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OSHA Inspection: VALENTIN CONSTRUCTION TA CORP

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VALENTIN CONSTRUCTION TA CORP in URB EL PALMAR SUR #8 CALLE MAR MEDITERRANEO, CAROLINA, PR 00979 (NAICS 236115). OSHA activity number 312244171.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
URB EL PALMAR SUR #8 CALLE MAR MEDITERRANEO
City
CAROLINA
State
PR
ZIP
00979
Mailing
URB RIACHUELO CALLE CORRIENTE R20, TRUJILLO ALTO, PR 00976
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
236115
SIC code (legacy)
1521
Employees
4
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Construction safety.

3 citations on file for this inspection.

6A0001

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Dec 12, 2008
Abate by
Dec 17, 2008
Penalty
Initial $225 · Current $113 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:
On november 12, 2008 at the residential construction located in Urb. El
Palmar
Sur calle
Mediterraneo in Carolina, P.R. the employeer Ivan Construction failed when
he allowed the
inapropiate use of fiberglass stepladder and platform. Employees were
exposed to fall and
injuries in the construction. The employees were observed accessing the
roof of a one story
residence 8 feet, using an unfolded fiber glass folding ladder of 10 steps
leaning on a vertical
external wall. The ladder failed to reach the upper edge of the structure.
The instructions on the
side of the ladder  state a warning that clearly prohibits for folding
ladders their use while
unfolded.  This type of ladder may slip while being used unfolded because
they are not designed
to operate that way.
One method to abate the hazard: Provided adecuate ladder and provided
training in workplace
to all employees.
Hazard: fall
El 12 de noviembre de 2008 en la construccion residencial de la Urb. El
Palmar Sur calle
Mediterraneo en Carolina, P.R. el patrono Ivan Construction fallo en
permitir el uso inapropiado
de la escala de fibra de vidrio. Los empleados fueron expuestos a caida y
lesiones en la
construccion. Los empleados fueron observados accesando al techo de una
residencia de un piso
de 8 pies utilizando una escala de fibra de vidrio plegable de 10
escalones cerrada que estaba
recostada de una pared externa. La escala no llegaba al borde superior de
la estructura.  Las
instrucciones en el lado de las escaleras provee un aviso que claramente
prohibe que las escalas
plegables sean utilizadas mientras estas todavia esten cerradas.  Este
tipo de escala puede
resbalarse mientras es utilizada cerrada debido a que no han sido
disenadas para operar de esa
manera.
Un metodo para corregir el riesgo: Proveer una escalera adecuada y proveer
adiestramiento en
el lugar de trabajo a todos los empleados.
Riesgo: caidao:
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $112.50
  • — Z (S) $225.00

1926.1053 B01

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Dec 12, 2008
Abate by
Dec 17, 2008
Penalty
Initial $225
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S) $225.00

1926.1060 A01 II

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Dec 12, 2008
Abate by
Dec 24, 2008
Penalty
Initial $150
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O) $150.00

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 312244171.

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