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OSHA Inspection: ATLANTIC WASTE DISPOSAL INC

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

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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Site address
1206 SANTANA
City
ARECIBO
State
PR
ZIP
00612
Mailing
PO BOX 2521, ARECIBO, PR 00612
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
423930
SIC code (legacy)
5093
Employees
50
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

6A0001

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
May 31, 2005
Abate by
Jun 24, 2005
Penalty
Initial $1,225 · Current $1,225
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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