OSHA Inspection: DE

Issued

Oct 14, 2003

Abate by

Oct 31, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,500

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:
a. Receive serious injuries due to insufficience in occupancy space that
delay emergency
access to exit of a rectangular shape work office 27 feet length by 12
feet width occupied
with 10 employee and office equipment. At the time of the inspection,
office operations
were performed by employees. Among other methods one feasible and
acceptable
abatement method to correct this hazard to provide 100 sq.ft. floor area
per person: As
required in NFPA 1985 Sec. 27-1.7.1 (or later edition).
a. Recibir lesiones serias debido a insuficiente espacio de ocupacion que
dilata acceso a
salida de emergencia, en oficina de trabajo en forma de rectangular, 27
pies de largo por
12 pies de ancho con 10 empleados y equipo de oficina. Al momento de la
inspeccion
empleados realizaban operaciones de oficina. Entre otros metodos, un
metodo aceptable
y posible para corregir este riesgo es proveer 100 pies cuadrados de area
por persona;
segun requiere NFPA 1985 Sec. 27-1.7.1 ( o version adelantada).

Issued

Oct 14, 2003

Abate by

Oct 24, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,500