BARCELONETA, PR —
OSHA Inspection: AT
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of AT in CARR 2 KM 56.4, BARCELONETA, PR 00617 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300918539.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AT
- Site address
- CARR 2 KM 56.4
- City
- BARCELONETA
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00617
- Mailing
- PO BOX 9745, SANTURCE, PR 00908
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 0179
- Employees
- 250
- Ownership type
- C
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Dec 2, 1998
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 1998
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: Employees may be exposed to eyes irritacion or irreversible damage to the eyes. a)At Warehouse Walcot in Barceloneta there was an eye Station the nozzles were not protected from airborne contaminants, unit was not activated weekly to flush the line and verify proper usage of emergency eyewash unit. Also, eyewash was obstructed with container. Employees used different chemical products such as : Fertilizer, Herbicide, Pesticide among others during their working hours. Employees may be exposed to eyes irritation, irreversible eye damage. One feasible and abatement method among others to correct the hazard is. 1.Install caps to nozzles to protect them from airborne contaminants. The removal of such protection shall not require a separate motion by the operator when activating the unit. 2.Eye wash unit shall be activated weekly to flush the line and verify proper operation. 3.Remove containers from the area so eyewash station is accessible in case of an emergency. a)En almacen Walcot en Barceloneta habia una estacion de lavado de ojos donde las boquillas del lavado de ojos no estaban protegidas de contaminantes en el aire, unidad no fue activada semanalmente de modo que se limpiara la linea y verificar que esta este operando correctamente. Tambien estacion estaba obstruida por galones. Empleados usan diferentes productos quimicos: Pesticidas, yervicidas fertilizantes entre otros durante las oras de trabajo. Empleados pueden estar expuestos a irritacion de los ojos y a dano irreversible a los ojo. Un metodo viable entre otros metodos para corregir el riesgo es. 1.Instalar las tapas a la boquilla del lavado de ojos para protegerlas de contaminantes en el aire. La remocion de dicha proteccion no debera requerir un movimiento separado del operador mientras active la unidad. 2.Estacion de lavado de ojos debe ser activada semanalmente para que se limpien la linea y verificar que esta este operando correctamente. 3.Remover los galones del area de modo que esta no este obstruida y el acceso a la misma en caso de una emergencia sea rapido.cia
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Dec 2, 1998
- Abate by
- Dec 8, 1998
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Dec 2, 1998
- Abate by
- Dec 29, 1998
1910.1200 H01 I
- Issued
- Dec 2, 1998
- Abate by
- Dec 29, 1998
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Dec 2, 1998
- Abate by
- Dec 8, 1998
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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 300918539.
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