OSHA Inspection: DE ESC BENJAMIN HARRISON

Issued

Apr 27, 2004

Abate by

Jun 7, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,125

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:
The building that harbored the mechanical automotive shop, where the
teacher taught his class,
the right superior lateral and back walls, had deep crevices, along the
whole wall, that made the
building unsafe and unstable due to deterioration.  The teacher was at the
shop for approximately
5 (five) hours.  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method
is
to fix the crevices
or re-build the structure to make it safer.
Hazard: Contussions, fractures and trauma.
Edificio que albergaba el taller de mecanica automotriz, donde el maestro
ensenaba su clase, las
paredes lateral superior derecha y trasera, tenian unas profundas grietas
las cuales corrian a
traves de toda la pared, haciendo el edificio inseguro e inestable por su
avanzado deterioro.
El maestro estaba en el taller aproximadamente 5 (cinco) horas por dia.
Entre otros metodos,
un metodo factible y aceptable es arreglar las grietas o re-hacer la
estructura para hacerla mas
segura.
Riesgo: Contusiones, fracturas y trauma.as

Issued

Apr 27, 2004

Abate by

Apr 30, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,800