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OSHA Inspection: AUTO PIEZAS LUGO INC

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AUTO PIEZAS LUGO INC in CALLE JAVILLA # 49, SAN GERMAN, PR 00683 (NAICS 811198). OSHA activity number 311388110.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
CALLE JAVILLA # 49
City
SAN GERMAN
State
PR
ZIP
00683
Mailing
PO BOX 1405, SAN GERMAN, PR 00683
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
811198
SIC code (legacy)
7549
Employees
9
Ownership type
Private (A)

4 citations on file for this inspection.

6A0001

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 17, 2009
Abate by
Mar 22, 2009
Penalty
Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced
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 Auto Piezas Lugo Inc. - The hydraulic system Ven Pack PtH FA 7147 No.
B5-0330666, used by the employee to lift the vehicle and repair them, was
not
complying with the requirements establish in the ANSI/ALI-2000:
Hazard: malfunction of the hydraulics systems and mechanicals fails.
Among other correction methods, some feasible and acceptable correction
method
are the followings:
1.Train the employees about the use and operation of the system.
2.Perform daily inspections to the followings points:
a.Accessibility of the operation procedure and general information.
b.Accessibility and readability of the safety warning labels.
c.Readability of the rated load capacity of the lift.
d.Verify the proper operation of the lifts controls and restraints.
e.Verify the deformation or excessive wear of the other components
such as electrical wires, drive chains, cables or screws.
f.Verify the evidence of damage or excessive wear on any of the lift
contact points which engage the vehicle during lifting.
g.Verify evidence of hydraulic or pneumatic leak.
h.Verify evidence of cracks or loose concrete around floor anchor
bolts.
3.Establish a periodic inspection procedure in accordance with the
recommendations of the manufacturer.
4.Establish an inspection record and findings with all points recommended
by the manufacturer and repairs perform.
5.Perform a qualified inspection according to the manufacturer
recommendations or at least annually.
6.Establish maintenance periodic preventive written record with the
manufacturer recommendations that include the repairs and adjustments.
7.Establish a repairs written record with the manufacturer recommendations.
8.Accessibility of the manufacturer manuals.
a)En el taller Auto Piezas Lugo Inc. - el siguiente sistema hidraulico
modelo Ven
Pack Pth FA 7147 No. B5-0330666, era utilizado por los empleados para
levantar
y reparar los autos, no cumplian con los requisitos establecidos en el
ANSI/ALI-
2000.
Riesgo: mal funcionamiento de los sistemas hidraulicos y fallas mecanicas.
Entre otros medios de correccion, entre varios metodos de correccion
factible y
aceptable se encuentran los siguientes:
1.Adiestrar a los operadores en el uso y operacion del sistemas.
2.Realizar inspecciones diarias sobre los siguientes puntos:
a.Accesibilidad de  procedimientos de operacion e informacion
general de seguridad.
b.Accesibilidad y legibilidad de las etiquetas de aviso.
c.Accesibilidad de la capacidad de carga tasada del pino.
d.Verificar la operacion apropiada de los controles del pino y
restricciones.
e.Verificar la evidencia de deformacion o desgaste excesivo de otros
componentes como lo son la cableria electrica, cadenas, cables y/o
tornillos.
f.Verificar la evidencia de dano o desgaste excesivo de cualquier
punto de contacto que pueda estar ocupado mientras el vehiculo es
levantado.g.Verificar la evidencia de liqueos hidraulicos y neumaticos.
h.Verificar que no haya grietas en el concreto alrededor de los
puntos de anclaje.
3.Establecer un procedimiento de inspecciones periodicas preventivos segun
el manual del manufacturero.
4.Establecer un record de inspeccion con todas las observaciones y
hallazgos
de todos los puntos de inspeccion recomendados por el manufacturero y
las reparaciones realizadas.
5.Realizar una inspeccion cualificada, segun las recomendaciones del
manufacturero o por lo menos una vez al ano.
6.Establecer un record de mantenimiento periodico preventivo por escrito
de acuerdo con las recomendaciones del manufacturero.
7.Establecer un record de reparaciones por escrito.
8.Disponibilidad de los manuales del manufacturero.ad
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $300.00
  • · Z (S) $600.00

1910.132 D01

Other-than-serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 17, 2009
Abate by
Mar 19, 2009
Penalty
Initial $600
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O)
  • · Z (S) $600.00

1910.136 A

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 17, 2009
Abate by
Mar 2, 2009
Penalty
Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $300.00
  • · Z (S) $600.00

6A0001

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 17, 2009
Abate by
Mar 22, 2009
Penalty
Initial $500
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)Auto Piezas Lugo Inc - Did not have a written protocol to handle domestic
violence in the workplace, as required by the Act for the Implementation
of a
Protocol to Handle Domestic Violence Situations in the Workplace or Place
of
Employment, Act No. 217 of 2006.
Hazard: fatalities, injuries, and illnesses related to domestic violence
in the
workplace.
Method to abate the hazard:  Develop a written protocol to handle domestic
violence in the workplace and provide training to all the employees.
Information
is available at the Women's Advocate Office.
a)El patrono Auto Piezas Lugo Inc. - No tenia un protocolo escrito para
manejar
situaciones de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo como se requirio
por la
Ley de Implementacion de un Protocolo de Situaciones de Violencia Domestica
en el Lugar de trabajo o Lugar de Empleo, Ley No. 217 de 2006.
Riesgo: fatalidades, lesiones y enfermedades relacionadas con la violencia
domestica en el lugar de trabajo.
Metodo para corregir este riesgo:  Desarrollar un protocolo escrito para
manejar
situaciones de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo y proveer
adiestramiento
a los empleados.  La informacion esta disponible en la Oficina de la
Procuradora
de la Mujer."dora
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O)
  • · Z (O) $500.00

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