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OSHA Inspection: JOSE L VAZQUEZ OCASIO DBA JL VAZQUEZ SERVICES

Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of JOSE L VAZQUEZ OCASIO DBA JL VAZQUEZ SERVICES in CARR. #3 SECT. QUEBRADA HUERTAS, FAJARDO, PR 00738 (NAICS 238190). OSHA activity number 308129261.

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Site address
CARR. #3 SECT. QUEBRADA HUERTAS
City
FAJARDO
State
PR
ZIP
00738
Mailing
HC-01 BOX 3659, COROZAL, PR 00783
Inspection type
Unprogrammed Other (I)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238190
SIC code (legacy)
1791
Employees
4
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Construction safety.

2 citations on file for this inspection.

6A0001

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 21, 2007
Abate by
Jun 26, 2007
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
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:
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, Jose L..
Vazquez Ocasio DBA JL Vazquez Services 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 Josi 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.
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, se
cita a la Jose L.
Vazquez Ocasio DBA JL Vazquez Services. 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 sobre 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.

1926.451 G01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 21, 2007
Abate by
Jun 26, 2007

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