OSHA Inspection: ADM DE CORRECCION-FASE III

Issued

Jun 22, 2009

Abate by

Jul 17, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,625

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. At the establishment, Administracion de Correccion- Fase III, Ponce.
During their
work shift, several time a day employees were observed accessing to their
work area at building
Fase III (Ex: mornings, lunch hours, etc.) walking from the entrance part
of the correctional
institution to building Fase III). This employees's access is through a
vehicular
traffic road from
control IB to Control 1C which there were not sidewalks available for
their safety walk.
Vehicles were observed transiting at the same time employees did. In
addition there are no
traffic warning signs posted such as: Ex: EMPLOYEES WALK ZONE and/or SPEED
LIMITS.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard would
be among others is
to provide a safety access such as a sidewalk.
Hazards: Employees were exposed to be strike by a vehicle.  Also slips or
fall due to road
conditions (uneven surface).
a. En el establecimiento, Administracion de Correccion- Fase III, Ponce.
Durante su
turno de trabajo, varias veces al dia empleados fueron observados
accesando su area de trabajo
hasta Edif. Fase III. ( Ej: en la manana, horas de almuerzo, etc.)
caminando desde la parte de
entrada de la institucion correccional hasta su area de trabajo Edif. Fase
III. Este acceso de
empleados es a traves de una carretera de trafico vehicular desde el
control 1B al Control IC la
cual no hay acera disponible para caminar seguramente.  Vehiculos fueron
observados
transitando al mismo tiempo que los empleados. En adicion no habian
rotulos de precaucion
posteados tales como: Ej: ZONA TRANSITO EMPLEADOS y/o LIMITES de VELOCIDAD.
Un metodo factible y captable de correccion para corregir este riesgo
podria ser entre otros, es
proveer acceso seguro tal como una acera.
Riesgo: Empleados fueron expuestos a ser golpeados por vehiculos. Tambien
resbalones y caidas
debido a condiciones de la carretera. (superficie desnivelada)