OSHA Inspection: ALUMINIO DEL CARIBE INC

Issued

2006-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1225.00 · Current $1225.00

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:
Elevated Work Platform mounted on power industrial truck did not comply
with the following
ANSI B56.1-2000 requirements:
a.The platform did not have capacity ratings.
b.The platform did not have a means where the employees could securely
anchor
a fall arrest  media.
c.The platform was not properly secured to the forks, only the side facing
the
forklift was assured with a nylon sling.  The platform exceeded the length
of the
fork arms 29 inches.
d.One side of the platform did not have an intermediate guardrail.
An elevated work platform with dimensions of 63" long and 42" wide was
intalled in the forks
of a Forklift TCM Model FG20N2, Serial Number 55404432.  Two employees
were standing
on the elevated platform at 67" high from floor level to do maintenance
work.
Among other  methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is:
a.The work platforms shall have permanent, legible identification providing
information of platform weight, platform rated load, name and address of
the
manufacturer or name of  engineer with engineering certification.
b.The work platform shall have a suitable anchor point where the occupants
could
securely anchor a fall arrest media.
c.The work platform shall be secured to the fork carriage to prevent
forward,
lateral or rotational movement.  The platforms should not protrude beyond
the
edge of the fork arms.
d.The platform shall have an intermediate rail and 4 inch high toe board
on all
sides.
Hazard: Falls due to displacement of the platform.
Plataforma Elevada para Trabajo no cumplia los siguentes requerimientos
del ANSI B56.1-2000:
a.La plataforma no tenia la clasificacion de capacidad.
b.La plataforma no tenia medios donde los empleados pudieran anclar
seguramente
un medio  de restriccion de caidas.c.La platforma no estaba asegurada a
los tenedores en forma apropiada, solo el lado
que da cara  al montacargas estaba asegurada con una eslinga de nilon.  La
plataforma se excedia del largo  de los brazos de tenedor por 29 pulgadas.
d.Un lado de la plataforma no tenia la baranda intermedia.
Una plataforma de trabajo elevada con dimensiones de 63" largo y 42" ancho
estaba instalada
en los tenedores del Montacargas TCM Modelo FG20N2, Numero de Serie
55404432.  Dos
empleados estaban parados elevados en la plataforma a 67" de alto desde el
nivel del piso para
realizar trabajo de  mantenimiento.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable de corregir este
riesgo es:
a.Las plataformas de trabajo deben tener identificacion permanente y
legible,
proveyendo informacion del peso de la plataforma, clasificacion de carga
de la
plataforma, nombre y direccion del manufactuero o el nombre del ingeniero
con
la certificacion de ingenieria.
b.La plataforma de trabajo debe tener puntos de anclaje adecuados donde los
ocupantes puedan  anclar en forma segura un medio de restriccion de caida.
c.La plataforma de trabajo debe asegurarse a los tenedores del carruaje
del tenedor
para evitar movimientos frontal, lateral, o en rotacion.  La plataforma no
debe
sobresalir mas alla de los bordes de los brazos de los tenedores.
d.La plataforma debe tener baranda intermedia y 4 pulgadas de alto de
tabla de
capellada en todos los lados.
Riesgo: Caidas por desplazamiento de la plataforma.nto

Issued

2006-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $525.00 · Current $525.00

Issued

2006-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $525.00 · Current $525.00

Issued

2006-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-01-31 00:00:00

Issued

2006-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-01-31 00:00:00

Issued

2006-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-01-31 00:00:00

Issued

2006-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $525.00 · Current $525.00

Issued

2006-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-01-24 00:00:00

Issued

2006-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-01-17 00:00:00