MAYAGUEZ, PR ·
OSHA Inspection: COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO DE MAYAGUEZ
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO DE MAYAGUEZ in AVE CORAZONES CENTRO COMERCIAL GRANDE, MAYAGUEZ, PR 00680 (NAICS 522298). OSHA activity number 304338874.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO DE MAYAGUEZ
- Site address
- AVE CORAZONES CENTRO COMERCIAL GRANDE
- City
- MAYAGUEZ
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00680
- Mailing
- PO BOX 416 CALLE DR BASORA #52 ESQ SANTIAGO PALMER, MAYAGUEZ, PR 00681
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 522298
- SIC code (legacy)
- 6141
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2004
- Abate by
- Apr 3, 2004
- Penalty
- Initial $750
9531
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 the presence of fungi: 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 la presencia de hongos: a)On 1/14/04 two employees were working as tellers while two area air monitoring in the cash register area results in an exposure of 1400 colony-forming units per cubic meter of air (cfu/m3) of aspergillus versicolor. Over 1000 cfu/m3 is an indicator of contamination as per ACGIH studies. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is: cleaning and disinfect and/or replace all the contaminated counters, shelfs, walls, and all other equipment. The cleaning shall be make with a vacuum cleaner with a filter with high efficiency and the persons who make this job shall be protected with an N-95 respirator, goggle/eye protection and gloves. The disinfect amphil in aerosol is excellent to eliminate the fungi. Another disinfectants are Lysol or Chlorine. a)El 14/1/04 dos empleados estuvieron trabajando como cajeros mientras dos muestreos del area de caja resultaron en una exposicion de 1400 unidades formando colonias por metro cubico de aire (cfu/m3) de la especie "aspergillus versicolor". Sobre 1000 cfu/m3 es un indicador de contaminacion segun estudios de la ACGIH. Entre otros metodos, un metodo razonable y aceptable de corregir este riesgo es: limpieza y desinfeccion y/o reemplazar todas las ventanillas, anaqueles, paredes y equipos contaminados. La limpieza debe ser hecha con una aspiradora con un filtro de alta eficiencia y las personas que realicen este trabajo deben ser protegidas con un respirador (al menos N-95), proteccion para los ojos y guantes. El desinfectante amphil en aerosol es excelente para eliminar hongos. Otros desinfectantes son Lysol o Cloro."ctantes
Recent events (2)
- · I (O)
- · Z (S) $750.00
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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 304338874.
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