OSHA Inspection: TEXACO INDUSTRIES INC

Issued

Sep 27, 2000

Abate by

Oct 5, 2000

Penalty

Initial $563 · Current $563

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.  Receive injuries or fracture due to failure of an electric mechanism
hoist, trademark
Columbus McKinnon, 1 ton. located at blending area where it was used by
one employee
to pour additives from fifty five galons container, four hundred pounds.
The mechanic
was not inspected. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable
abatement method
to correct this hazard is to performed periodic  inspection as defined in
ANSI B.30,16-
1973, Sec. 16-2.2.1.3, pag. 15.
a.  Recibir heridas o fracturas debido a falla en el mecanismo electrico
de izar, marca
Columbus McKinnon, 1 Ton. localizado en el area de mezclado donde era
usado por un
empleado para vertir aditivos de un envase de 55 gals. de cuatrocientas
libras.
El
mecanismo de izar no estaba inspeccionado. Entre otros metodos, uno
aceptable y posible
de corregir es realizar inspecciones periodicas segun se define en ANSI
B.30, 16-1973,
Sec. 16-2.2.1.3, pag. 15..

Issued

Sep 27, 2000

Abate by

Oct 24, 2000

Penalty

Initial $337 · Current $337

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.  Receive injuries or fracture due to failure in procedure to lay down
container
from
fifty five galons, four hundred pounds of additives in the bleding area.
Among other
methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this
hazard is develop
an adecuate procedure to manage the container to avoid fall down in the
leg of the
employee.
a.  Recibir heridas o fracturas debido a falla en procedimiento de acostar
envases de
cincuenta y cinco galones, cuatrocientas libras de aditivos en el area de
mezclado. Entre
otros metodos, un metodo aceptable y posible de corregir es desarrollar un
procedimiento
adecuado para manejar los envases para evitar caiga en la pierna del
empleado.