OSHA Inspection: TERRAZOS PICO INC

Issued

Apr 10, 2008

Abate by

Apr 18, 2008

Penalty

Initial $225 · Current $112 Reduced

Issued

Apr 10, 2008

Abate by

Apr 17, 2008

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $263 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:
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:
a. Receive serious injuries due to a broken steel beam (eight inches
diameter aprox.) by
corrosion (4-5 inches space). The roof is 24 feet x 40 feet aprox. An
employee worked
in this "socalo"area, and was exposed to receive fractures in case the
roof fell down.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
this
hazard is to install a box around the broken space of the beam and fill it
with concrete
or install a new beam to suppor the roof.
a.  Recibir lesiones debido a una viga de soporte de acero (de 8" de
diametro) que esta
danada (espacios de 4-5 pulgadas) por corrosion del hierro, esta en el
aire.  El techo es
de 24' x 40' aproximadamente.  El empleado que trabaja en estaba area de
socalos,
estaba expuesto a recibir fracturas por colision o caida del techo.  Entre
otros metodoso,
un metodo aceptable y posible para corregir este riesgo es instalando una
caja alrededor
del area rota de la viga y llenarla en cemento o instalar una viga nueva
para aguantar el
techo.