OSHA Inspection: DTOP-REGION DE MAYAGUEZ

Issued

2008-08-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00

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:
a.  Receive serious injuries due to employees working in pothole patching
at 9:25am
in  the road #2 Km. 200.0, Yauco, PR. The employer did not develop a
Temporary
Traffic Control Plan (TTC Plan) in detail before the work was made. Among
other
methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement metod to correct this
hazard is make
the Temporary Traffic Control Plan (TTC Plan) in detail as recomended in
the
Manual Uniform Traffic Control Devices (AMUTCD), 1988 Edition,Revision 3,
September 3, 1993 or later edition.
a.  Recibir lesiones serias debido a empleados trabajando en rellenar
hoyos con asfalto
a las 9:25am en la carretera #2 Km. 200.0, Yauco, PR. El patrono no
desarrollo el
"Temporary Traffic Control Plan" (TTC Plan) en detalle antes de que el
trabajo se
realizara. Entre otros metodos, un metodo aceptable y posible de corregir
este riesgo
es hacer en "Temporary Traffic Plan" (TTC Plan) en detalle segun
recomendado en el
"Manual On Unifor Traffic Control Devices (AMUTCD), 1988 Edition, Revision
3,
September 3, 1993" o ultima edicion.

Issued

2008-08-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00

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:
a.  Receive serious injuries due to employees working in pothole patching
at 9:25am
in the road #2 Km. 200.0, Yauco, PR were not trained in the recognition and
avoidance unsafe conditions. Among other methods, one feasible and
acceptable
abatement metod to correct this hazard is provide a training as recomended
in the
Manual Uniform Traffic Control Devices (AMUTCD), 1988 Edition, Revision 3,
September 3, 1993 or later edition..
a.  Recibir lesiones serias debido a empleados trabajando en rellenar
hoyos con asfalto
a las 9:25am en la carretera #2 Km. 200.0, Yauco, PR no fueron adiestrados
en
reconocer y evitar condiciones inseguras. Entre otros metodos, un metodo
aceptable y
posible de corregir este riesgo es proveer adiestramiento segun
recomendado en el
"Manual On Unifor Traffic Control Devices (AMUTCD), 1988 Edition, Revision
3,
September 3, 1993" o ultima edicion.

Issued

2008-08-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00