OSHA Inspection: N L STORE INC DBA NATIONAL LUMBER AND HARDWARE

Issued

Nov 24, 2004

Abate by

Nov 28, 2004

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 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:
Falling hazards causing multiples fractures, severes contusions,
lacerations and
death.
a)Employees were working as merchandise dispatchers daily at the mezzanine
of
a warehouse near to the edge of an open side floor at 12'10" high above the
floor without safety guardrails, safety belts, fall arrest system or
another fall
protection method.
Location:  Warehouse area of the workplace known as N L Store Inc. of
Mayaguez.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is placing safety guardrails to the open side floor or
another
fall protection method such as safety belts for employees use or fall
arrest
system.
Riesgos de caidas ocasionando multiples fracturas, contusiones severas,
laceraciones y muerte.
a)Empleados estuvieron trabajando como despachadores de mercancia
diariamente en el mesani de un almacen cerca del borde de un piso abierto a
12'10" de altura sobre el piso sin tener barandas, cinturones de seguridad,
sistema de detencion de caidas o cualquier otro metodo de proteccion contra
caidas.
Localizacion:  Area del almacen del lugar de trabajo conocido como N.L.
Store Inc. de Mayaguez.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este
riesgo
es colocando barandas en el piso abierto o cualquier otro metodo de
proteccion
contra caidas tales como cinturones de seguridad para el uso de los
empleados
o sistema de detencion de caidas."n

Issued

Nov 24, 2004

Abate by

Nov 30, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $700 Reduced

Issued

Nov 24, 2004

Abate by

Dec 7, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $700 Reduced

Issued

Nov 24, 2004

Abate by

Nov 28, 2004

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 Reduced

Issued

Nov 24, 2004

Abate by

Nov 28, 2004

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $900 Reduced

Issued

Nov 24, 2004

Abate by

Nov 29, 2004

Issued

Nov 24, 2004

Abate by

Dec 12, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $700 Reduced

Issued

Nov 24, 2004

Abate by

Nov 28, 2004

Issued

Nov 24, 2004

Abate by

Nov 29, 2004