OSHA Inspection: DOMINGO PAZ RODRIGUEZ

Issued

2008-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 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:
a)At the conference room, weighting and measuring room and the WIC program
supervisor office - There were observed pieces of concrete cement that were
falling from the ceiling, the pieces that falled have an approximate of 5
pounds.
The employees were performing offices works.
Hazard:  ceiling unfastening.
Among others methods one feasible and acceptable method is that a
Structural
Engineer certify the building stability.
a)En el salon de conferencia, area de pesar y medir y oficina del
supervisor del
Programa WIC - Se observo que pedazos de cemento del techo se estaba
cayendo,
donde se desprendieron pedazos de hasta aproximadamente 5 libras. Los
empleados realizaban sus trabajos de oficina.
Riesgo:  desprendimiento del techo.
Entre otros metodos de correccion un metodo factible y aceptable es una
certificacion de un Ingeniero Estructural que verifique la estabilidad del
edificio."d