OSHA Inspection: MUNICIPIO DE SAN GERMAN

Issued

Feb 24, 2000

Abate by

Mar 13, 2000

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)Crush or stroke by vehicle; Employees performed refuse and debris
collection
operation in road with bidirectional traffic. Flagmen or other appropriate
traffic controls were not provided.
Location; Road #102 km 38.0 San German, P.R.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is provide a flamen or other appropriate traffic controls.
a)Aplastado o golpeado por vehiculo; Empleados realizaron operacion de
recogido de basura y escombros en carretera con trafico bidirrecional.
Abanderados u otros controles de transito apropiado no fue provisto.
Localizacion; Carretera #102 km 38.0 San German, P.R.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable de correccion para
este riesgo es
proveer abanderado u otros controles de transito apropiado."