OSHA Inspection: EMGO CONSTRUCTION CORP

Issued

Apr 30, 2001

Abate by

May 8, 2001

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $437 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 injuries due to employee fall from power shovel. The employee
was using
the power shovel of a digger trademark Ford, serial #028560, model 655D as
walking/working surface at 10.5 feet high aproximately above a lower
level. The
employee was picking the column in the east side, third column, building-A
at the
construction site. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable
abatement method
to correct this hazard is to provide a secure walking/working surface with
standard guard
rails or personal fall arrest system.
a.  Recibir lesiones dado a caida de empleado de pala mecanica. El empledo
estaba
usando la pala mecanica de "digger" marca Ford, serie #028560, modelo 655D
como
superficie de transito/trabajo a 10.5 pies alto aproximadamente sobre el
nivel mas bajo.
El empleado estaba picando la columna en el lado este, tercera columna,
edificio-A en
el sitio en construccion. Entre otros metodos, un metodo aceptable y
posible de corregir
este riesgo es proveer una superficie de transito/trabajo segura con
barandas regulares
o sistema personal de detencion de caidas.

Issued

Apr 30, 2001

Abate by

May 8, 2001

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $438 Reduced