OSHA Inspection: WALGREENS

Issued

Apr 20, 2006

Abate by

May 2, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $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:
Receive injuries due to incorrect and unsafe handling from carboard
compactor trademark
CRAM-A-LOT, model DL 46--LD, serial number DLO089-01.  The machine was
located at warehouse area in the drugstores.  Among other methods, one
feasible and
acceptable abament method to correct this hazard is providing a training
program related
to operating and safety use of machine.
Recibir lesiones debido al manejo incorrecto e inseguro de la apisonadora
de carton
marca CRAM-A-LOT, modelo #DL-46--LD, numero de serie DL00829-01.  La
maquina
estaba localizada en el almacen de la farmacia.  Entre otros metodos, un
metodo
aceptable y posible de corregir este riesgo es proveyendo un programa de
adiestramiento
relacionado a operacion y uso seguro de la maquina.

Issued

Apr 20, 2006

Abate by

Apr 28, 2006

Penalty

Initial $3,150 · 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.  Receive injuries due to door malfunction from cardboard compactor used
by
employees trademark CRAM-A-LOT, model #DL-46-LD, serial #DL00829-01. The
machine was located in the warehouse area at the drugstore. Among other
methods, one
feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is not
used the cardboard
compacter until the deffect was correct.
a.  Recibir lesiones por malfuncionamiento de la puerta de apisonadora de
carton usada
por los empleados marca CRAM-A-LOT, modelo #DL-46-LD, serie #DL00829-01. La
maquina estaba localizada en el area de almacen de la farmacia. Entre
otros metodos, un
metodo aceptable y posible de corregir este riesgo es no usar la
apisonadora de carton
hasta que el defecto haya sido corregido.

Issued

Apr 20, 2006

Abate by

Apr 28, 2006

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $300 Reduced