OSHA Inspection: CARIBBEAN RETAIL VENTURES INC

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Oct 21, 2009

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Oct 21, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,625 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Oct 21, 2009

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 12, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,925 · Current $200 Reduced

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Dec 4, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,625 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Dec 4, 2009

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Dec 4, 2009

Penalty

Initial $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 estan
causando o que
puedan causar muerte o dano fisico a los empleados, por cuanto empleados
estaban expuestos
a:
Employer Caribbean Retail Venture, Inc. did not provide training to their
employees
related
to the establishment written protocol for the handling of 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 provide
training to all the establishment's employees related to its written
protocol for the handling of
domestic violence in the workplace.
Patrono Caribbean Retail Venture, Inc. no proveyo adiestramiento a sus
empleados relacionado
al protocolo escrito del establecimiento para el manejo de 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 proveer
adiestramiento a todos los empleados del establecimiento relacionado a su
protocolo escrito para
el manejo de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo.a

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 12, 2009

Penalty

Initial $750

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 estan
causando o que
puedan causar muerte o dano fisico a los empleados, por cuanto empleados
estaban
expuestos
a:
At the warehouse, mobile wood stair, with three (3) risers (10", 9") and
two steps (11") built
by the employees, which is used on a specific area to had access; did not
meet the horizontal
angle established in the standard. The stair had an angle of 68.5 degrees,
which is in violation.
The height to one level to the other was 24 inches. Employees removed the
ladder so that
forklifts can carry pallets of merchandise to the area.
Hazard: Employees exposed to falls.
En el almacen, escalera de madera movible, de tres (3) contrahuellas (10",
9") y dos escalones
(11") construida por los empleados, la cual es utilizada en un area
especifica para lograr acceso;
no cumplia con el angulo horizontal establecido en la norma. La escalera
tenia un angulo de 68.5
grados, lo cual esta en violacion. La altura entre un nivel y otro es de
24". Los empleados
remueven la escalera para que los montacargas puedan llevar las paletas de
mercancia hasta esa
area.
Riesgo: Empleados expuestos a caidas.os

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 12, 2009

Penalty

Initial $750

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Dec 4, 2009

Penalty

Initial $750

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Oct 21, 2009

Penalty

Initial $750