OSHA Inspection: ORLANDO CARLO INC

Issued

May 5, 2003

Abate by

May 13, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,225 · Current $613 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 a pallet that was raised by
a RoughTerrain
forklift truck trademark Sky-Trak, serial
number:TO-552-F-5728;model:B-8400. The
employee was doing some carpentry works at 10 feet high from the floor; at
the east part
of the project. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement
method
to
correct this hazard is to provide a secure safety box with standard guards
rails approved
bya competent person.
a.  Recibir lesiones dado a caida de empleado de una paleta que estaba
levantada por una
clase de forklift marca Sky-Trak,no. de serie:TO-552-F-5728;
modelo:B-8400.El
empleado estaba parado haciendo trabajos de carpinteria a 10 pies de alto
del piso; al este
de el proyecto. Entre otros metodos, un metodo aceptable y posible de
corregir este
riesgo es proveer un cajon  seguro con barandas regulares y aprobado por
una persona
competente.