OSHA Inspection: RESTAURANTE SIZZLER

Issued

May 24, 2005

Abate by

May 27, 2005

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,500 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:
An employee burned her arm when she came in contact with the open door of
the Heper
Steamer, trademark Groen, model NY-3EOsteamer, serial number 3E2C626MS,
220volts,
after she knocked down the stick that held the steamer door shut.  In the
Hot Prep area of
the buffet kitchen, the employee was removing several plates from the top
of the steamer
when she knocked the stick  that was wedged against the door lock to keep
the door shut.
When the door fell open it came in contact with her arm and burned her.
The steamer door
lock had broken a month before and they were using a stick to wedge the
door shut when
in operation.  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement
method to
correct this hazard is to repair the steamer door lock.
Una empleada se quemo el brazo cuando entro en contacto con la puerta
abierta de un
Heper Steamer, marca Groen, modelo NY-3EOsteamer, numero de serie
3E2C626MS,
220 voltios, despues de tumbar el palo que mantenia la puerta del  steamer
cerrado.  En
el area de  Hot Prep de la cocina del bufet, la empleada estaba removiendo
varios platos
de la parte superior del  steamer cuando tumbo el palo que estaba calzado
contra el
cerrojo de la puerta para mantener la puerta cerrada.  Cuando la puerta se
abrio entro en
contacto con su brazo y la quemo.  El cerrojo de la puerta del  steamer se
rompio hace
un mes atras y estaban usando un palo para calzar la puerta y mantener la
cerrada durante
su operacion.  Entre otros metodos, un metodo de correccion viable y
aceptable de corregir
el riesgo es reparar el cerrojo de la puerta.

Issued

May 24, 2005

Abate by

Jun 6, 2005

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

May 24, 2005

Abate by

Jun 6, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,000

Issued

May 24, 2005

Abate by

Jun 6, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,000

Issued

May 24, 2005

Abate by

Jun 6, 2005

Issued

May 24, 2005

Abate by

Jun 6, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,000