OSHA Inspection: JOSE LOPEZ GONZALEZ DBA L&L CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2009-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $825.00 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 ser golpeados por el equipo "digger":
An employee of Jose Lopez Gonzalez dba L&L Construction, company hired by
Enrique
Alvarado dba Quique's BBQ, operated 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) Perform
visual inspections and operating conditions to the equipment each time it
utilized. 2) Provide
preventive maintenance to the equipment. 3) Comply with the specifications
and manufacturer's
recommendations for the use and maintenance of the equipment. 4) Remove
the equipment in
unsafe conditions and identify it as "out of service".
Un empleado de Jose Lopez Gonzalez dba L&L Construction, compania
contratada por Enrique
Alvarado dba Quique's BBQ operaba el equipo "digger", marca Ford, modelo
555D para
completar el trabajo de echar el concreto al encitado 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) Realizar inspecciones visuales y operativos del equipo cada vez que
se utilice. 2) Dar
mantenimiento preventivo al equipo. 3) Cumplir con las especificaciones y
recomendaciones del
manufacturero en el uso y mantenimiento del equipo. 4) Remover el equipo
en condiciones
inseguras e identificar que esta fuera de servicio.ar

Issued

2009-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $825.00 Reduced

Issued

2009-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $825.00 Reduced

Issued

2009-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $500.00 · Current $275.00 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 Jose Lopez Gonzalez dba L&L Construction 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 Jose Lopez Gonzalez dba L&L Construction 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.