ARECIBO, PR —
OSHA Inspection: ATLANTIC WASTE DISPOSAL INC
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of ATLANTIC WASTE DISPOSAL INC in 1206 SANTANA, ARECIBO, PR 00612 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 305828535.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ATLANTIC WASTE DISPOSAL INC
- Site address
- 1206 SANTANA
- City
- ARECIBO
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00612
- Mailing
- PO BOX 2521, ARECIBO, PR 00612
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- 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
- 423930
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5093
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- May 31, 2005
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $1,225 · Current $1,225
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 strucks and contusion due lack of knowledge on the correct and safty procedures of equipment use. An employee were driving a Mack 1992 garbage packer truck, HP 6324 with another employee was riding on the front bumper. The employee felt and was dragged by the wheels of the truck. The employee died in the accident. A feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others to correct the hazards can be provide a trainning and education program for the employees prior to assigment to working with this type of equipment as required by ANSI Z245.1-1992 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 contusiones y golpes debido a falta de conocimiento sobre los procedimientos correctos en el uso del equipo. Un empleado estaba conduciendo un camion compactador de basura Mack 1992, HP 6324 con otro empleado viajando en el parachoques delantero. El empleado se cayo y fue arrastrado por las ruedas. El empleado murio en el accidente. Un metodo viable y acptable entre otros metodos que se pueden utilizar para corregir los riesgos existentes es proveer un programa de educacion y adiestramientos a los empleados antes de asignar los trabajos con este tipo de equipos segun requerido en el ANSI Z245.1 - 1992
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 305828535.
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