OSHA Inspection: M C DISTRIBUTORS CORP

Issued

May 4, 2000

Abate by

Jun 1, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

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:
Crushing hazards with the merchandise in case of a mezzanine collapse.
a)Warehouse area of the workplace known as M.C. Distributors Corp. -
Employees were working daily as merchandise dispatchers and walking
continually underneath of a wood mezzanine of 21' large x 11'10" width
which had nearly 300 boxes or more with different types of storaged
merchandise on it.  The weight of these boxes contributing with the
deflection
of the wood floor of such mezzanine.  This mezzanine had some chains with
thin links tied around the steel beams on the ceiling.  There are not
appropriate
to the work that its doing which is the distribution of the weight of such
merchandise and on the same time to provide a better support.  For the
other
hand, the wood lumbers of such mezzanine located on the front, which are
the
main support of it were completely deteriorated with little holes and
eated by
moth causing weakness and inestability on them.  Also these wood lumbers
were deflecting due to the weight of the merchandise.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazards is to place steel beams underneath of the mezzanine
floor
to streghtened it and to provide a better and a more safety support.
Riesgos de aplastamiento con la mercancia en caso de un colapso del
mesani.
a)Area del almacen del lugar de trabajo conocido como M.C. Distributors
Corp.
- Empleados estuvieron trabajando como despachadores de mercancia y
anduvieron continuamente por debajo de un mesani de 21' de largo x 11'10"
de ancho el cual tenia aproximadamente 300 cajas o mas de diferentes tipos
de
mercancia almacenada en el.  El peso de estas cajas contribuyen con la
defleccion del piso de madera de dicho mesani.  Este mesani tenia varias
cadenas con eslabones delgados amarradas alrededor de las vigas de acero en
el techo.  Las mismas no son apropiadas para la funcion que estan haciendo
que es la distribucion del peso de la mercancia y a la misma vez proveer un
mejor apoyo.  Por otro lado, los palos de madera de dicho mesani
localizados
en el frente, los cuales son el apoyo principal de este, estaban
completamentedeteriorados con pequenos agujeros y comidos por la polilla,
causando
debilidad e inestabilidad sobre ellos.  Tambien, estos palos de madera se
estaban deflecionando debido al peso de la mercancia.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo de correccion factible y aceptable para
corregir este riesgo es colocar vigas de acero debajo del piso de madera
del
mesani para fortalecerlo y proveer un mejor y mas seguro apoyo."

Issued

May 4, 2000

Abate by

Jun 6, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

Issued

May 4, 2000

Abate by

May 9, 2000

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $225 Reduced

Issued

May 4, 2000

Abate by

May 9, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,050 · Current $525 Reduced

Issued

May 4, 2000

Abate by

May 27, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

Issued

May 4, 2000

Abate by

Jun 6, 2000

Issued

May 4, 2000

Abate by

May 22, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

Issued

May 4, 2000

Abate by

May 9, 2000

Issued

May 4, 2000

Abate by

May 9, 2000

Issued

May 4, 2000

Abate by

May 22, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

Issued

May 4, 2000

Abate by

May 12, 2000

Issued

May 4, 2000

Abate by

May 9, 2000