GUAYANILLA, PR —
OSHA Inspection: AEE-COSTA SUR
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AEE-COSTA SUR in CARR 127 KM 15.7, GUAYANILLA, PR 00655 (NAICS 221111). OSHA activity number 306667395.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AEE-COSTA SUR
- Site address
- CARR 127 KM 15.7
- City
- GUAYANILLA
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00655
- Mailing
- BOX 560580, GUAYANILLA, PR 00656
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 221111
- SIC code (legacy)
- 4911
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- C
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2005
- Abate by
- Aug 18, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 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: a. At the establishment, chemical warehouse area. There was not a load and unload ramp area facility for truck trailers, creating a hazard of physical injury at the operation of unloading materials by a forklift. An accident ocurred on May 24 2005 while unloading a pallet of chemical drums. The forklift at a ground level was used to tie the pallet with a rope to pull it close to the forklift's reach when suddenly the pallet broke and a piece of wood hit an employee on the face, loassing an eye. One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard,would be among others, to design and construct an unloading ramp facility for this type truck trailers. a. En el establecimiento, area del almacen quimico. No habia facilidades de rampa de carga y descarga para camiones trailers, creando un riesgo lesion fisica en las operaciones de descarga de materiales desde un camion trailer por un montacarga. Un incidente ocurrio en Mayo 24 2005 mientras se descargaba una paleta de drones quimicos. El montacarga al nivel de piso fue usado para amarrar la paleta con una soga para halarla cerca del alcance del montacarga cuando de repente se rompio la paleta y un pedazo de madera golpeo a un empleado en la cara perdiendo un ojo. Un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este riego podria se entre otros disenar y construir una rampa de carga y descarga para este tipo de camion trailer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
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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 306667395.
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