OSHA Inspection: PROGRESO CASH & CARRY

Issued

Jan 7, 2003

Abate by

Jan 22, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 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.  Receives serious finger cut injuries  due to that they were not using
a pusher plate
from Hobart machine band saw, models 5801 and 5700, at 3 feet from the
floor level.
The machines were located in meat market, west side. Among other methods,
one
feasible and aceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is provide
training to
employees where enfatize the use of pusher plate according to
recomendation of the
manufacturing.
a.  Recibir serias lesiones de cortaduras de dedos ya que no estaban
usando la placa del
empujador de las maquina Hobart sierra de banda, modelos 5801 y 5700 a 3
pies del
nivel del piso. Las maquinas estaban localizadas en la carniceria, lado
oeste. Entre otros
metodos, un metodo aceptable y posible de corregir este riesgo es proveer
adiestramiento
a los empleados donde se enfatize el uso de la placa del empujador segun
recomendacion
del manufacturero.

Issued

Jan 7, 2003

Abate by

Jan 14, 2003

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $250 Reduced