GUAYNABO, PR —
OSHA Inspection: AUTOGERMANA INC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AUTOGERMANA INC in 106 AVE MARTINEZ NADAL MARGINAL ACUARELA, GUAYNABO, PR 00969 (NAICS 441110). OSHA activity number 311190227.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AUTOGERMANA INC
- Site address
- 106 AVE MARTINEZ NADAL MARGINAL ACUARELA
- City
- GUAYNABO
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00969
- Mailing
- PO BOX 195406, SAN JUAN, PR 00919
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 441110
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5511
- Employees
- 79
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2009
- Abate by
- Sep 25, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,400 · Current $700 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: At the Autogermana, Inc., parts and accesories warehouse, metal shelves up to 4 levels, a height with one level to over the other was 3 feet they contained merchandise such as: bumpers,covers and automobiles plastics accesories among others, were not bolted to the floor. The employees moved, stored and shipped merchandise from the shelves by hand. The shelves designed to be bolted to the floor, they had holes for screws and there were many others shelves that were bolted to the floor in the same establishment. Hazard: Falling of the shelves and/or the merchandise above the employees. Among other correction methods, a feasible and acceptable was anchor the shelfs to the floor. En el almacen de piezas y accesorios de Autogermana, Inc., anaqueles de metal de hasta 4 niveles, cuya altura entre un nivel a otro era de 3 pies y que contenian mercancia tales como: bumpers, covers y accesorios plasticos de automoviles entre otros, no estaban atornillados al piso. Los empleados movian, despachaban y almacenaban mercancia de los anaqueles de forma manual. Los anaqueles estaban disenados para estar atornillados al piso, ya que en su soporte tenian los espacios para colocarle los tornillos y en el mismo establecimiento habia muchos otros anaqueles que estaban atornillados al piso. Riesgo: Caida de los anaqueles y/o la mercancia encima de los empleados. Entre otros metodos de correccion uno factible y aceptable seria anclar los anaqueles al piso.eles
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $700.00
- — Z (S) $1400.00
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2009
- Abate by
- Sep 25, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1750.00
- — Z (S) $3500.00
1910.23 E01
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2009
- Abate by
- Sep 28, 2009
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
1904.40 A
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1050.00
- — Z (O) $2100.00
1910.178 L01 II
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2009
- Abate by
- Sep 25, 2009
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (O)
1910.22 D01
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 2009
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (O)
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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 311190227.
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