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OSHA Inspection: NATIONAL LUMBER AND HARDWARE

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of NATIONAL LUMBER AND HARDWARE in KM 44.9 CARR.#3 AVE. PRINCIPAL URB. BARALT, FAJARDO, PR 00738 (NAICS 444130). OSHA activity number 301713236.

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Site address
KM 44.9 CARR.#3 AVE. PRINCIPAL URB. BARALT
City
FAJARDO
State
PR
ZIP
00738
Mailing
CALL BOX 839 H.R. STATION, SAN JUAN, PR 00839
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
444130
SIC code (legacy)
5072
Employees
39
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

6 citations on file for this inspection.

6A0001

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jan 25, 2005
Abate by
Feb 11, 2005
Penalty
Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced
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:
Employees exposed to falls due did not having a safe access method to the
"nichos". At
National Lumber & Hardware, located on Road #3 Principal Ave. Urb. Baralt,
Fajardo:
Where the employees were doing their tasks, the employer did not provide a
fall
protection equipment or safe procedures or methods. The employees to put
or found the
merchandise in the "nichos" they up and down doing stairs with the same
merchandise
of the "nichos".
Aomg other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is
provide to the employees a fall protection equipment.
Empleados expuestos a caidas por no tener un metodo de acceso seguro a los
"nichos".
En National Lumber & Hardware, localizado en la Carr. #3 Km 44.9 Ave.
Principal
Urb. Baralt, Fajardo: Donde los empleados realizaban sus tareas, el
patrono no proveyo
un equipo de proteccion contra caidas o procedimientos o metodos seguros.
Los
empleados para colocar o buscar mercancia en los "nichos" ellos suben y
bajan haciendo
escalones con la misma mercancia de los "nichos".
Entre otros metodos, un metodo apropiado y aceptable para corregir este
riesgo es
proveerle a los empleados un equipo de proteccion contra caidas.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1750.00
  • — Z (S) $3500.00

1910.176 B

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 25, 2005
Abate by
Feb 11, 2005
Penalty
Initial $2,000
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S) $2000.00

1910.176 G

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jan 25, 2005
Abate by
Feb 11, 2005
Penalty
Initial $3,500
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S) $3500.00

1910.178 L01 I

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jan 25, 2005
Abate by
Feb 11, 2005
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $2000.00

1910.178 L04 IIA

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jan 25, 2005
Abate by
Feb 11, 2005
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $2000.00

1910.178 L06

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jan 25, 2005
Abate by
Feb 11, 2005
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $2000.00

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