FAJARDO, PR ·
OSHA Inspection: CARLOS R.DE JESUS CINTRON DBA CR PIPE PLUMBING AN
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of CARLOS R.DE JESUS CINTRON DBA CR PIPE PLUMBING AN in CARR #3 SECTOR QUEBRADA HUERTAS, FAJARDO, PR 00738 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 308129253.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CARLOS R.DE JESUS CINTRON DBA CR PIPE PLUMBING AN
- Site address
- CARR #3 SECTOR QUEBRADA HUERTAS
- City
- FAJARDO
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00738
- Mailing
- BUZON 191 A BO. DAGUAO, NAGUABO, PR 00718
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236220
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1542
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2007
- Abate by
- Jun 26, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $750 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: Ref. 10 OSH 1926.16(a) ... In no case shall the prime contractor be relieved of overall responsibility for the compliance with the requirements of this part for all work to be performed under the contract. Carlos R. De Jesus Cintron DBA CR Pipe Plumbing & Sanitary Service was the prime contractor in this construction having Josi L. Vazquez Ocasio DBA JL Vazquez Services working at the site under a contract. ALTERNATIVE: Due to the equivalence of the Occupational Safety and Health Standard (Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Act, section 6 A to other Standards, Carlos R. De Jesus Cintron DBA CR Pipe Plumbing & Sanitary Service is cite in the alternative for the following Occupational Safety and Health Standards: 1926.451 (g) (1); therefore instead of penalizing for the violation of each Standard, only one fine is assessed for the violations cited in the alternative. Employees of Jose L. Vazquez Ocasio DBA JL Vazquez Services were exposed to fractures and death due to a fall hazard. The employees were being standing over a pallet attached to forks of a Rough Terrain Telescopic Boom Material Handler (Trade mark Grandall, model#534c-6, serial#0388899), while worked in welding task at a height of 10 feet from the ground at the new gasoline station (Texaco) construction project, located in road #3 Quebrada Huertas sector in Fajardo PR. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is provide fall protection for employees working at elevated levels such as a fall protection system and or scaffolds to perform theirs task. Ref. 10 OSH 1926.16(a) ... En ningun caso se relevara al contratista general de la responsabilidad general de cumplir con los requisitos de esta Parte para todos los trabajos que se realizaran bajo el contrato. Carlos R. De Jesus Cintron DBA CR Pipe Plumbing & Sanitary Service era el contratista general en esta construccion y Jose L. Vazquez Ocasio DBA JL Vazquez Services, trabajaban para ellos en este establecimiento bajo un contrato. ALTERNATIVA: Debido a la equivalencia entre la Norma de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional Ley de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo, seccion 6 A y otras Normas, secita a la Carlos R. De Jesus Cintron DBA CR Pipe Plumbing & Sanitary Service en la alternativa por las normas de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional: 1926.451 (g) (1); por lo que en lugar de multar por separado cada una de estas Normas, se multa una sola vez por las violaciones citadas en la alternativa. Empleados de Jose L. Vazquez Ocasio DBA JL Vazquez Services fueron expuestos a fracturas y muerte debido a riesgo de caidas. Los empleados estaban parados sobre una paleta unida a las horquillas de un montacargas telescopico para terreno escabroso (modelo 534c-6, serie #0388899), mientras trabajaban en tareas de soldaduras a una altura de 10 pies del suelo en el proyecto de construccion de nueva gasolinera (Texaco), localizado en la carretera #3 sector Quebrada Huertas en Fajardo PR. Entre otros metodos, un metodo apropiado y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es proporcionar proteccion de caida para los empleados que trabajan en niveles elevados tales como un sistema de proteccion contra caida y/o andamios para realizar sus tareas.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $750.00
- · Z (S) $1500.00
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2007
- Abate by
- Jun 26, 2007
Recent events (2)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S)
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 308129253.
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