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OSHA Inspection: IMPRESS PACKAGING PUERTO RICO INC

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of IMPRESS PACKAGING PUERTO RICO INC in CARR 64 EDIF 3051, MAYAGUEZ, PR 00681 (NAICS 332431). OSHA activity number 311388847.

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Site address
CARR 64 EDIF 3051
City
MAYAGUEZ
State
PR
ZIP
00681
Mailing
PO BOX 3204, MAYAGUEZ, PR 00681
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332431
SIC code (legacy)
3411
Employees
30
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

6A0001

Other-than-serious Gravity 05 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 13, 2009
Abate by
Jan 4, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,225 · 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 the Scroll Shear power press operation in Impress Packaging of PR
Inc., the
employee feeds the press with steel sheets from one side and pick up the
steel
strips from the other side, the following ergonomics hazards were founded:
1.The employee was frequently observed bending his trunk forward and
fully extending both his arms when loading the parts onto the wooden
pallet, especially when first batches of the parts were placed on the rear
side of the pallet. Awkward posture of the back and upper extremities
were repeatedly adopted.
2.At the end of the loading process when the height of the pallet was about
chest height of the operator, the employee was observed raising and
abducting his shoulders when lifting, holding, and carrying the batches of
the parts before placing them on the pallet's upper rows. Awkward
posture of the shoulders and upper extremities were repeatedly adopted by
the employee.
3.The employer did not have a mechanism in place that encouraged the
early reporting of the signs and symptons of MSDS by employees and that
encouraged employees to regulary stretch during rest breaks and pauses.
Hazard: Awkward posture of the back and upper extremities, MSDs of the low
back and lower extremities, contact stress among other.
Among others methods of correction, various factible and acceptable
methods for
corrected these hazards are the following:
1.Evaluate the use of a lift-pallet positioner, mechanical equipment and/or
workstation modfications or arragements, such as materials tables heigths
and position in the work area for the job specific tasks involving the
process of placing and loading the parts on the wood pallets.
2.Implement mechanism(s) and provide training that encourages the early
reporting of the signs and symptoms of MSDS by employees and
encourages employees to stretch during rest breaks and pauses
a)En la operacion de la prensa Scroll Shear en Impress Packaging of PR
Inc., el
empleado alimentaba la prensa con hojas de aluminio por un lado y recogia
las
tiras de aluminio por el otro lado, los siguientes riesgos ergonomicos
fueron
encontrados:
1.El empleado frecuentemente fue observado doblando su tronco y
extendiendo por
completo sus brazos cuando cargaba el producto en la paleta de madera,
especialmente cuando los primeros productos eran acomodados en la parte
posterior de la paleta. Posturas extremas de la espalda y extremidades
superiores
eran adoptadas.
2.Al final del proceso de carga, cuando la altura de la paleta estaba
cerca de la
altura del pecho del operador, el empleado fue observado estirando y
forzando sus
hombros cuando levantaba, aguantaba y cargaba el producto antes de
acomodarlos
en las columnas superiores de la paleta. Posturas extremas de los hombros y
extremidades superiores fueron repetidamente adoptadas.
3.El patrono no tenia establecido mecanismos para la notificacion temprana
de
signos y sintomas de los trastornos musculoesqueletales de los empleados,
y para
alentar el que los empleados se extiren durante los descansos y pausas.
Riesgos: Posturas extremas de la espalda y extremidades superiores,
problemas
MSDs de la espalda baja y extremidades inferiores, estres por contacto,
entre
otros.
Entre otros metodos de correccion, varios metodos factibles y aceptables
para
corregir estos riesgos son los siguientes:
1.Evaluar el uso de un "lift-pallet positioner", equipos mecanicos y/o
modificaciones de estaciones de trabajo como la altura de las mesas de
materiales y posicion en el area de trabajo para las tareas especificas
relacionadas con el proceso de colocar y cargar las piezas en las paletas
de maderas.
2.Implementar mecanismos y proveer adiestramientos que fomente la
notificacion temprana de signos y sintomas de los trastornos
musculoequeletales de los empleados y fomentar que los empleados
durante los descansos y pausas se estiren.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $300.00
  • — Z (S) $1225.00

6A0001

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 13, 2009
Abate by
Dec 15, 2009
Penalty
Initial $500 · Current $150 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)Impress Packaging of PR 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 Impress Packaging of PR 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) $150.00
  • — Z (O) $500.00

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