AGUADILLA, PR —
OSHA Inspection: MO-KA SHOE CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of MO-KA SHOE CORPORATION in CARR 459 KM 0.9 PARQUE INDUSTRIAL MONTANA, AGUADILLA, PR 00603 (NAICS 316213). OSHA activity number 304337884.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MO-KA SHOE CORPORATION
- Site address
- CARR 459 KM 0.9 PARQUE INDUSTRIAL MONTANA
- City
- AGUADILLA
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00603
- Mailing
- PO BOX 4008, AGUADILLA, PR 00603
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 316213
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3143
- Employees
- 350
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2004
- Abate by
- Feb 12, 2004
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 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: Punctures hazards at the point of operation causing contusions, lacerations, abrasions, fractures and useless on the operators hands. a)At the workplace known as Mo-Ka Shoe - Employees were working daily and continuous at the Auto Last area using a machine called Automatic side and heel laster machine model T, serial number 249 and classified as machine # 22 which had a two buttons system that require to be pressed at the same time by the employee with both hands to begin the process of side lasting. Once the process begins the operator taked off the hands of the point of operation and the machine continued working automatically because it had a by pass when he had placed a strip of colth or paper material over one of the switches in order to build up the height so that he could operate the machine using only one hand to accelerate the production process in the operation. Then the employees need to conduct with both hands two parts of the machine called "nazos" that carry out glue and they have to assure of scatter it correctly to prevent a falling down of glue outside of the registrated area because the quality of the boot in the operation could be affected. After of this step another part of the machine called the fingers pads fix the boot a couple of seconds and then two additional parts of it called wipers which are open to a frontal position of the machine at the beginning of the operation return to a normal position closing it and finishing the whole process. On july 29 of 2003 an employee was working with the previously mentioned machine in the conditions described before. He tried to take off with the hand a small piece of glue which fell down inside of the boot because they are authorized by the supervisor to do it to avoid several damages such as perforation and rupture when the boot arrives to the vulcanization area where the leather is placed and pricked by a mold. In this area a pressure test is performed. When the employee taked off the piece of glue, the finger pads pinch one of the employee fingers and when he tried to pulled out, another finger was near to the wipers and where its closed and return to the original position the finger was pricked breaking the bone instantly. Location: On Lasting Department Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is ensure that operators do not modify or change at anymanner the two hand trip system at any time, installing a new device in the two buttons which avoid the employee can have the opportunity to try of place a strip of cloth or paper material over one of the switches so that he could operate the machine using only one hand. In fact the employer have to add two buttons that interrupt the original cycle of the machine of working automatically when the glue was applied continue with the process until to finish it entirely. It must be completed by the employee using a new two buttons system that avoid he can put the hand at the point of operation if he want to get a small particle of glue or another stuff that fall down while the operation is running. Riesgos de pinchazos en el punto de operacion, ocasionando contusiones, laceraciones, abrasiones, fracturas e inutilidad en las manos de los operadores. a)En el lugar de trabajo conocido como Mo-Ka Shoe - Empleados estuvieron trabajando diaria y continuamente en el area de Auto Last utilizando una maquina llamada "Automatic side and heel laster machine", modelo T, numero de serie 249 y clasificada como la maquina # 22 la cual tenia un sistema de dos botones que requiere ser oprimidos a la misma vez por el empleado con las dos manos para comenzar el proceso de "side lasting". Una vez el proceso comienza el operador saca las manos del punto de operacion y la demas maquina continua funcionando automaticamente porque esta tenia un "by- pass" cuando el empleado le colocaba una pieza de ropa o material de papel sobre uno de los interruptores incrementando su altura de manera que podia operar la maquina utilizando solamente una mano para acelerar la operacion en el proceso de produccion. Entonces los empleados necesitan conducir con ambas manos dos partes de la maquina llamados "nazos" que transportan pega y estos tienen que asegurarse de regarla correctamente para prevenir una caida de pega fuera del area registrada porque la calidad de la bota se podria afectar. Despues de este paso otra parte de la maquina llamada "fingers pads" fijan la bota un par de segundos y entonces otras dos partes adicionales llamadas "wipers", los cuales estan hacia la posicion frontal de la maquina al principio de la operacion regresan a la posicion normal cerrandose y terminando todo el proceso. En julio 29 de 2003 un empleado estuvo trabajando con la maquina mencionada previamente en las condiciones descritas anteriormente. El trato de sacar con las manos una pequena pieza de pega la cual habia caido en el interior de la bota porque sarten estos estan autorizados por el supervisor para hacerlo para evitar danos severos tales como perforacion y ruptura cuando la bota llega al area de vulcanizacion donde el cuero es colocado y pinchado por un molde. Tambien en esta area una prueba de presion es realizada. Cuando el empleado saco la pieza de pega, los "finger pads" pincharon uno de los dedos y cuando trato de halarlo, otro dedo estaba cerca de los "wipers" y cuando estos cerraron y regresaron a la posicion original, el dedo fue pinchado rompiendo el hueso instantaneamente. Localizacion: En el Departamento de "Lasting"Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es asegurarse de que los operadores no modifiquen o cambien de cualquier manera el sistema de dos manos en cualquier momento, instalando un nuevo dispositivo en los dos botones, el cual evite que el empleado pueda tener la oportunidad de tratar de ponerle un pedazo de ropa o material de papel sobre uno de lo interruptores de manera que pudiera operar la maquina utilizando solamente una mano. De hecho el patrono tiene que anadir dos botones que interrumpan el ciclo original de la maquina de trabajar automaticamente cuando la pega es aplicada continuando con el proceso hasta terminarlo completamente. Este debe ser completado por el empleado utilizando un nuevo sistema de dos botones que evite que este pueda colocar la mano en el punto de operacion si el quiere obtener una particula pequena de pega o cualquier otra cosa que caiga mientras esta corriendo la operacion."
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
6A0001
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2004
- Abate by
- Feb 22, 2004
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: Punctures hazards at the point of operation causing contusions, lacerations, abrasions, fractures and useless on the operators hands. a)At the workplace known as Mo-Ka Shoe - Employees were working daily and continuous at the Auto Last area using a machine called Automatic side and heel laster machine model T, serial number 249 and classified as machine # 22 which had a two buttons system that require to be pressed at the same time by the employee with both hands to begin the process of side lasting. Once the process begins the operator taked off the hands of the point of operation and the machine continued working automatically because it had a by pass when he had placed a strip of colth or paper material over one of the switches in order to build up the height so that he could operate the machine using only one hand to accelerate the production process in the operation. On july 29 of 2003 an employee was working with the previously mentioned machine in the conditions described before. He tried to take off with the hand a small piece of glue which fell down inside of the boot because they are authorized by the supervisor to do it to avoid several damages such as perforation and rupture when the boot arrives to the vulcanization area where the leather is placed and pricked by a mold. When the employee taked off the piece of glue, the finger pads pinch one of the employee fingers and when he tried to pulled out, another finger was near to the wipers and where its closed and return to the original position the finger was pricked breaking the bone instantly. Before this accident happened any of the employees did not received a complete training which covers all about the safety manage and the correct use of this type of machine preventing accidents. Location: On Lasting Department Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is ensure that operators do not modify or change at any manner the two hand trip system at any time providing to all of the operators a complete training which involve the new changes of the machine, how to operate it in a safer way including safety tips about any situation that represent a possible hazard. Riesgos de pinchazos en el punto de operacion, ocasionando contusiones, laceraciones, abrasiones, fracturas e inutilidad en las manos de los operadores. a)En el lugar de trabajo conocido como Mo-Ka Shoe - Empleados estuvieron trabajando diaria y continuamente en el area de Auto Last utilizando una maquina llamada "Automatic side and heel laster machine", modelo T, numero de serie 249 y clasificada como la maquina # 22 la cual tenia un sistema de dos botones que requiere ser oprimidos a la misma vez por el empleado con las dos manos para comenzar el proceso de "side lasting". Una vez el proceso comienza el operador saca las manos del punto de operacion y la maquina continua funcionando automaticamente porque esta tenia un "by-pass" cuando el empleado le colocaba una pieza de ropa o material de papel sobre uno de los interruptores incrementando la altura de manera que podia operar la maquina utilizando solamente una mano para acelerar el proceso de produccion en la operacion. En julio 29 de 2003 un empleado estuvo trabajando con la maquina mencionada previamente en las condiciones descritas anteriormente. El trato de sacar con las manos una pequena pieza de pega la cual habia caido en el interior de la bota porque estos estan autorizados por el supervisor para hacerlo para evitar danos severos tales como perforacion y ruptura cuando la bota llega al area de vulcanizacion donde el cuero es colocado y pinchado por un molde. Cuando el empleado saco la pieza de pega, los "finger pads" pincharon uno de los dedos y cuando trato de halarlo, otro dedo estaba cerca de los "wipers" y cuando estos cerraron y regresaron a la posicion original, el dedo fue pinchado rompiendo el hueso instantaneamente. Antes de que este accidente ocurriera ninguno de los empleados no recibieron un adiestramiento completo el cual cubra todo acerca el manejo seguro y el uso correcto de este tipo de maquina previniendo accidentes. Localizacion: En el Departamento de "Lasting" Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es asegurarse de que los operadores no modifiquen o cambien de cualquier manera el sistema de dos manos en cualquier momento proveyendo a todos los operadores un adiestramiento completo el cual envuelva los cambios nuevos de la maquina, como operarla de una manera segura e incluyendo consejos de seguridad acerca de cualquier situacion que represente un posible riesgo."
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