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OSHA Inspection: ENRIQUE ALVARADO DBA QUIQUE'S BBQ

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of ENRIQUE ALVARADO DBA QUIQUE'S BBQ in CARR 152 KM 7.8 BO QUEBRADILLAS, BARRANQUITAS, PR 00794 (NAICS 238110). OSHA activity number 311925911.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
CARR 152 KM 7.8 BO QUEBRADILLAS
City
BARRANQUITAS
State
PR
ZIP
00794
Mailing
PO BOX 5614, BARRANQUITAS, PR 00794
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238110
SIC code (legacy)
1771
Employees
4
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

6A0001

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 13, 2009
Abate by
Mar 18, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $825 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: struck by the digger equipment.
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 ser golpeados por el equipo "digger".
An employee of Jose Lopez Gonzalez dba LIL Construction, company hired by
Enrique
Alvarado dba Quique's BBQ, was operating a digger equipment, trademark
Ford, model 555D,
to complete the work of laying the concrete to the curb on the private
road at the back of
Quique's BBQ. The equipment was not in safe conditions for use: brakes
pedal and the
emergency system were not adjusted, brake bands and front wheels worn out,
signal lights and
front lights were not working, stops lights were broken, the horn was not
working and the seat
belt was broken. On November 14, 2008, an employee of Enrique Alvarado dba
Quique's
BBQ
responsible for the construction of the curb, which was accommodating the
concrete in the mold
of the curb, died when was strucked by the equipment that went off and the
operator lost the
control of it.
One feasible and abatement method among others to correct the hazards can
be: 1) Evaluate and
use appropriate equipment necessary to pour the concrete as a pump system.
2) Take safety
measures in work involving mobile equipment to protect employees from
unsafe conditions.
Un empleado de Jose Lopez Gonzalez dba LIL Construction, compania
contratada por Enrique
Alvarado dba Quique's BBQ se encontraba operando el equipo "digger", marca
Ford, modelo
555D para completar el trabajo de echar el concreto al encintado en un
camino privado, en la
parte posterior del establecimiento Quique's BBQ. El equipo no se
encontraba en condiciones
seguras de uso: pedal de frenos y el sistema de emergencia sin ajuste,
bandas
y gomas delanteras
desgastadas, los focos de las senales y los focos delanteros no
funcionaban, los focos traseros
estaban rotos, la bocina no funcionaba y el cinturon de seguridad estaba
roto. El dia 14 de
noviembre de 2008 un empleado de Enrique Alvarado dba Quique's BBQ
encargado de los
trabajos de construccion del encintado, que se encontraba acomodando el
concreto que se echaba
en el molde del encintado murio al ser impactado por el equipo "digger"
que se apago y el
operador perdio el control del mismo.
Un metodo viable entre otros metodos que se pueden utilizar para corregir
los riesgos existentes
es: 1) Evaluar y utilizar equipo apropiado y necesario para echar el
concreto como sistema de
bombas. 2) Tomar las medidas de seguridad en trabajos que envuelve equipo
movil para proteger
a los empleados.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $825.00
  • · Z (S) $1500.00

1926.21 B02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 13, 2009
Abate by
Mar 18, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $825 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $825.00
  • · Z (S) $1500.00

6A0001

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 13, 2009
Abate by
Apr 8, 2009
Penalty
Initial $500 · Current $275 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:
Employer Enrique Alvarado dba Quique's BBQ did not have a 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.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard
is to 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
Guide for Employers:
Domestic Violence in the Workplace, and other references provided during
the inspection.
Patrono Enrique Alvarado dba Quique's BBQ no tenia un protocolo para
manejar violencia
domestica en el lugar de trabajo, segun requerido por la Ley para la
Implantacion de un
Protocolo para Manejar Situaciones de Violencia Domestica en el Lugar o
Sitio de Trabajo, Ley
Num. 217 de 2006.
Riesgo: Fatalidades, lesiones, y enfermedades relacionadas a violencia
domestica en el lugar de
trabajo.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este
riesgo es desarrollar un
protocolo escrito para manejar violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo
y
proveer
adiestramiento a todos los empleados.  Informacion esta disponible en la
Oficina de la
Procuradora de las Mujeres, Una Guia para Patronos: Violencia Domestica en
el Lugar de
Trabajo, y otras referencias provistas durante la inspeccion.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $275.00
  • · Z (O) $500.00

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