OSHA Inspection: AEE TECNICA PUERTO NUEVO

Issued

Mar 29, 2005

Abate by

Apr 22, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 6a of the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Act: Th
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 6a 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 the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority in the grounds of the Puerto
Nuevo
Technical Office in the Document Administration and Telecommunications
building, the
galvanized steel sliding electric gate at the entrance of the building was
missing one of
its supports and the motor was damaged. The employees had to physically
pull it open
and push it closed.
Hazard: Collapse of the gate on top of the employees.
Among other correction methods, a feasible and acceptable one would be to
weld a
support to the gate.
En la Autoridad de Energia Electrica en los predios de la Tecnica de
Puerto Nuevo en
el edificio de Administracion de Documentos y Telecomunicaciones, el
porton electrico
corredizo de acero galvanizado localizado en la entrada del edificio le
faltaba el soporte
y el motor estaba averiado. Los empleados tenian que abrir y cerrar el
porton
manualmente.
Riesgo: Caida del porton encima de los empleados.
Entre otros metodos de correccion uno factible y aceptable para corregir
este riesgo seria
soldar un soporte al porton y reparar el motor.r

Issued

Mar 29, 2005

Abate by

Apr 22, 2005

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 6a of the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Act: Th
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 6a 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 the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority in the grounds of the Puerto
Nuevo
Technical Office in the Document Administration and Telecommunications
building,
employees were performing technical and mechanical jobs that included
installing and
reparing radio units in vehicles and in the shop, among others.  The air
samples for fungi
(mold) taken in the telecomunications area surpasssed 1500 Colony Forming
Units/m3
(CFU/m3), the fungi found to be in the highest concentrations were proven
to be highly
allergenic and accountable for the production of human mycotoxins like
aflatoxins and
tricothecenes.
Hazard: Allergic reactions and infection.
Among other correction methods, a feasible and acceptable one would be to
clean and
disinfect the area and control the humidity.
En la Autoridad de Energia Electrica en los predios de la Tecnica de
Puerto Nuevo en
el edificio de Administracion de Documentos y Telecomunicaciones,
empleados estaban
realizando trabajos tecnicos y mecanicos que incluian la instalacion y
reparacion de
radios dentro de vehiculos y dentro del taller, entre otros.  Las muestras
de aire para
hongo tomadas dentro del area de telecomunicaciones sobrepasaron las 1500
Unidades
Formadoras de Colonias/m3 (CFU/m3 por sus siglas en ingles), los hongos
encontrados
en las concentraciones mas elevadas eran altamente alergenicos y
responsables por la
produccion de micotoxinas humanas como las aflatoxinas y las tricotecenes.
Riesgo: Reacciones alergicas e infecciones.
Entre otros metodos de correccion uno factible y aceptable para corregir
este riesgo seria
limpiar y desinfectar el area y controlar la humedad.r

Issued

Mar 29, 2005

Abate by

Apr 22, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 6a 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 6a 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 the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority in the grounds of the Puerto
Nuevo
Technical Office in the Document Administration and Telecommunications
Building, in
the payroll document storeroom, the employees fetched boxes full of
documents from
unanchored shelves up to 8 feet in height with and without ladders.
Hazard: Falling of the shelves on top of the employees.
Among other correction methods, a feasible and acceptable one would be to
anchor the
shelves.
En la Autoridad de Energia Electrica en los predios de la Tecnica de
Puerto Nuevo en
el edificio de Administracion de Documentos y Telecomunicaciones, en los
cuartos de
almacen de nomina, los empleados buscaban cajas llenas de documentos en
anaqueles sin
anclajes a una altura de hasta 8 pies, con y sin escaleras.
Riesgo: Caida de los anaqueles encima de los empleados.
Entre otros metodos de correccion uno factible y acceptable para corregir
este riesgo
seria anclar los anaqueles.

Issued

Mar 29, 2005

Abate by

Apr 22, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $100 Reduced

Issued

Mar 29, 2005

Abate by

Apr 22, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $100 Reduced

Issued

Mar 29, 2005

Abate by

Apr 22, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,275

Issued

Mar 29, 2005

Abate by

Apr 22, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,700

Issued

Mar 29, 2005

Abate by

Apr 22, 2005

Issued

Mar 29, 2005

Abate by

Apr 22, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,700

Issued

Mar 29, 2005

Abate by

Apr 1, 2005

Penalty

Initial $2,125

Issued

Mar 29, 2005

Abate by

Apr 1, 2005

Issued

Mar 29, 2005

Abate by

Apr 1, 2005

Issued

Mar 29, 2005

Abate by

Apr 1, 2005

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

Mar 29, 2005

Abate by

Apr 1, 2005

Issued

Mar 29, 2005

Abate by

Apr 1, 2005

Issued

Mar 29, 2005

Abate by

Apr 22, 2005