SALINAS, PR —
OSHA Inspection: AUTORIDAD CARRETERAS, AUTOPISTA SALINAS
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AUTORIDAD CARRETERAS, AUTOPISTA SALINAS in CARR #1 FRENTE CAMPAMENTO SANTIAGO, SALINAS, PR 00757 (NAICS 926120). OSHA activity number 303525588.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AUTORIDAD CARRETERAS, AUTOPISTA SALINAS
- Site address
- CARR #1 FRENTE CAMPAMENTO SANTIAGO
- City
- SALINAS
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00757
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 926120
- SIC code (legacy)
- 9621
- Employees
- 113
- Ownership type
- C
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2003
- Abate by
- Feb 5, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $1,350 · Current $675 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 impacts or be strokes by heavy tires over 360 pounds. Employees were exposed to serious injuries while transporting and installing of a heavy tire to a pick-up trademark Chevrolet, Mod.3,500 ,#566 ,plate # 607739. During this operation they used a piece of wood 5'long x 1'wide x 2"thickness and push the heavy tire over it; or used a metal tube of 5'large and 1.5 inches diameter and push the tire over it. Among other method, one feasible and acceptable abatement methods, to correct this hazard is to use a hidroelectric service crane (auto-crane) for the transportation an instalation of the tire. a. Recibir lesiones debido a impacto o golpe con una rueda de equipo pesado que excede las 360 Lbs. Empleados fueron expuestos a lesiones serias mientras transportan o instalan una rueda pesada con su aro hasta una guagua Chevrolet, Mod.3,500, #566 y de tablilla #607739. Durante esta operacion ellos usan un pedazo de tubo de metal de 5 pies de largo x 1" y 1/2 de diametro y levantan la goma con el tubo o utilizando un tablon de 5 pies largo x 1 pie ancho y 2 " de grosor y empujan la goma sobre el tablon. Entre otros metodos, un metodo aceptable y posible para corregir esta riesgo es el uso de una grua de rotacion electrica para la transportacion e instalacion de gomas.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $675.00
- — Z (S) $1350.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 303525588.
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