OSHA Inspection: BAEZ STEEL CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Sep 30, 2004

Abate by

Oct 8, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $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 or death due to impact with unstable load. At
the construction
site, north side. Employees were hoisting unstable beam, 27 feet long, 1.4
feet high, 4
inches wide to 35 feet high above lower level, approximately. Among other
methods, one
feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to use
tag line to bring
the hook over the load in such manner as to prevent swinging or slip.
a.  Recibir serias lesiones o muerte por impacto con carga inestable. En
el sitio en
construccion, lado norte. Empleados estaban izando vigueta inestable, 27
pies largo, 1.4
pies alto, 4 pulgs. ancho a 35 pies alto sobre el nivel mas bajo
aproximadamente. Entre
otros metodos, un metodo aceptable y posible de corregir este riesgo es
hacer uso de
cable de cola, para llevar el gancho hacia la carga de tal manera que
pueda
prevenir el
desbalance o deslizamiento.

Issued

Sep 30, 2004

Abate by

Oct 8, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Sep 30, 2004

Abate by

Oct 13, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Sep 30, 2004

Abate by

Oct 27, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Sep 30, 2004

Abate by

Oct 8, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500