ARECIBO, PR —
OSHA Inspection: PR TELEPHONE CO
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PR TELEPHONE CO in CARR 2 KM 77.2 AVE MIRAMAR, ARECIBO, PR 00612 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300921442.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PR TELEPHONE CO
- Site address
- CARR 2 KM 77.2 AVE MIRAMAR
- City
- ARECIBO
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00612
- Mailing
- PO BOX 360998, SAN JUAN, PR 00936
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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)
- 8999
- Employees
- 300
- Ownership type
- B
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2001
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2001
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500
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 falls from 20 feet height: 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 caidas desde 20 pies de altura: At the Street #2, Miramar Avenue in Arecibo were observed the following conditions: An employee of the P.R. Telephone Company, performing duties on poles of cable splice at 20 feet above the ground, without the personal protective fall arrest system attached. Also, the employer did not provide an adequate personal fall arrest system (Full Body Harness). The employer provided evidence from an internal memorandum (Evaluacion de los aditamentos necesarios para completar el "Fall Arrest System" en la P.R.T.) of this. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is that the employer offer periodic safety meetings and establish regular inspections in the field to verify if the employees were performing the safety rules. The employer must discontinue the use of the landyard because is not appropriate and provide the adequate equipment for fall protection (Full Body Harness) and offer a training of the use and management of the equipment. Employee was exposed to falls. En la Carretera #2, Avenida Miramar en Arecibo, se observaron las siguientes condiciones: Un empleado de la "P.R. Telephone Company" realizando tareas en postes de empalmar cables a 20 pies de altura sobre el nivel del terreno, sin amarrar el sistema de proteccion contra caidas. Tambien, el patrono no le proveyo un equipo adecuado de proteccion personal contra caidas (Arnes de Cuerpo Completo). El patrono presento evidencia del memorando interno (Evaluacion de los Aditamentos para completar el equipo de "Fall Arrest System" en la P.R.T.) sobre esto. Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es que el patrono debe ofrecer reuniones periodicas y establecer inspecciones regulares en el campo para verificar si los empleados estan cumpliendo con las reglas de seguridad. El patrono debe descontinuar el uso del "lanyard" porque no es el apropiado y proveer el equipo adecuado de proteccion contra caidas (Arnes de Cuerpo Completo) y ofrecer adiestramientos del uso y manejo del equipo. Empleado fue expuesto a caidas.o
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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 300921442.
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