OSHA Inspection: AL EURO CORP

Issued

Apr 28, 2005

Abate by

May 17, 2005

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

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 storage area - employees accessed mezzanine area at 8'- 11" high using
a 8 feet portable
fiberglass/aluminum Type IA ladder, they had to stand on ladder top and
top step to reach
platform.  The ladder's manufacturer label marking indicated highest
standing level at 5'- 9".
Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.
An
employee suffered
a fall while descending using this ladder.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to provide stairs in compliance.
Hazard:  Falls.
En el area de almacenaje - empleados accedian a entresuelo a 8'- 11" de
altura usando una
escalera portatil de "fiberglass"/aluminio Tipo IA, tenian que pararse en
el tope de la escalera
y en el escalon tope para alcanzar la plataforma.  La etiqueta del
manufacturero de la escalera
indicaba que el nivel mas alto para pararse era a 5'- 9".  Las escaleras
deben usarse solamente
para el proposito para el cual fueran disenados.  Un empleado sufrio una
caida mientras bajaba
utilizando esta escalera.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este
riesgo es de proveer una
escalera que este en cumplimiento.
Riesgo:  Caidas.

Issued

Apr 28, 2005

Abate by

May 17, 2005

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300