OSHA Inspection: SEARS ROEBUCK DE PR INC

Issued

Nov 14, 2005

Abate by

Nov 22, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $850 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:
a)At the Service Workshop of Sears Roebuck of PR, Inc. - The employees were
observed performing equipments repair such as lawnmover, generators, among
others, the use chemicals like Cynamic Snap Clean, TF Solvent, Advantage,
among others.  The eyewash station was not according with establish in the
ANSI
Z358.1-1990 due to the following conditions observed:
1.The flush line was not inspected weekly, the eyewash station was working
with dirty water.
2.The employees were not trained about the proper use of the eyewash
station.
Hazard:  prolonged eyes exposure.
Among other correction methods, various factible and aceptable methods for
corrected this hazards is perform a weekly inspection of the eyewash
station and
provide adequate training to the employees.
a)En el area del taller de Servicio de Sears Roebuck de P.R., Inc. - Los
empleados
fueron observados realizando las reparaciones de equipos tales como
podadoras
de grama, generador, entre otros, utilizando productos quimicos tales como
Cynamic Snap Clean, TF Solvent, Advantage, entre otros.  La estacion de
lavado
de ojos no cumplia con lo establecido en el ANSI Z358.1-1990, debido a que
se
observaron las siguientes condiciones:
1.No se verifico semanalmente la linea de agua que utilizaba la estacion de
lavado de ojos, la misma estaba funcionando con agua sucia.
2.Los empleados no fueron adiestrados sobre el uso de la estacion de lavado
de ojos.
Riesgo:  exposicion prolongada de los ojos.
Entre otros metodos de correccion, varios metodos factibles y aceptables
para
corregir estas condiciones serian realizar inspecciones semanalmente a la
estacionde lavado de ojos y adiestrar a los empleados sobre el uso
apropiado de la
misma."do

Issued

Nov 14, 2005

Abate by

Nov 22, 2005

Issued

Nov 14, 2005

Abate by

Nov 18, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,275

Issued

Nov 14, 2005

Abate by

Nov 27, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,275

Issued

Nov 14, 2005

Abate by

Nov 27, 2005

Penalty

Initial $10,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced

Issued

Nov 14, 2005

Abate by

Nov 27, 2005