JUNCOS, PR ·
OSHA Inspection: PEP BOYS MANNY MOE & JACK OF PUERTO RICO INC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of PEP BOYS MANNY MOE & JACK OF PUERTO RICO INC in CARR 31 JUNCOS PLAZA, JUNCOS, PR 00777 (NAICS 423120). OSHA activity number 307106443.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PEP BOYS MANNY MOE & JACK OF PUERTO RICO INC
- Site address
- CARR 31 JUNCOS PLAZA
- City
- JUNCOS
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00777
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 423120
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5013
- Employees
- 24
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2004
- Abate by
- Jun 28, 2004
- Penalty
- Initial $975 · Current $975
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: At loading dock and inside store - two manual pallet movers used for unloading trailers and to transport heavy loads were in an unsafe working condition. The solid wheels had flat areas and the brakes were not operating, resulting in difficulties maintaining the load balanced and stopping the equipment down a ramp. An employee suffered an accident when the load fell over him while pulling the manual pallet mover. The equipment had the following identification: Manufacturer All American, Model 46-27-500AARB, Serial Numbers AA18042 and AA18298, Capacity 5000 lb.. Hazard: Contusions, abrasions, and internal injuries, from falling materials due to unstable loads and poor handling. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to: place defective equipment out of service until it has been repaired, and implement equipment inspection and maintenance plan. En el area de carga y en el interior de la tienda - dos equipos manuales de mover paletas utilizados para descargar vagones y para transportar carga estaban en condiciones de trabajo inseguras. Las ruedas solidas tenian areas planas y los frenos no estaban operables, resultando en dificultad para mantener la carga balanceada y en detener el equipo en una rampa. Un empleado sufrio un accidente cuando la carga se cayo sobre el mientras estaba halando el equipo manual de mover paletas. Este equipo tenia la siguiente identificacion: Manufacturero All American, Modelo 46-27-500AARB, Numeros de serie AA18042 y AA18298, Capacidad de 5000 lb.. Riesgo: Contusiones, abrasiones, y lesiones internas, por la caida de materiales debido a cargas inestables y pobre manejo. Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable de corregir este riesgo es: poner equipo defectuoso fuera de servicio hasta que sea reparado, e implementar programa de inspeccion y mantenimiento de equipo.miento
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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 307106443.
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