OSHA Inspection: IMECO CORP

Issued

Jul 2, 1999

Abate by

Jul 6, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,000

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)Stroke by a vehicle; Employees were working in excavation operation for
the
installation of drinking water tubing(16" x 18') at the edge of road.
Employer
did not provide a safety system to protect the employees against stroke by
a
vehicle.
Location: Road 115, Aguada-Rincon
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is closing the lane with the installation of plastic
drums or
concrete barrier.
a)Golpeados o impactados por un vehiculo; Empleados estaban trabajando en
operacion de excavacion para la instalacion de tuberia de agua potable(16"
x
18') en el borde de la carretera. Patrono no proveyo sistema de seguridad
para
proteger a los empleados contra golpe o impacto de los vehiculos.
Localizacion: Carretera 115, Aguada-Rincon
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable de correccion para este
riesgo es el cierre del carril con la instalacion de drones plasticos o
vallas de
hormigon."

Issued

Jul 2, 1999

Abate by

Jul 6, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,000

Issued

Jul 2, 1999

Abate by

Jul 6, 1999

Penalty

Initial $5,600

Issued

Jul 2, 1999

Abate by

Jul 7, 1999

Penalty

Initial $1,600