OSHA Inspection: SPENSIERI PAINTING LLC

Issued

Aug 23, 2007

Abate by

Aug 28, 2007

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 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 falls
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 caidas
Three employees were applying white top coat paint on the center section
of Main Truss #2. The
employees were working at thrityfive feets above the ground level in a
two-point adjustable
suspension scaffold, the cable broke and the scaffold went down from one
side. The scaffold was
not provided with a secondary brake according to the ANSI A10.8-1988
Section
6.3.3,
manufacture specification and Operator's Instruction Manual. One feasible
and acceptable
abatement method, among others to correct the hazard is provide the
secondary brake, follow
the manufacture reccomendation and the safety standards regulations.
Tres empleados estaban aplicando una capa de pintura blanca en el centro
de la seccion principal
#2. Los empleados estaban trabajando a treinta y cinco pies sobre el nivel
del terreno en un
andamio suspendido ajustable de dos punto, el cable del andamio se rompio
y el andamio se cayo
de un lado. El andamio no fue provisto con el freno secundario de acuerdo
a el ANSI A10.8-
1998 Seccion 6.3.3, recomendaciones del manufacturero y manual de
Instrucciones del
Operador. Un metodo factible y viable entre otros para corregir este
riesgo es proveer el freno
secundario, seguir las recomendaciones del manufacturero y las normas
regulatorias de
seguridad.

Issued

Aug 23, 2007

Abate by

Aug 28, 2007

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

Issued

Aug 23, 2007

Abate by

Aug 28, 2007

Issued

Aug 23, 2007

Abate by

Sep 19, 2007

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $500 Reduced