RIO PIEDRAS, PR —
OSHA Inspection: UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO-RECINTO DE RIO PIEDRAS
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO-RECINTO DE RIO PIEDRAS in AVE. PONCE DE LEON, RIO PIEDRAS, PR 00918 (NAICS 611310). OSHA activity number 307934877.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO-RECINTO DE RIO PIEDRAS
- Site address
- AVE. PONCE DE LEON
- City
- RIO PIEDRAS
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00918
- Mailing
- JARDIN BOTANICO SUR 1187,C/FLAMBOYAN, SAN JUAN, PR 00926
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 611310
- SIC code (legacy)
- 8221
- Employees
- 114
- Ownership type
- C
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2007
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $750 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 the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus. The employees were working on a wood made posts located at the posterior area of the campus, which were in the parking area and at the street that gave access to the security office. The posts does not protect the employees from the elements of the climate and do not protect the employees from the cars that pass trought the area. Some times the cars have hit these posts. The employees were guarding the area of the parking and the entrance to the security office. Hazard: Contact with cars in movement and exposition to rain and sun. Among other correction methods, a feasible and aceptable to correct this hazard it, to construct a new security guard post and relocate them out of the car movement area. En la Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de Rio Piedras. Los empleados estaban trabajando en unas casetas de madera localizadas en la parte posterior del recinto, las cuales estaban en el area del estacionamiento en la calle que daba acceso a la oficina de seguridad. Las casetas no protegian a los empleados de los elementos del clima y de los carros que transitaban por el area. Algunas veces los carros habian golpeado estas casetas. Los empleados estaban cuidando el area del estacionamiento y la entrada a la oficina de seguridad. Riesgo: Contacto con carros en movimiento y exposicion a lluvia y sol. Entre otros metodos de correccion, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es, construir unas nuevas casetas de seguridad y colocarlas fuera del area de transito de los vehiculos.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $750.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1910.141 B01 I
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2007
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2007
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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 307934877.
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