MAYAGUEZ, PR ·
OSHA Inspection: COMPANIA DE AGUAS DE PUERTO RICO
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of COMPANIA DE AGUAS DE PUERTO RICO in CARR #342 KM 0.5 BO SABANETAS, MAYAGUEZ, PR 00680 (NAICS 561110). OSHA activity number 304332182.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COMPANIA DE AGUAS DE PUERTO RICO
- Site address
- CARR #342 KM 0.5 BO SABANETAS
- City
- MAYAGUEZ
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00680
- Mailing
- AVE BARBOSA 604, HATO REY, PR 00918
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (Y)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 561110
- SIC code (legacy)
- 8741
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2002
- Abate by
- Feb 5, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $1,700
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)Be strike by and/or be catch by 2 tons chlorine cylinders. At Mayaguez Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, chlorine building - Maintenance employees and plant operators operated a Yale, 5 tons rated, overhead crane with the running rope severe kinked. The rope was out of the shieve grooves on the upper drum. Among other methods one, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to replace the rope following crane manufacturer's recomendations. a)A ser golpeados y/o pillados por cilindros de cloro de 2 toneladas. Planta Regional de Tratamiento de Aguas Usadas de Mayaguez, edificio de cloro - Empleados de mantenimiento y operadores de planta operaron una grua aerea Yale, 5 toneladas de capacidad con el cable de carga severamente torcido. El cable estaba fuera de la canal en la rondana del cilindro superior. Entre otros metodos, un metodo disponible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es reemplazar el cable siguiendo las recomendaciones del manufacturero."
Recent events (2)
- · F (S) $1700.00
- · Z (S) $1700.00
1910.179 M01
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2002
- Abate by
- Feb 5, 2002
Recent events (2)
- · F (S)
- · Z (S)
1910.37 K02
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2002
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,275 · Current $800 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $800.00
- · I (O) $800.00
- · Z (S) $1275.00
1910.179 L03 I
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2002
- Abate by
- Feb 5, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $2,975 · Current $2,975
Recent events (2)
- · F (S) $2975.00
- · Z (S) $2975.00
1910.305 A02 IIIB
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2002
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,275 · Current $500 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $500.00
- · I (O) $500.00
- · Z (S) $1275.00
1910.305 B02
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2002
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2002
Recent events (2)
- · F (O)
- · Z (O)
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 304332182.
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