OSHA Inspection: BAXTER HEALTH CARE CORP

Issued

Mar 15, 2001

Abate by

Mar 23, 2001

Penalty

Initial $956 · Current $478 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:
a.  Receive serious eye and body injuries with chemicals sush as citric
acid, nitric acid,
organic acid (corrosive) due to the obstruction of facilities for quick
drenching or
flushing of eyes and body, that delay its access, in case of emergency.
Facilities were obstructed at the following areas:
1.  Mixing area second floor, was obstructed by two transfer pomps (#4 and
#7).
2- Mixing area, third floor,was obstructed by a desk.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazards is removing the obstruction and periodic inspection of the area.
a.  Recibir lesiones serias en ojos y cuerpo con quimicos tales como
Citric acid, Nitric
acid, Organic Acid (corrosivo) , debido a la obstruccion de las
facilidades para rapido
lavado de ojos y cuerpo, que retrasa su acceso en caso de emergencia. Las
facilidades
estaban obstruidas en las siguientes areas:
1- Area de mezcla, segundo piso, obstruido por dos bombas de (#4 y#7)
2- Area de mezcla, tercer piso, obstruido por una mesa.
Entre otros metodos uno aceptable para corregir este riesgo es remover la
obstrucciones periodicas del area.dicas

Issued

Mar 15, 2001

Abate by

Mar 23, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,125 · Current $563 Reduced