OSHA Inspection: DEPTO DE HACIENDA

Issued

Oct 29, 2003

Abate by

Nov 25, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 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:
At the office 424 of the Intendente Ramirez Building, there were observed
many cables
and metal electric outlets on the floor of it. There were electric and
communication
cables running througth all the office floor, the electrical outlets were
under the desks
and in the aisles of the office. The employees were performing clerical
works such as:
data entry and information retreival.
Hazard: Falls.
En la oficina 424 del Edificio Intendente Ramirez, se observaron muchos
cables y cajas
con enchufes electricos en el suelo de esta. Habian cables electricos y de
comunicacion
los cuales corrian por todo el piso de la oficina, los enchufes electricos
estaban bajo los
escritorios y en los pasillos de la oficina. Los empleados estaban
realizando trabajos
clericales tales como: entrada de datos y busqueda de informacion.
Riesgo: Caidas.