OSHA Inspection: MUNICIPIO DE GUAYANILLA

Issued

Oct 9, 2001

Abate by

Oct 15, 2001

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 falls from 15-18 feet height. Employees
were elevated
in the power shovel of a loader trademark Caterpillar 928G to 15-18 feet
high to hang
plastic announcement, christmas decorations, etc. Among other methods, one
feasible and
acceptable absatement method to correct this hazard is use an equipment
with
or a basket
to do the job.
a. Recibir lesiones serias debido a caidas desde 15-18 pies de altura.
Empleados fueron
elevados en la pala excavadora de un loader marca Caterpillar 928G a unos
15-18 pies
de altura para instalar cruzacalles, adornos de navidad, etc.  Entre otros
metodos
correctivos, uno aceptable y posible para corregir este riesgo es utilizar
un camion con
canasto para hacer el trabajo.

Issued

Oct 9, 2001

Abate by

Oct 17, 2001