FAJARDO, PR —
OSHA Inspection: WEKANDO CONSTRUCTION INC.
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of WEKANDO CONSTRUCTION INC. in HOTEL EL CONQUISTADOR - BALL ROOM PROYECT, FAJARDO, PR 00738 (NAICS 238330). OSHA activity number 308113893.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WEKANDO CONSTRUCTION INC.
- Site address
- HOTEL EL CONQUISTADOR - BALL ROOM PROYECT
- City
- FAJARDO
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00738
- Mailing
- PO BOX 1890, SAN JUAN, PR 00926
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238330
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1752
- Employees
- 19
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2007
- Abate by
- Mar 23, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $900
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 Storage Room inside the Ball Room Expansion Project, located in the El Conquistador Hotel of Fajardo PR, employees were observed walking in the area where yellow cartridge powder bullets without being fire laid on the floor. The employees performing theirs tasks using powder-actuated tool DX460 trademark Hilti with which using yellow cartridge powders bullets to fastening materials on walls and roofs. Among other correction methods to correct this hazard is gather all yellow cartridge powders bullets without being fire or fire immediately and create a method to arrange the same. Hazard: The employees were exposed to explosion in the eventuality that any tool or equipment fell over the yellow cartridge powders bullets without shooting. En el Storage Room dentro del Proyecto Ball Room Expansion, localizado en el Hotel El Conquistador de Fajardo PR, empelados fueron observados caminar por el rea donde cartuchos amarillos de balas de polvoras sin disparar estaban puestos en el suelo. Los empleados realizaban sus tareas usando un Martillo de Disparo DX460 marca Hilti con el cual utilizaban cartuchos con balas de polvora (amarillos) para la fijacion de materiales en paredes y techos. Entre otros metodos para corregir este riesgo es recoger todos los cartuchos con balas disparadas o sin disparar inmediatamente y crear un metodo de disposicion de los mismos. Riesgo: Los empleados estaban expuestos a explosion en la eventualidad que alguna herramienta u equipo cayera sobre los cartuchos de balas sin disparar.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (S) $900.00
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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 308113893.
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