BARRANQUITAS, PR ·
OSHA Inspection: ENRIQUE ALVARADO DBA QUIQUE'S BBQ
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ENRIQUE ALVARADO DBA QUIQUE'S BBQ
- Site address
- CARR 152 KM 7.8 BO QUEBRADILLAS
- City
- BARRANQUITAS
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00794
- Mailing
- PO BOX 5614, BARRANQUITAS, PR 00794
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238110
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1771
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2009
- Abate by
- Mar 18, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $825 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: 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
- 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
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2009
- Abate by
- Apr 8, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $500 · Current $275 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: 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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Source
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