OSHA Inspection: ANTONIO VALENTIN DBA VALENTIN LINE & CONTRACTOR

Issued

Nov 1, 2006

Abate by

Nov 7, 2006

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

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)Stroke and/or crush by a fence in danger of collapse by its own weight
and
wind force.  The fence was constructed of 10 feet long by 3 feet corrugated
galvanized zinc sheets vertically positioned.  The sheets were nailed to 1
inch
x 4 inch wood batten boards.  The 60 feet long fence was kept in an upright
position by timbers cut from tree branches.  The fence was shored every 15
feet by these timbers.  The fence waved with little pressure and with the
force
of the wind.
Among other methods one available and feasible method to correct this
hazard
is to use wood components with a minimum of 1500 lb-ft/in2 fiber (stress
grade) construction grade lumber; the posts shall be at least 2-inch by
4-inch
lumber spaced not more than 8 feet apart on centers with shorings of the
same
grade and dimensions.  These are the performance standard minimum
requirements for wood railings contained in item 1 of Appendix B, Subpart M
of 10 OSH 1926.
a)A ser golpeados y/o aplastado por una verja en peligro de colapsar por su
propio peso y la fuerza del viento.  La verja estaba construida de
planchas de
zinc galvanizado corrugado de 10 pies de largo por 3 pies de ancho
colocadas
en forma vertical.  Las planchas estaban clavadas a alfagias de 1 pulgada
x 4
pulgadas.  La verja de unos 60 pies se mantenia en forma vertical por palos
cortados de ramas de arboles.  La verja estaba apuntalada por estos palos
cada
15 pies.  La verja se balanceaba con una presion minima y con la fuerza del
viento.
Entre otros metodos un metodo disponible y apropiado para corregir este
riesgo es utilizar componentes de madera de grado de construccion con una
grado de tension de la fibra de 1500 lb-pies/pulg2; los postes deben ser
de al
menos de palos de 2 pulgadas x 4 pulgadas espaciados no mas de 8 pies de
centro a centro apuntalados con piezas de madera del mismo grado y las
mismas dimensiones.  Estos son los requisitos minimos de rendimiento para
barandas de madera contenidos en el renglon 1 del Apendice B del 10 OSH
1910 1926."ce

Issued

Nov 1, 2006

Abate by

Nov 9, 2006

Penalty

Initial $150 · Current $150