OSHA Inspection: MEGA TRAN INC

Issued

2003-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $525.00 · Current $263.00 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 production area - employees used a portable circular saw to open
stainless steel tanks of
electric transformers.  The tanks of the transformer contains oil.  The
material safety data sheet
of the oil has a warning about cutting containers because might cause fire
or explosion.
Employess who opened the transformer tanks said that explosions had
occurred
when they
opened the tanks especially those tanks that their internals electric
elements were burned.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to establish a written procedure that describe the steps to be followed
when employees open the
tanks of electric transformers.  Employees assigned to do this task shall
be trained about the
procedure established to open the transformer tanks.
Hazard:  Fire and/or explosion.
En el area de produccion - empleados usaban una sierra circular portatil
para abrir tanques de
acero inoxidable de transformadores electricos.  Los tanques de los
transformadores contienen
aceite.  La hoja de datos de seguridad del material del aceite tiene una
advertecia acerca de
cortar envases porque podria causar fuego o explosion.  Empleados quienes
abrian los tanques
dijeron que explosiones habian ocurrido cuando abrian los tanques, en
especial
aquellos tanques
que sus elementos electricos internos estaban quemados.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable para este riesgo es
establecer un
procedimiento escrito que describa los pasos que deben seguirse cuando un
empleado abre los
tanques de transformadores electricos.  Empleados asignados a hacer esta
tarea deben ser
adiestrados sobre el procedimiento establecido para abrir tanques de
transformadores.
Riesgo:  Fuego y/o explosion.dores.

Issued

2003-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1225.00 · Current $613.00 Reduced

Issued

2003-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $350.00 Reduced

Issued

2003-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $350.00 Reduced

Issued

2003-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-05-21 00:00:00

Issued

2003-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-05-21 00:00:00

Issued

2003-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $350.00 · Current $175.00 Reduced

Issued

2003-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-05-21 00:00:00

Issued

2003-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-05-21 00:00:00

Issued

2003-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-05-21 00:00:00

Issued

2003-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-05-21 00:00:00

Issued

2003-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $350.00 · Current $175.00 Reduced