OSHA Inspection: MUN SAN JUAN OPERACIONES E INGENIERIA DIV SUMINIST

Issued

Sep 17, 2009

Abate by

Oct 14, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,500

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:
In side of Tire Warehouse an employee of Supply Division of Engineering and
Operations Department of San Juan Municipality was exposed to serious
injuries
the floor. The employee was dispatching tires.
Hazard: Concrete wall collapse.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is
perform a study of the area and after define the problem, repair the
structure to prevent
the degradation of the building.
Dentro del Almacen de Gomas un empleado de la Division de Suministros del
Departamento de Operaciones e Ingenieria del Municipio de San Juan estaba
expuesto
a lesiones serias tales como y no limitadas a cortaduras, contusiones,
laceraciones y
hematomas debido a que la pared sur presentaba una grieta. La grieta
cruzaba la pared
diagonalmente llegando a una altura de 9 pies sobre el suelo. El empleado
despachaba
gomas.
Riesgo: Colapso de la pared de concreto.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo apropiado y aceptable para corregir este
riesgo es
realizar un estudio del area y luego de definido el problema realizar las
reparaciones a
la estructura para prevenir la degradacion del edificio.on

Issued

Sep 17, 2009

Abate by

Oct 14, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,500

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 Tire Warehouse of Supply Division of Engineering and Operations
Department
of San Juan Municipality,it was observed that employee working dispatching
tires,
was
exposed to serious head injuries such as and not limited to cuts,
contusions, lacerations
and hematomas while working under a roof that had loose plastering. It was
documented
that the concrete plastering was falling to the working area. The roof was
at 9 feet over
the lower level.
Hazard: Hit by concrete pieces.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is
perform a study of the area and after define the problem, repair the
structure to prevent
the degradation of the building.
En el Almacen de Gomas de la Division de Suministros del Departamento de
Operaciones e Ingenieria del Municipio de San Juan el empleado que
trabajaba en el
despacho de gomas estuvo expuesto a lesiones serias tales como y no
limitadas a
cortaduras, contusiones, laceraciones y hematomas, mientras trabajaba bajo
un
techo que
tenia su empanetado que se estaba cayendo. Se documento que el enpanetado
de
hormigon de techo caia al area de trabajo. El techo tenia 9 pies de alto
sobre el nivel mas
bajo.
Riesgo: Golpes por pedazos de concreto.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo apropiado y aceptable para corregir este
riesgo es
realizar un estudio del area y luego de definido el problema realizar las
reparaciones a
la estructura para prevenir la degradacion del edificio.on

Issued

Sep 17, 2009

Abate by

Sep 22, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,500

Issued

Sep 17, 2009

Abate by

Sep 22, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,500