MAYAGUEZ, PR —
OSHA Inspection: CUERPO DE BOMBEROS DE PUERTO RICO
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of CUERPO DE BOMBEROS DE PUERTO RICO in CALLE NENADICH #50, MAYAGUEZ, PR 00680 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 304332505.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CUERPO DE BOMBEROS DE PUERTO RICO
- Site address
- CALLE NENADICH #50
- City
- MAYAGUEZ
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00680
- Mailing
- APTDO 13325, SANTURCE, PR 00908
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 9224
- Employees
- 54
- Ownership type
- C
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2001
- Abate by
- Jan 1, 2002
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)Workplace - During rescue duties employees handled the motor vehicle, Model Ford Club Wagon XL, license plate GE 7289, color red. This vehicle had the following deficiencies: 1.Mechanical problems - When this vehicle was driven didn't have stability on the road, it moved from side to side. Hazard: employees exposed to lose control of the vehicle causing an accident, specially when driving fast to attend an emergency; injuries and contusions. 2.Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide - Emissions of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide got inside of the vehicle. Hazard: employees exposed to contaminants from vehicle combustion system. 3.Safety problems - Rescue equipment stored in the back side of the vehicle was kept loose without any kind of anchorage or tie, or barrier between the back side of the vehicle and the driver cabin. Stored equipment: hydraulic plant, "estricacion" equipment (spreader, scutter, ram, multitul), equipment hoses, gasoline containers, foot blocks, electrical smoke exhaust fan and other. Hazard: these loose equipment could become in projectiles in case of an accident; injuries and contusions. 4.Absence of fire control equipment - Gasoline containers were stored and transported in the vehicle and it doesn't have a fire extinguisher. Hazard: burns and smoke related injuries, from uncontrolled fire. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is: 1.Repair mechanical problems of the vehicle.2.Detection and control of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide emissions. 3.Anchorage or tie rescue equipment. 4.Provide the vehicle with a fire extinguisher. a)Lugar de trabajo - Durante tareas de rescate empleados manejaron el vehiculo de motor, modelo Ford Club Wagon XL, tablilla GE 7289, Color rojo. Este vehiculo tenia las siguientes deficiencias: 1.Problemas mecanicos - Cuando el vehiculo era manejado no tenia estabilidad en la carretera, se movia de lado a lado. Riesgo: empleados expuestos a perder el control del vehiculo causando un accidente, especialmente cuando manejan rapido para atender una emergencia; lesiones y contusiones. 2.Monoxido de carbono y dioxido de carbono - Emisiones de monoxido de carbono y dioxido de carbono alcanzaban el interior del vehiculo. Riesgo: empleados expuestos a contaminantes provenientes del sistema de combustion del vehiculo. 3.Problemas de seguridad - Equipo de rescate almacenado en la parte trasera del vehiculo era mantenido suelto sin ningun tipo de anclaje o amarre, o barrera entre la parte trasera del vehiculo y la cabina del conductor. Equipo almacenado: planta hidraulica, equipo de "estricacion" ("spreader", "scutter", "ram", "multitul"), mangas del equipo, envases de gasolina, calzos, extractor electrico de humo y otros. Riesgo: este equipo suelto puede convertirse en proyectiles en caso de accidente; lesiones y contusiones. 4.Ausencia de equipo de control de incendio - Envases conteniendo gasolina eran almacenados y transportados en el vehiculo y este no tenia un extintor de fuego. Riesgo: quemaduras y lesiones por exposicion a humo, debido a un fuego descontrolado. Entre otros metodos, uno factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es: 1.Reparar los problemas mecanicos del vehiculo.2.Deteccion y control de las emisiones de monoxido de carbono y dioxido de carbono. 3.Anclaje o amarre del equipo de rescate. 4.Proveer el vehiculo con un extintor de incendios."Deteccion
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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 304332505.
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