OSHA Inspection: AAA PLANTA REGIONAL DE CAGUAS

Issued

Apr 16, 2010

Abate by

Jun 3, 2010

Penalty

Initial $3,500

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 esten
causando o que
puedan causar muerte o dano fisico a los empleados, por cuanto empleados
estaban expuestos
a:
At waste water treatment plant - during the night hours employees realize
work duties where
there is poor illumination.  Employee's duties specify that they are to
ensure the operation and
performance of the plant by verifying the operation with continuous
monitoring, thus requiring
traveling at the areas.  They had to transit local plant roads in "golf
cars"
which were not
equipped with focus, pole light bulbs along road were out, pedestrian
walkways and aisles to
work areas had light poles not operating.
Light measure lectures were between 2.2 and 0.0 fc.  ANSI RP-7 Industrial
lighting recommends
illuminances for industrial outdoor spaces between 1 - 5 fc.
Hazard:  Poor visibility in identifying surroundings where there are mud
pools, pits, chute
floors, operating machinery, stairs, among others.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to install light bulbs on light poles and install focus on "golf cars".
En la planta de tratamiento de aguas usadas - durante las horas de la
noche los
empleadosrealizan deberes de trabajo donde la iluminacion es pobre.  Los
deberes de los
empleados especifican que ellos tienen que garantizar la operacion y el
cumplimiento
de la planta
mediante la verificacion de las operaciones con el monitoreo continuo, por
lo que tienen que
recorrer las las areas.  Tenian que transitar las carrreteras locales de
la planta en los "carritos
de golf" que no estaban equipados con foco, las bombillas de los postes a
lo largo de la carretera
estaban fundidas, los pasadisos peatonales y los pasillos hacia las areas
de trabajo tenian postes
de luz inoperantes.
Las medidas de lecturas de iluminacion realizadas fueron entre 2.2 y 0.0
fc.  El ANSI RP-7
Iluminacion industrial recomienda para espacios industriales exteriores de
1 - 5 fc.
Riesgo:  Pobre visibilidad en identificar los alrededores donde hay
piscinas de fango, pozos,
compuertas en pisos, maquinaria en operacion, escaleras, entre otros.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable de corregir este
riesgo es instalar bombillas
los postes de la luz y la instalacion de focos en los "carros de golf".s

Issued

Apr 16, 2010

Abate by

Jun 3, 2010

Penalty

Initial $5,000

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:
In the waste water treatment plant - the open floor coverings have four
sides resting on supports,
middle covers have two supports on concrete and two on metal brackets;
these covers are located
over wells or pits where there is movement of mud and rotating machinery.
At the RAS/WAS
Recirculation pump building there was one side of the metal bracket
missing leaving cover
without one support.
Hazard:  Falls.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to install supports for the floor opening covers or pits.
En la planta de tratamiento de aguas usadas - Las  compuertas de pisos
abiertos tienen cuatro
lados apoyados sobre soportes, las cubiertas del medio tienen dos en
concreto y dos en soportes
de metal; estas compuertas estan ubicadas sobre pozos o fosas por donde
hay movimiento de
fango y maquinarias rotativas.  En RAS/WAS Edificio de bombas de
recirculacion no habia un
lado del soporte de metal dejando un lado sin un soporte.
Riesgo:  Caidas.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable de corregir este
riesgo es de instalar los
soportes de las compuertas o cubiertas de los pisos abiertos o pozos.os

Issued

Apr 16, 2010

Abate by

Jun 3, 2010

Penalty

Initial $5,000

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:
At wastewater treatment plant - workplace floors were not maintained in
good repair, areas were
observed in deteriorating state:
a.RAS/WAS Building - metal rail for cover support on floor was missing,
cover
measures 5'2" long and 35.5" wide and weighs aproximately 100 pounds. Other
metal rails were rusted.
b.Press Building, second floor -  standing platform next to "thickening"
machine
fell, the grid's base support failed.  An employee fell into the dam.
c.Chlorine Contact Chamber, aisle - metal rail support for grid platform
was rusty.
d.BNR area, aisles - there was separation between cover.
Hazard:  Weakening of walking working areas which are situated over water
pools and
machinery.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to install missing supports and replace deteriorated supports.
En la planta de tratamiento de aguas usadas - el piso de los sitios de
trabajo no fueron
mantenidos en buenas condiciones, areas se observaron en estado de
deterioro:
a.Edificio RAS/WAS - le faltaba el riel de metal para sostener la cubierta
en
el
piso, la tapa media 5' 2" de largo y 35.5" de ancho y peso de
aproximadamente
100 libras.  Otros rieles de metal estaban enmohecidos.
b.Edificio de Prensa, segundo piso - plataforma al lado de maquina
"espesador" se
cayo, la base de apoyo de la rejilla fallo. Un empleado cayo en el dique.
c.Camara de contacto de cloro, pasillo - soporte de riel en metal para la
plataforma
en rejilla esta enmohecida.
d.Area BNR, pasillo - habia separacion de una compuerta o cubierta.
Riesgo: El debilitamiento de areas de transito y trabajo que estan
situados sobre las piscinas de
agua y de maquinaria.
Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable de corregir este
riesgo es instalar los
soportes que faltan y reemplazar los que estan deteriorados.o

Issued

Apr 16, 2010

Abate by

Jun 3, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,000

Issued

Apr 16, 2010

Abate by

Apr 21, 2010

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

Issued

Apr 16, 2010

Abate by

Jun 3, 2010

Penalty

Initial $3,500

Issued

Apr 16, 2010

Abate by

Jun 3, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500

Issued

Apr 16, 2010

Abate by

Jun 3, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500

Issued

Apr 16, 2010

Abate by

Jun 3, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500

Issued

Apr 16, 2010

Abate by

Jun 3, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,000

Issued

Apr 16, 2010

Abate by

Jun 3, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,000

Issued

Apr 16, 2010

Abate by

Jun 3, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,000