OSHA Inspection: UPR

Issued

Jun 7, 2006

Abate by

Jun 20, 2006

Penalty

Initial $3,500

Issued

Jun 7, 2006

Abate by

Jun 17, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,500

Issued

Jun 7, 2006

Abate by

Jun 11, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,500

Issued

Jun 7, 2006

Abate by

Jun 15, 2006

Penalty

Initial $12,500 · Current $200 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)Tripping and falling hazards causing severes contusions, lacerations and
abrasions.
Employees were performing daily different tasks on a building which have
some offices and used continually a storage room which have on the floor a
space of 3' square feet without tiles.  Also at the main entrance of the
Physics
building there were broken tiles.
Location:  third floor Storage room of the building known as "Servicio de
Extension Agricola" and the main entrance of the Physics building of the
UPR
Mayaguez Campus.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is the placing of new tiles on the affected areas.
UPR was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and
health
standard or its equivalent standard: section 6(a) of the Puerto Rico
Safety and
Health Act, which was contained in PR (OSHA) inspection number
308157890, citation number 1, item 1 issued on 6/17/05, with respect to a
workplace located at Mayaguez Campus.
a)Riesgos de tropiezos y caidas ocasionando contusiones severas,
laceraciones y
abrasiones.
Empleados estuvieron realizando diariamente diferentes tareas en un
edificio
el
cual tiene varias oficinas y utilizaron un almacen el cual tiene un
espacio de 3'
cuadrados sin tener losetas.  Tambien en la entrada principal del edificio
de
Fisica habian losetas rotas.
Localizacion:  almacen del tercer piso del edificio conocido como Servicio
de
Extension Agricola y entrada principal del edificio de Fisica de la UPR,
Recinto Universitario de Mayaguez.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este
riesgo
es la colocacion de nuevas losetas en las areas afectadas."
UPR fue previamente citado por esta norma de seguridad y salud ocupacional
o un estandar equivalente: Seccion 6(a) de la ley de Seguridad y Salud en
el
Trabajo de Puerto Rico, el cual estuvo contenido en la Inspeccion de PR
(OSHA) 308157890, Citacion 1, Renglon 1 emitida en 6/17/05, con respecto a
un lugar de trabajo localizado en el Recinto Universitario de
Mayaguez."rio

Issued

Jun 7, 2006

Abate by

Jun 30, 2006

Penalty

Initial $12,500 · Current $200 Reduced

Issued

Jun 7, 2006

Abate by

Jun 17, 2006

Penalty

Initial $12,500 · Current $200 Reduced

Issued

Jun 7, 2006

Abate by

Jul 10, 2006