OSHA Inspection: DH COLECTURIA

Issued

Mar 24, 2003

Abate by

Apr 26, 2003

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)compression and entrapment of the nerves that run through the shoulders,
fatigue to the muscles of the arms and shoulders when they were required to
work with computer terminals mounted over counters (43 3/4 inches high), in
a too high position (50 inches high), requiring employees to maintain their
elbows and shoulders raised to perform their tasks. Collectors counter,
Moca
Tax office.
"AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE
ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO RE-
DESIGN THE WORK STATIONS SO THAT THE TASKS
REQUIREMENTS PERMIT THE EMPLOYEES TO KEEP THE ARMS
AND SHOULDERS LOW AND THE ELBOWS DOWN"
a)compresion y pilladura de nervios que pasan por los hombros,fatiga de los
musculos de las manos y hombros, al requerirseles trabajar con terminales
de
computadora montados sobre mostradores (43 3/4 pulgadas de alto), en una
posicion muy elevada (50 pulgadas de alto), requiriendo a los empleados
mantener sus codos y hombros elevados para poder realizar sus tareas:
mostrador de Colectores, Colecturia de Moca.
"ENTRE OTROS M(TODOS, UN M(TODO DE CORRECCI:N
FACTIBLE Y ACEPTABLE PARA CORREGIR ESTE RIESGO ES
REDISENAR LAS ESTACIONES DE TRABAJO DE FORMA TAL QUE
LAS TAREAS ASIGNADAS PERMITAN A LOS EMPLEADOS
MANTENER LAS MANOS Y HOMBROS BAJOS Y LOS CODOS ABAJO"