OSHA Inspection: NOLIN RACING

Issued

Mar 6, 2007

Abate by

Mar 14, 2007

Penalty

Initial $450

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 exposed to contact with metal rotating fan blades of an
Industrial electrical fan.
Employees were operating an electric industrial fan that had a very
deteriorated case due to
corrotion, it presented a hole of 4 inches by 9 inches of dimension.  The
fan was placed in the
hallway in front of La Dona Cage at El Comandante Horse Track.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct the
hazard is to fix the case
of the fan.
Empleados expuestos a aspas de metal rotantes de un abanico electrico
industrial.  Empleados
estaban operando el abanico electrico que tenia la cubierta de bien
deteriorada debido a la
corrocion, presentababa un hueco de dimensiones de 4 pulgadas por 9
pulgadas.  El abanico
estaba colocado en el pasillo frente a la jaula de La Dona en el Hipodromo
El Comandante.
Entre otros metodos, uno factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es
arreglar la cubierta del
abanico.

Issued

Mar 6, 2007

Abate by

Mar 30, 2007