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OSHA Inspection: AR WASTE

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AR WASTE in CARR 688 KM 8.8 SAN VICENTE, VEGA BAJA, PR 00693 (NAICS 562920). OSHA activity number 309851871.

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OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
AR WASTE
Site address
CARR 688 KM 8.8 SAN VICENTE
City
VEGA BAJA
State
PR
ZIP
00693
Mailing
PO BOX 1806, VEGA BAJA, PR 00694
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
562920
SIC code (legacy)
4953
Employees
9
Ownership type
A

7 citations on file for this inspection.

6A0001

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 27, 2008
Abate by
Jul 7, 2008
Penalty
Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced
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:respiratory disease, allergenic reaction and skin irritation
and dermatitis.
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:enfermedades respiratorias, reacciones alergicas e irritacion de la piel
y dermatitis.
At the AR Waste in Vega Baja were observed two employees working inside
the receive
gate house without artificial illumination.  Employees were exposed to
eyes irritation.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is:
1.Provide artificial illumination.
En AR Waste en Vega Baja se observo a dos empleados trabajando dentro de
la caseta
de recibo sin iluminacion artificial. Empleados fueron expuestos a
irritacion en los ojos.
Un metodo aceptable y factible para corregir este riesgo es:
1.Proveer iluminacion artificial.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $300.00
  • — Z (S) $600.00

6B0001

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 27, 2008
Abate by
Jul 24, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,050 · Current $525 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $525.00
  • — Z (S) $1050.00

1910.132 D01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 27, 2008
Abate by
Jul 24, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,050 · Current $525 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $525.00
  • — Z (S) $1050.00

1910.141 C01 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 04 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 27, 2008
Abate by
Jul 7, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $450 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $450.00
  • — Z (S) $1000.00

1910.1030 F02 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 05 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 27, 2008
Abate by
Jul 24, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,050 · Current $400 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $400.00
  • — Z (S) $1050.00

1910.22 A01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 27, 2008
Abate by
Jul 7, 2008
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.141 A05

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 27, 2008
Abate by
Jul 7, 2008
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

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 309851871.

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