MAYAGUEZ, PR —
OSHA Inspection: CORRECTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES CORP
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related health inspection of CORRECTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES CORP in CARR 105 KM 9 BO LIMON CTO DETENCION DEL OESTE, MAYAGUEZ, PR 00680 (NAICS 621999). OSHA activity number 308163617.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CORRECTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES CORP
- Site address
- CARR 105 KM 9 BO LIMON CTO DETENCION DEL OESTE
- City
- MAYAGUEZ
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00680
- Mailing
- CALLE 1 LOTE 18 SUITE 400 METRO OFFICE PARK, GUAYNABO, PR 00968
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 621999
- SIC code (legacy)
- 8099
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2007
- Abate by
- Jan 22, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $1,250
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 mercury vapors: 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 vapores de mercurio: a)On August 24, 2006 at the quality coordinator office, the mercury of a sphygmamometer was spilled and contamination with mercury occur. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is: cleaning and /or replace all contaminated equipment. The cleaning shall be make with the proper equipment (vaccum cleaner, solution, and personal protective equipment). Then train the employees so this incident not happen again or if it happen they know how to proceed. a)El 24 de agosto de 2006 en la oficina de la coordinadora en calidad, se derramo el mercurio de un esfigmamometro y ocurrio una contaminacion con mercurio. Entre otros metodos, un metodo razonable y aceptable de corregir este riesgo es: limpieza y/o reemplazo de todo equipo contaminado. La limpieza debe realizarse con el equipo apropiado (aspiradora, solucion quimica y equipo de proteccion personal). Despues adiestrar a los empleados para que este tipo de incidente no vuelva a ocurrir o de ocurrir estos sepan como proceder."
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (S) $1250.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 308163617.
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