OSHA Inspection: DE ESC JUANA COLON

Issued

Dec 15, 2005

Abate by

Feb 3, 2006

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

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:
Section 6(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health of 1975: The employer
did not furnish
employment and a place of employment which were free from recognize
hazards that were
causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in
that employees were
exposed to unstable sliding doors that were not safely secured and were
gathered
with pieces of
board.  Among other method, one feasible and acceptable abatement method
to correct this
hazard is to either remove thh doors and replace it with concrete, install
a new sliding door or
eliminate the doors.
Hazard: The doors may collaps and fall on an employee.
La seccion 6(a) d ela Ley de Seguridad y Salud en el trabajo de 1975: el
patrono no proveyo
empleo y un sitio de empleo que estuviera libre de riesgos reconocidos que
estuvieran causando
o que pudieran causar muerte o dano fisico serio a empleados, donde los
empleados estaban
expuestos a: puertas corredizas de madera que no estaban aseguradas y
estaban cojidas con
pedazos de pizarra.  Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable
de corregir este riesgo
es removiendo las puertas y sustituyendo con cemento, o instalar una
puerta nueva o eliminarlas.
Riesgo: Las puertas pudieran colapsar y caer sobre algun empleado.

Issued

Dec 15, 2005

Abate by

Feb 3, 2006

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750