TOA BAJA, PR —
OSHA Inspection: CONSOLIDATED WASTE SERVICES CORP
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of CONSOLIDATED WASTE SERVICES CORP in CARR 866 KM 2.8 BO CANDELARIA ARENAS, TOA BAJA, PR 00949 (NAICS 562111). OSHA activity number 307934729.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CONSOLIDATED WASTE SERVICES CORP
- Site address
- CARR 866 KM 2.8 BO CANDELARIA ARENAS
- City
- TOA BAJA
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00949
- Mailing
- PO BOX 13487, SAN JUAN, PR 00908
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- 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
- 562111
- SIC code (legacy)
- 4212
- Employees
- 500
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2007
- Abate by
- Aug 23, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced
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 Toa Baja Municipality Motor Pool repair shop; An employee of Consolidated Waste Services Corp, was collecting waste, using a truck trademark International 2002, plate HP7726 and identification number 21-117, when the waste container fall, resulting dead. The employer did not trained the employee there the truck operations prior the employees start performing waste collecting works, and the employer did not performed a periodic inspections as established by ANSI 245.1- 1992 Section 6 Operational requirements. Hazard: Equipment unsafe conditions and unknow correct truck operation. Among other methods, a feasible and aceptable abatement method, to correct these hazard is, provide a training and education program for the employees prior to assignment to working with this type of equipment and established an inspection program who adress the requirements established by the ANSI Z-245.1-1992 section 6 Operational requirements. En el area del "Motor Pool" del taller de mecanica del Municipio de Toa Baja; Un empleado de la compania Consolidated Waste Services Corp., estaba recogiendo la basura, utilizando un camion marca International 2002, Tablilla HP7726 e identificado con el numero 21-117, cuando le cayo encima un contenedor de basura, resultando muerto. El patrono no adiestro a los empleados en como operar el camion, antes de que los empleados realizaran sus trabajos de recogido de basura, de igual forma el patrono no realizo inspecciones periodicas como se establece en el ANSI 245.1-1992 seccion 6 requisitos operacionales. Riesgo: Condiciones inseguras del equipo y desconocimiento de la operacion correcta del camion. Entre otros metodos, uno factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es, proveer un programa de educacion y adiestramiento a los empleados antes de asignar los trabajos con este tipo de equipos y establecer un programa de inspecciones el cual cumpla con los requerimientos establecidos en el ANSI Z245.1-1992, seccion 6 Requerimientos de operacion.ntos
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4900.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
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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 307934729.
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