONCE

Issued

Nov 30, 1998

Abate by

Dec 18, 1998

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 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 injuries due to failure of lifting mechanism from (3) Benwil
automotive lifts Models:
(1) TP-7, Serial #2776, (2) Model TP-7, Serial #3086, (3) Model FP-12,
Serial# 1952695 and
two Forward (1) Model 7000-A, Serial #056FC6001 and (2)Model #12000SF,
Serial
#019AC5561 and one Ammco Model #AO-9-R E V-2, Serial #P940413375 used by
the
employees for automotive lifting without the certification of inpsection.
They were located at
the west and east part of the main building.  Among other methods, one
feasible and acceptable
abatement method to correct this hazard is to established a periodic
inspection procedures as
recomended by manufacturs.
b.  Recibir lesiones debido a fallos en el mecanismo de levantar carros.
Habian tres gatos
hidraulicos marca Benwil (1) Modelo PT-7, #S.2776, (2) Modelo PT-7,
#S.3086, (3) Modelo
FP-12 #S.1952695, dos marca Forward (1) Modelo 7000A, #S.056FC6001, (2)
Modelo
12000SF, #S.019AC5561 y un Ammco-Modelo AO-9REV-2, #S.P940413375, usados
por los
empleados para levantar los carros sin certificacion de inspeccion.  Estan
localizados al oeste
y este del edificio principal.  Entre otros metodos, uno seguro y
aceptable para corregir este
riesgo es establecer un metodo de inspecciones periodicas, como recomienda
el manufacturero.

Issued

Nov 30, 1998

Abate by

Dec 8, 1998