OSHA Inspection: MUEBLERIA SEDECO SERVICIOS DESCUENTO EN COMPRA INC

Issued

Jun 21, 2007

Abate by

Jun 27, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,450 · Current $2,450

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 Sedeco Services of Discount in Purchase Inc. in the warehouse area,
employees were
attending customers, dispatching orders for customers and accomodating
received
merchandise to be stored in the warehouse. It was observed a metal single
ladder with
a height of 12'-0" and 1'-5" in wide brand Werner and model D1112-1, it
had
a tag with
an inscription that it could endured 200 pounds as the maximum load
capacity. Based
upon declaration, the employee stated that he used the single metal ladder
to place heavy
furnitures and electrical appliances in the racks and to change ligth
bulbs. The employee
was large and he weighted 350 pounds, which surpasses the maximum load
capacity of
the single metal ladder.
Hazard: Fall.
Among other correction methods, a feasible and acceptable method to
correct this hazard
is to use a power stock picker, tilt and roll ladder, mobile platform,
industrial steel
rolling ladder.
En Sedeco Servicios de Descuentos en Compra Inc. en el area de almacen,
los empleados
estaban atendiendo a clientes, despachando ordenes para clientes y
acomodando
mercancia recibida en el almacen. Se observo una escalera sencilla de
metal con una altura de 12'-
0" y 1'-5" de ancho marca Werner y modelo D1112-1, tenia una etiqueta con
una
inscripcion de que podia soportar 200 libras como capacidad maxima. El
empleado,
basado en declaracion, afirmo que utilizo una escalera sencilla de metal
para ubicar
muebles y enseres electricos pesados en las gondolas y para cambiar
bombillas. El
empleado era grueso y pesaba 350 libras, la cual sobrepasa el maximo de
capacidad de
carga de la escalera sencilla de metal.
Riesgo: Caidas.
Entre otros metodos de correcion, un metodo factible y aceptable para
corregir este
problema es utilizar un "power stock picker", escalera de vortear y rodar,
plataforma
mobibles, escalera industrial rodadiza de metal.za

Issued

Jun 21, 2007

Abate by

Jul 3, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,050 · Current $1,050

Issued

Jun 21, 2007

Abate by

Jul 3, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,450 · Current $2,450

Issued

Jun 21, 2007

Abate by

Jun 27, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,400 · Current $1,400

Issued

Jun 21, 2007

Abate by

Jun 26, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100