OSHA Inspection: ALUMAT INC.

Issued

Dec 14, 2001

Abate by

Dec 20, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

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: to crush that could cause fractures and death
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: aplastamiento que puede causar fracturas o muerte.
a)At Alumat Inc. in Vega Baja works two employees performing routine task
such as
loading and unloading materials, among others tasks. The Employees were
unloading a
container of ten boxes with glasses that weights approximately 3,000
pounds each box,
from a truck and the employer did not establish safety procedures to
ensure the proper
manner of unloading the boxes, so as not to jeopardize the safety of
workers. Also, no
training and assessment of the task to be conducted to avoid potential
loss of health and
life. Employees were exposed to crush that could cause fractures and
death. One feasible
and abatement method among others to correct the hazard is:
1.Establish and implement written safety procedures for loading and
unloading the
materials, implement a training program to ensure employees performed
their task
in a safe manner, inspect all boxes prior to unloading it and conduct a
hazard
assessment to identify potential hazards and determine the procedures to
be follow
prior to assigned the tasks.
a)En Alumat Inc. en Vega Baja trabajaban dos empleados realizando tareas
de rutina tales
como carga y descarga de materiales, entre otras. Empleados estaban
descargando un
contenedor de 10 cajas de cristal, las cuales pesaban aproximadamente de
3000 lbs cada
una, y no existian procedimientos de seguridad para asegurar el manejo
apropiado de la
descarga de las cajas de modo que no se comprometa la seguridad de los
empleados.
Tampoco se evaluaron las tareas a ser realizadas para identificar riesgos
potenciales a la
vida y la salud ni se adiestro a los empleados. Empleados fueron expuestos
a
aplastamiento que podria causar fracturas o muerte. Un metodo viable entre
otros
metodos para corregir el riesgo es:
1.Establecer e implementar procedimientos escritos de seguridad para
cargar y
descarga los materiales, implementar un programa de adiestramiento para
asegurar
que los empleados realicen sus tareas de manera segura, inspeccionar todas
las
cajas antes de descargar las mismas y realizar una evaluacion de riesgos
para
identificar los riesgos y determinar los procedimientos a ser seguidos
antes
de
asignar una tarea.

Issued

Dec 14, 2001

Abate by

Dec 27, 2001

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

Issued

Dec 14, 2001

Abate by

Dec 27, 2001

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

Issued

Dec 14, 2001

Abate by

Dec 19, 2001

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

Issued

Dec 14, 2001

Abate by

Dec 27, 2001

Issued

Dec 14, 2001

Abate by

Jan 11, 2002

Issued

Dec 14, 2001

Abate by

Jan 11, 2002