OSHA Inspection: GRACIA & MARIN GROUP, INC.

Issued

Aug 16, 2006

Abate by

Aug 21, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

Aug 16, 2006

Abate by

Aug 23, 2006

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:
10 OSH 1926.16(a):  In no case shall the prime contractor be releived of
overall responsibility
for compliance with the requirements of this part for all work to be
performed under the
contract.
10 OSH 1926.16(a):  En ningun caso se relevara al contratista primario de
la responsabilidad
total con el cumplimiento y los requisitos de parte o todo el trabajo que
se va a realizar bajo el
contrato.
Tripping hazards due to a floor open hole that was not covered or
barricated around it, the  hole
had the following dimansions: 9 feet long, 6 feet wide and 19 inches in
depth.  Employees from
PR Reinforsing Corp. subcontractor, worked placing rebars in a wall
adyacent to the hole and
they walked on a piece of wood that was placed crossing it as a bridge to
access to the working
area. At the northen building of Ocean Sixteen Proyect at Westin Rio Mar
premises.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to place a
cover on the hole or barricade it.
Riesgo de tropezones debido a un hueco abierto en el piso que no estaba
cubierto o con
barricada alrededor, el hueco tenia las siguientes dimensiones: 9 pies de
largo,
6 pies de ancho
y 19 pulgadas de profundidad.  Empleados del subcontratista PR Reinforsing
Corp., estaban
colocando varillas en una pared adyacente al hueco y ellos caminaban sobre
un tablon que tenian
colocado cruzando el hueco como puente para acceder el area donde estaban
trabajando.  En el
edificio localizado en el norte del proyecto Ocean Sixteen en las
inmediaciones del Hotel Westin
Rio Mar.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este
riesgo es cubrir rl mismo
o colocar barricada alrededor.