AGUADILLA, PR —
OSHA Inspection: BERMUDEZ Y LONGO SE
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of BERMUDEZ Y LONGO SE in CARR #2 KM 130.1, AGUADILLA, PR 00603 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300939360.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BERMUDEZ Y LONGO SE
- Site address
- CARR #2 KM 130.1
- City
- AGUADILLA
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00603
- Mailing
- PO BOX 1213, HATO REY, PR 00919
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1731
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Aug 31, 1998
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500
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: 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)Asphyxiation, chemical poisoning and/or death from the hazards of oxygen deficiency and/or dangerous accumulation of toxic gases (such as carbon monoxide) while entering manhole to do drain water and arrange electrical cable work. These hazards resulted from a Company lack of knowledge on confined space regulations, on confine space identification and evaluation procedures, on confine space hazard recognition and a lack of a confined space entry program for this project. The American National Standards Institute standard (ANSI Z117.1-1989) "Safety Requirements for Confined Spaces" contain acceptable methods of compliance which include the following: 1.Confined Space Survey shall be conducted by a qualified person. 2.Hazard Identification 3.Hazard Evaluation by a qualified person 4.Confined Space Classification 5.Hazard Re-Evaluation 6.Atmospheric Testing 7.Ventilation 8.Safeguards (ie. enter and exit means, retrieval equipment, fall protection) 9.Training (Attendants and occupants) 10.Emergency Response Plan a)Asfixia, envenenamiento quimico y/o muerte por riesgos de deficiencia de oxigeno y/o acumulacion peligrosa de gases toxicos (como monoxido de carbono) mientras entraban al registro para realizar trabajos de sacar agua y acomodar cables electricos. Estos riesgos son el resultado del desconocimiento en la compania sobre las normas aplicables a espacios confinados, los procedimientos de identificacion y evaluacion de espacios confinados, en el reconocimiento de riesgos asociados a espacios confinados y la ausencia de un programa para entrada a espacios confinados para este proyecto.La norma del American National Standard Institute (ANSI Z117.1 - 1989) "Requisitos de Seguridad para Espacios Confinados" contiene metodos de cumplimiento aceptables que incluyen lo siguiente: 1.Estudio para identificar Espacios Confinados a ser conducido por una persona calificada. 2.Identificacion de riesgos 3.Evaluacion de riesgos por una persona competente. 4.Clasificacion de espacios Confinados 5.Re-Evaluacion de riesgos. 6.Muestreos 7.Ventilacion 8.Salvaguardas (ej. medios de salida y entrada, equipo de rescate, proteccion contra caidas) 9.Adiestramiento (asistentes, ocupantes) 10.Plan de Respuesta de Emergencia."
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S) $2500.00
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Aug 31, 1998
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S) $2500.00
1926.404 B01 II
- Issued
- Aug 31, 1998
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $12,500 · Current $4,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4500.00
- — Z (R) $12500.00
SPECRULE 1
- Issued
- Aug 31, 1998
- Abate by
- Sep 13, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $500
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (O) $500.00
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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 300939360.
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