OSHA Inspection: EXECUTIVE AIRLINES, INC.-AMERICAN EAGLE

Issued

Sep 9, 2005

Abate by

Sep 14, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,050 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:
The employees were exposed to accidents and serious injuries such as
contusions, cuts, and
fractures due to damaged shifts indicators on the driver cabins of Pick up
Trucks, the  vehicles
were not indicating the real shift the vehicle was on, the indicators were
stuck in one shift. The
vehicles were used on the Airport Ramp by the employees as a
transportation mean.
a. Ford Ranger V9
b. Ford Ranger V22
Ammong other methos, one feasible and acceptable methos to correct this
hazard is to fix the
shift indicator on the damaged vehicles.
Empleados estaban expuestos a accidentes y lesiones serias tales como
contuciones, cortaduras
y fracturas debido a que los indicadors de los cambios en la cabina del
conductor de camionetas
, se observo en los vehiculos que no indicaban el cambio real en el cual
el vehiculo se
encontraba, los indicadores estaban atascados en un solo cambio.  Los
vehiculos eran usados por
los empleados en la Rampa del Aeropuerto como medio de transportacion.
a. Ford Ranger V9
b. Ford Ranger V22
Entre otros metodos, uno factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es
reparar el indicador
de cambio en los vehiculos con desperfectos.

Issued

Sep 9, 2005

Abate by

Sep 14, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $1,313 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:
Employees were exposed to injuries such as contusions, and fractures due
to falls from the top
of the tank of the refueling truck R-1, the height of the fall from the
top of the tank to ground
level is 8 feet and 32 inches of width on the walking and working surface
on top of the tank.
The employees had to climb on top of truck while filling the tank with
combustible for aircrafts.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to place
guardrails on the sides of the walking and working surface.
Empleados estaban expuestos a lesiones tales como contuciones y fracturas
debido a caidas desde
la parte superior del tanque del camion de "Refueling", la alutra desde la
parte superior del
tanque hasta el nivel del suelo es de 8 pies y 32 pulgadas es el ancho de
la superficie de caminar
y trabajar en la parte superior del tanque.  Los empleados tenian que
subir a la parte superior
del tanque mientras lo llenaban de combustible para avion.
Entre otros metodos, uno factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es
instalar barandas en
los lados de la superficie de caminar y trabajar.

Issued

Sep 9, 2005

Abate by

Sep 14, 2005

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:
Employees were exposed to injuries such as contusions, cuts, and delay of
exit from the vehicle
in case of accident or emergency due to a damaged inside door actuator on
the passenger side
of the Refueling Truck R-1.  Vehicle was used by employees to refuel
aircrafts.
Among other methos, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to fix or
replace the damaged door actuator.
Empleados estaban expuestos a lesiones tales como contuciones, cortaduras
y retraso en salir del
vehiculo en caso de un accidente o emergencia debido a que la manija
interior de abrir y cerrar
la puerta del lado del pasajero del camion de "Refueling" R-1, estaba
danada.  El vehiculo era
usado por los empleados para reabastecer combustible en los aviones.
Entre otros metodos, uno factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es
reparar o reemplazar
la manija o mecanismo de accionar la puerta.

Issued

Sep 9, 2005

Abate by

Sep 14, 2005