OSHA Inspection: SUPERMERCADOS AMIGO

Issued

Jan 29, 2001

Abate by

Feb 6, 2001

Penalty

Initial $478 · Current $478

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 serious injuries due to ceiling hanging lamp detached from base
and support
only from two fluorescent tube of eight feet long and twelve feet two
inches in height
above a lower level, located in front of cooler in a storage area. The
employee was
supplying merchandise. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable
abatement
method to correct this hazard is install the fluorescent lamp in
accordance to National
Electrical Code-1996, Sec. 410-15(a).
a.  Recibir lesiones serias dado a lampara de techo colgante separada de
la base y
apoyada solamente de dos tubos fluorescentes de ocho pies largo y doce
pies dos
pulgadas de altura sobre el nivel mas bajo, localizado frente a la nevera
en area de
almacen. La empleada estaba supliendo mercancia. Entre otros metodos, un
metodo
aceptable y posible de corregir este riesgo es instalar la lampara
fluorescente de acuerdo
al Codigo Electrico Nacional-1996, Sec. 410-15(a).

Issued

Jan 29, 2001

Abate by

Feb 6, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,312 · Current $1,312

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 due to dis-orientation at the automatic safety system
from cardboard
compactor. At the time of inspection the system was not functioning and
the employees
were using it. The cardboard compactor, trade mark Vertical Baler, serial
number
BV6030B was located in the storage area in the supermarket. Among other
methods, one
feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is fix the
safety system
to machine so that it can not deactivate.
a.  Recibir lesiones por la des-orientacion del sistema de seguridad
automatico de
apisonadora de carton. Al momento de la inspeccion, el sistema no estaba
funcionando
y los empleados estaban usandola. La apisonadora de carton, marca Vertical
Baler,
Serie# BV6030B estaba localizada en el area de almacen en el supermercado.
Entre otros
metodos, un metodo aceptable y posible de corregir este riesgo es fijar el
sistema de
seguridad a la maquina de forma tal que no se pueda desactivar.o.

Issued

Jan 29, 2001

Abate by

Feb 5, 2001

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 due to broken glass (28.5 inches long by 22.5 inches
wide at 43
inches high from floor level) in a door at rest area in the supermarket.
The employees
were using it to enter to the rest area. Among other methods, one feasible
and acceptable
abatement method to correct this hazard is change the broken glass to a
new appropiate
safety glass.
a.  Recibir lesiones dado a cristal roto (28.5 pulgs. largo por 22.5
pulgs. ancho a 43
pulgs.de alto del nivel del piso) en la puerta del area de descanso en el
supermercado.
Los empleados estaban usandola para entrar al area de descanso. Entre
otros metodos,
un metodo aceptable y posible de corregir este riesgo es cambiar el
cristal roto por un
cristal de seguridad nuevo apropiado.

Issued

Jan 29, 2001

Abate by

Feb 8, 2001

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750