PONCE, PR —
OSHA Inspection: DCR INSTITUCION PONCE 1000
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of DCR INSTITUCION PONCE 1000 in CARR 2 BO EL TUQUE SECTOR CUCHARAS, PONCE, PR 00732 (NAICS 922140). OSHA activity number 309975530.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- DCR INSTITUCION PONCE 1000
- Site address
- CARR 2 BO EL TUQUE SECTOR CUCHARAS
- City
- PONCE
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00732
- Mailing
- P O BOX 71308, SAN JUAN, PR 00936
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 922140
- SIC code (legacy)
- 9223
- Employees
- 268
- Ownership type
- C
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2009
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000
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,DCR Institution Ponce 1000.The Employee were exposed to develop illnesses related to inhalation of cigarettes's smoke due to the prissioners were smoking in the areas. This government's jail institution was designed and constructed with central air aconditioner as a one and only ventilation system for the whole building including adminitrative offices and the prisioners'modules and cells. It was observed that the prisioners smoked inside their module section and cells, which the cigarette smoke odors were clearly detectable and felt in all the jail premises such as, custody official control room, halls, services offices. One feasible and corrective method to correct this hazards could be: Prohibit smoke in closed areas. Notice: The Act Num.40 del 3 agosto de 1993,was amended with the law 66 of march 2 2006 as amended,prohibited smoke cigarette or tobacco elaborated product inside public or private building. a. En el establecimiento, DCR Institution Ponce 1000. Empleados fueron expuestos a a desarrollar enfermedades realcionadas con la inhalacion de humo de sigarrillo debido a que los prisioneros fumaban en el area. Esta institucion carcelaria gubernamental fue disenada y construida con aire acondicionador central como el unico sistema de ventilacion para todo el edificio incluyendo oficinas administrativas y los modulos y celdas de los confinados. Fue observado que los prisioneros fumaban dentro de la secciones de los modulos y las celdas, la cual los olores del humo a cigarrillo eran claramente detectados y sentidos en toda las premisas de la carcel tales como el cuarto de control de los oficiales de custodia, pasillos, oficinas de servicios.Un metodo de correccion factible y practico para corregir este riesgo podria ser: Prohibir fumar en areas cerradas. Nota: La ley Num. 40 del 3 agosto de 1993, fue enmendada con ley 66 de 2 Marzo de 2006 segun enmendada prohibe el fumar cigarillos o productos derivados del tabaco dentro de edificio publicos y privados.
Recent events (2)
- — F (O)
- — Z (S) $5000.00
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Source
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 309975530.
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