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OSHA Inspection: PROCESADORA Y EMPACADORA DEL CARIBE INC

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PROCESADORA Y EMPACADORA DEL CARIBE INC in CARR 10 FINAL ZONA PORTUARIA PLAYA PONCE, PONCE, PR 00734 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 303521801.

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Site address
CARR 10 FINAL ZONA PORTUARIA PLAYA PONCE
City
PONCE
State
PR
ZIP
00734
Mailing
P O BOX 30204, PONCE, PR 00734
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
2011
Employees
65
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

8 citations on file for this inspection.

6A0001

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 6, 2001
Abate by
Aug 24, 2001
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $625 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:
a. Receive injuries due to failure of the hoisting and lowering structure,
equipped with
a welded frame load-carrying unit platform, linked by chain to an overhead
electric hoist,
trademark milwakee, model 9568, serial #J2A-161, 1 ton cap.; used by
employees to
perform lifting operations to transport merchandise and other goods; was
not
certified as
to comply with the requirements specified in ASME A17.1-1990 and PR
Special Rule
#5. Among others methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is the use of a lifting equipment that meet elevator requirements
in ASME A17.1-
1990 .
a. Recibir lesiones debido a fallo de estructura para izar y bajar,
equipada con una unidad
de acarreo de plataforma en marco soldado, unido por una cadena a una
cabria electrica,
de techo, marca Milwakee, modelo 9568, serie #J2A-161, 1 ton cap.; usado
por
empleados para realizar operaciones de hizar, transportando mercancia y
otros utiles; no
estaba certificada en conformidad con los requisitos especificados en ASME
A17.1-1990
y Regla Especial #5 de PR. Entre otros metodos, un metodo aceptable y
factible para
corregir este riesgo es el uso de un equipo de izar que cumpla con los
requerimientos
en ASME A17.1-1990 y la Regla Especial #5.ecial
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $625.00
  • · Z (S) $1250.00

1910.178 G02

Serious Gravity 01 2 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 6, 2001
Abate by
Aug 19, 2001
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $375.00
  • · Z (S) $750.00

1910.178 L01 I

Serious Gravity 02 2 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 6, 2001
Abate by
Aug 19, 2001
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $500.00
  • · Z (S) $1000.00

1910.178 L06

Serious Gravity 02 2 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 6, 2001
Abate by
Aug 19, 2001

1910.178 Q07

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 6, 2001
Abate by
Aug 30, 2001
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $375.00
  • · Z (S) $750.00

1910.178 Q10

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 6, 2001
Abate by
Aug 12, 2001

1910.213 I01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 6, 2001
Abate by
Aug 12, 2001
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $500.00
  • · Z (S) $1000.00

SPECRULE 1VI 11

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 2 instances 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 6, 2001
Abate by
Aug 14, 2001
Penalty
Initial $250 · Current $125 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O) $125.00
  • · Z (O) $250.00

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