SAN JUAN, PR —
OSHA Inspection: DS HOSP PEDIATRICO UNIVERSITARIO DR ANTONIO ORTIZ
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of DS HOSP PEDIATRICO UNIVERSITARIO DR ANTONIO ORTIZ in BO MONACILLOS CENTRO MEDICO, SAN JUAN, PR 00928 (NAICS 622310). OSHA activity number 307924944.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- DS HOSP PEDIATRICO UNIVERSITARIO DR ANTONIO ORTIZ
- Site address
- BO MONACILLOS CENTRO MEDICO
- City
- SAN JUAN
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00928
- Mailing
- PO BOX 191079, SAN JUAN, PR 00919
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 622310
- SIC code (legacy)
- 8069
- Employees
- 740
- Ownership type
- C
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $3500.00
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 estan causando o que puedan causar muerte o dano fisico a los empleados, por cuanto empleados estaban expuestos a: At the basement of Pediatric Hospital, the employee were performing works such as: evaluating patients, dental procedures, giving therapy to children, other works related to medicine, and the machine maintenance. A mercury spill was found in the garbage container at the exterior of building due to a vapor meter instrument broken. The employer did not verify the hospital adjacent areas to container until four days after the spill if the instrument was broken at the moment of remove it from the room machine, leaking mercury at this and the aisles, exposure to employees by four days to mercury vapor. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is employees evacuation and verify all the areas. Hazard: Mercury vapor exposure. En el sotano del Hospital Pediatrico, los empleados estaban realizando trabajos tales como: evaluando pacientes, procedimiento dentales, dando terapias a ninos, otros trabajos relacionados a la medicina, y el mantenimiento de maquinas. Un derrame de mercurio fue encontrado en el contenedor de basura en el exterior del edificio debido a un instrumento de medir vapor roto. El patrono no verifico areas adyacentes del hospital hasta cuatro dias despues del derrame si el instrumento estaba roto al momento de removerlo del cuarto de maquinas, derramando mercurio en este y los pasillos, exponiendo a los empleados al vapor de mercurio. Entre otros metodos, un metodo de correcion factible y aceptable para corregir el riesgo es desalojar los empleados y verificar todas las areas. Riesgo: Exposicion a vapor de mercurio.n
Recent events (2)
- — J (S)
- — Z (S) $3500.00
1910.165 B01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $3500.00
Recent events (2)
- — J (S)
- — Z (S) $3500.00
More inspections at DS HOSP PEDIATRICO UNIVERSITARIO DR ANTONIO ORTIZ
SAN JUAN, PR—2001-10-15 00:00:00
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SAN JUAN, PR—2000-12-26 00:00:00
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SAN JUAN, PR—1997-10-22 00:00:00
DS HOSP PEDIATRICO UNIVERSITARIO DR ANTONIO ORTIZ
SAN JUAN, PR—1997-09-24 00:00:00
DS HOSP PEDIATRICO UNIVERSITARIO DR ANTONIO ORTIZ
SAN JUAN, PR—1997-06-18 00:00:00
DS HOSP PEDIATRICO UNIVERSITARIO DR ANTONIO ORTIZ
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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 307924944.