HATILLO, PR —
OSHA Inspection: TOYS R US
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of TOYS R US in CARR # 2 KM 81.9, HATILLO, PR 00659 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300918232.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TOYS R US
- Site address
- CARR # 2 KM 81.9
- City
- HATILLO
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00659
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5199
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Jul 22, 1998
- Abate by
- Sep 17, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800
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)At the Toys R Us store in road # 2 Km 81.9 de Hatillo. Employees working at regular hours to high temperatures in closed area of 17,000 square feet, don't have windows or other natural ventilation. The transformer of the building was damaged and this building is designed to use air conditioner. Employees exposed to choking, heat stress, headache, fatigue and breastache. "One feasible and acceptable abatament method amoung others to correct this hazard is". 1-Put fan or ventilators in all areas and aisles of the store. 2-Change the regular employees working time 45 min. work-15 min. rest, each hour. a)En la tienda Toys R Us de Hatillo. Empleados trabajando en horarios regulares, expuestos a temperaturas altas en areas cerrada de 17,000 pie cuadrado, no tienen ventanas u otra ventilacion natural. El transformador del edificio estaba danado y el edificio esta disenado para usar sistema de aire acondicionado. Empleados expuestos a sofocacion, agitacion por esfuerzo, dolor de cabeza, dolor en el pecho y fatiga. " Un metodo de correccion factible y aceptable entre otros para corregir este riesgo es". 1- Colocar abanicos o ventiladores en todas las areas y pasillos de la tienda. 2-Variar el tiempo regular de trabajo de los empleados a 45 min. trabajo-15 min. descanso, cada hora.
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 300918232.
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