OSHA Inspection: ROSA STRUCTURAL SERVICES

Issued

Jul 28, 2009

Abate by

Jul 31, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,050 · Current $420 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 left side of the building under construction of the Emilio R.
Delgado School:
Employees were observed walking on the ramp that provided access to the
second level
of the building. The ramp varied in height from 0'feet to 8 feet of height
in its highest
point. The deck of ramp was made of pliedwood panels, the uprights were
made of
tubular welded frame scaffolds that were missing crosscing and the bearers
were
unstable. Under the ramp and nearby it was observed scrap from the
construction such
as: rocks, metals pieces, cinder blocks pieces under the ramp, and other
materials that
made the fall hazard more dangerous. The employees were plastering walls
in the second
floor of the building.
Hazard: Moving the Ramp.
Among other method, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is making a new ramp with a strong structure.
En el lado izquierdo del edificio bajo construccion de la Escuela Emilio
R. Delgado: Los
empleados fueron observados caminando en la rampa que proveia acceso al
segundo nivel
del edificio. La rampa variaba en altura desde 0 pies a 8 pies en su punto
mas alto. El
entablonado de la rampa estaba hecha de planchas de panel de construccion,
los
montantes estaban hechos de andamios tubulares soldados y paletas de
madera para
montacargas. Se observo que los andamios tubulares le faltaban las
cruzetas y los
montantes estaban inestables. Bajo la rampa y cercano, se observo desechos
de la
construccion tales como: piedras, piezas de metal, pedazos de bloques de
hormigon y
otros materiales debajo de la rampa que hacia que el riesgo de caida fuese
mas peligroso.
Los empleados estaban empanetando paredes en el segundo piso del edificio.
Riesgo: Desplazamiento de la rampa.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo accesible y aceptable para corregir este
riesgo es hacer
una rampa nueva con una estructura fuerte.ura

Issued

Jul 28, 2009

Abate by

Jul 31, 2009

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $180 Reduced

Issued

Jul 28, 2009

Abate by

Aug 21, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,050 · Current $420 Reduced

Issued

Jul 28, 2009

Abate by

Jul 31, 2009

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $240 Reduced