MAYAGUEZ, PR —
OSHA Inspection: PRTC MERGER COMPANY INC DBA CLARO
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of PRTC MERGER COMPANY INC DBA CLARO in AVE HOSTOS 732, MAYAGUEZ, PR 00680 (NAICS 517110). OSHA activity number 311390173.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PRTC MERGER COMPANY INC DBA CLARO
- Site address
- AVE HOSTOS 732
- City
- MAYAGUEZ
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00680
- Mailing
- PO BOX 70367, SAN JUAN, PR 00936
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 517110
- SIC code (legacy)
- 4813
- Employees
- 17
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2010
- Abate by
- Jul 17, 2010
- 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: a)At the Puerto Rico Telephone Company Inc dba Claro, the employee work at Customer Service and Sales Department providing mobile phone related services to customer. The following ergonomics hazard were founded: 1. The employee regularly using the keyboard when performing the job-specific customer service tasks at the workstation, the keyboard was below elbow height of the employee resulting in extended wrist while performing repetitive typing tasks. Awkward posture is adopted and maintained. 2. A wrist support for typing was not currently available at the workstation, the employee was frequently observed resting the hands and/or wrist against hard/sharp edge of the counter's work surface. 3. The employee regularly using a mouse including clicking, dragging and/or scrolling movements. The current placement of the mouse causing awkward wrist posture. The employee was frequently observed extending and/or abducting the shoulder while using the mouse. Awkward posture was adopted and maintained. 4. The top of the monitor appears considerably below eye level of the operator, forcing the operator to bend the neck/head, when the employee wrote manually using the informtion displayed on the monitor. Awkward posture was adopted and maintained. 5. The employee was frequently observed bending excessively foward while fully extending the arms when interacting with the customers. Awkward posture of the back and upper extremities was repeatdly adopted and maintained during the day while assisting the customers. 6. The mobile phones were usually kept in the locked storage cabinet that is adjacent to shelves located below the counter's work surface. The employee was foreced to deeply bend the trunk when trying to reach for and pick up the phones. Awkward posture of the trunk was adopted. 7. The employee adopted a prolonged standing posture, wich one were associated with varios health problems such as venous insufficiency, pre-term birth in pregnant woman, musculoskeletal discomfort, fatigue and pain. 8. Due to physical environment at the counter including regular exposure to prolonged standing and/or walking in the hard floor, the employee experienced an increased risk of work-related MSDs. Hazard: Awkward posture of the wrist, neck and shoulders, MSDs of neck, upper back, back, lower back pain. Among others methods of correction, various factible and acceptable methods for corrected these hazards are the following: 1.Modifying current design and layout of individual workstations. That includes a writting platform (copy holder); adjustable keyboard tray with built wrist support; anti-fatigue mat. 2.Installing retractable drawers in the storage cabinet located underneath the counter's work surface that is used to store/keep various telephone products. 3.Using an appropriate chair or stool at the workstation. 4.Proper placing of the computer monitor at the workstation, as well as adjusting brightness and contrast of its display. 5. Placing the telephone and other frequently used office accesories and/or tools withing the range of confortable reach with respect to the employee working at the workstation. 6.Providing a pen with thick-grip cushion to the employee. a)En Puerto Rico Telephone Company Inc dba Claro, el empleado realizaba sus trabajos en el Area de Servicio al Cliente y Ventas de celulares a sus clientes. Los siguientes riesgos ergonomicos fueron encontrados: 1.El empleado regularmente utilizaba un teclado cuando realizaba su tareas de asistencia al cliente en la estacion de trabajo, el teclado quedaba por debajo de la altura del codo del empleado teniendo que estirar sus munecas mientras realizaba sus tareas repetitivas de mecanografiar. Posturas extremas son adoptadas y mantenidas. 2.Un descansa munecas para mecanografiar, no estaba disponible en la estacion de trabajo, el empleado fue frecuentemente observado descansando sus manos y/o munecas contra el borde filoso/duro de la superficie del mostrador de trabajo. 3.El empleado usaba regularmente el "mouse" incluyendo movimientos verticales, de agarre y golpear. La posicion actual del "mouse" ocasionaba posturas extremas de las munecas. El empleado fue frecuentemente observado extendiendo y/o estirando el hombro mientras usaba el "mouse". Posturas extremas fueron adoptadas y mantenidas. 4.El tope de la pantalla se encontraba considerablemente por debajo del nivel del ojo del operador, forzando al operador a doblar el cuello y la cabeza, cuando este escribia a mano la informacion mostrada en la pantalla. Posturas extremas fueron adoptadas y mantenidas. 5.El empleado fue observado frecuentemente doblandose excesivamente hacia adelante mientras extendia sus brazos cuando interactuaba con los clientes. Posturas extremas de la espalda y las extremidades superiores fueron repetitivamente adoptadas y mantenidas durante el dia mientras se asistian a los clientes. 6.Los telefonos celulares fueron usualmente guardados en un gabinete con llave que estaba adyacente a las tablillas de debajo de la superficie de trabajo. El empleado se veia forzado a doblar su tronco cuando trataba de alcanzar y agarrar los celulares. Posturas extremas del tronco fueron adoptadas. 7.El empleado adopaba una postura de pie prolongada, la cual esta asociada con varios problemas de salud que incluyen insuficiencia cronica de las venas, parto prematuro en mujeres embarazadas como quejas de incomodidad musculoesqueletal, fatiga y dolor. 8.Debido al ambiente fisico del mostrador incluyendo la exposicion regular de estar de pie por un tiempo prolongado y/o caminar sobre el piso duro, el empleado experimenta aumento de los riesgos musculoesqueletales relacionado al trabajo. Riesgo: Posturas extremas de las munecas, hombros y cuellos; Desordenes musculoesqueletales de las espalda superior, espalda y dolor de espalda baja. Entre otros metodos de correccion, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgos son los siguientes: 1.Modificar el diseno y plan de la estacion individual del trabajo, que incluya una plataforma para escribir (copy holder); bandeja ajustable del teclado con un descansa munecas; alfombra anti- fatiga. 2.Instalar unas gavetas retractables en el gabinete cerrado con llave localizado debajo de la superficie de trabajo que es usado para almacenar varios productos de celulares. 3.Utilizar una silla o banquillo en la estacion de trabajo. 4. Colocar apropiadamente un monitor de computadora en la estacion de trabajo que se pueda ajustar, tanto el contrataste como el brillo de la pantalla. 5. Colocar el telefono y otros accesorios y/o herramientas de oficina usados frecuentemente dentro de un rango comodo para alcanzar con respecto al empleado y la estacion de trabajo. 6.Proveer un lapiz acojinado con agarre a los empleados.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (S) $1500.00
6A0001
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2010
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,200 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 Puerto Rico Telephone Company Inc dba Claro, the employee work at Customer Service and Sales Department providing mobile phone related services to customer. The employer did not provide ergonomics awareness training to the employees to teach basic ergonomics principles, ergonomics hazard recognition, problem solving, proper work methods, practices and techniques, recognition of early sings and symptoms of MSDs . When the employee was exposure to awkward postures of wrist, neck, shoulders, MSDs of the back; lower back pain, contact stress among others, due to workstation desing. Hazard: Awkward posture of the wrist, neck and shoulders, MSDs of neck, upper back, back, lower back pain. Among others methods of correction, various factible and acceptable methods for corrected these hazards area the following: Provide ergonomics awareness training to the employees teaching them basic ergonomics principles, ergonomics hazard recognition, problem solving, proper work methods, practices and techniques as well as recognition of early signs and symptoms of MSDs and the importance of their early reporting. a)En Puerto Rico Telephone Company Inc dba Claro, el empleado realizaba sus trabajos en el Area de Servicio al Cliente y Ventas de celulares a sus clientes. El patrono no proveyo un adiestramiento para ensenar a los empleados sobre los principios basicos de ergonomia, reconocimiento de riesgos ergonomicos, solucion de problemas, metodos de trabajo adecuado, practicas y tecnicas, reconocimiento de signos y sintomas tempranos y la importancia cuando los empleados estaban expuestos a posturas extremas de las munecas, hombros, cuello; desordenes musculoesqueletales de la espalda; dolor de espalda baja, estres por contacto debido al diseno al diseno de la estacion de trabajo. Riesgo: Posturas extremas de las munecas, hombros y cuellos; Desordenes musculoesqueletales de las espalda superior, espalda y dolor de espalda baja. Entre otros metodos de correccion, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgos son los siguientes: Proveer un adiestramiento que le ensene a los empleados los principios basicos de ergonomia, reconocimiento de riesgos ergonomicos, solucion de problemas, metodos de trabajo adecuado, practicas y tecnicas como tambien el reconocimiento de signos y sintomas temprano y la importancia de reportar los mismos.r
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1910.176 B
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2010
- Abate by
- May 12, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,200 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
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