OSHA Inspection: SAVE GREEN CORP

Issued

Aug 13, 2010

Abate by

Sep 1, 2010

Penalty

Initial $750

Issued

Aug 13, 2010

Abate by

Sep 1, 2010

Penalty

Initial $750

Issued

Aug 13, 2010

Abate by

Aug 24, 2010

Penalty

Initial $49,000 · Current $1,000 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:
Receive serious injuries such as death or serious bone fractures due to
being
beaten, run over by a motor vehicle (car or truck) employer did not place
advance warning signs
on the highway as according to the Manual Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(MUTCD)2003
Edition For Temporary Traffic Control, was observed employees working in
maintenance of
green areas at Road PR 2 in the left side, right side and center island
without warning sign to
give knowledge to the drivers of the work and prevent accidents. Traffic
sush as "cars, trucks,
was observed traveling along the highway where a maximum speed is 55
mph.The employer was
notified of this condition on July 2, 2010 after that on July 8, 2010
occurred an accident in Road
PR 2 Km 201.6, was documented that had not placed the warning according
indicated in the last
inspection. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement
method to correct this
hazard is provide traffic control signs or devices used for protection
workers conform to
(MUTCD)
Recibir lesiones serias tales como muerte o serias fracturas de huesos
debido a ser golpeado,
arrollado por un vehiculo de motor (automovil o camion) que el patrono no
coloco rotulos de
avisos avanzados en la autopista de acuerdo al Manual Uniform Traffic
Control Devices
(MUTCD) 2003 Edition para Control Temporero de Trafico, fue observado
empleados
trabajando en mantenimiento de areas verdes en la Carr. PR 2 en los
laterales izquierdo, derecho
e isleta central, sin avisos de precaucion para darle conocimiento a los
conductores
de los
trabajos realizados y evitar accidentes. Se observo vehiculos de motor
camiones, automovil que
transitaban por la autopista donde la velocidad maxima es de 55 mph.  El
patrono fue notificado
de esta condicion el 2 de julio de 2010, luego de esto; el 8 de julio de
2010 occurrio un
accidente en la Carr. PR 2 Km 201.6, fue documentado que no habian
colocado los avisos de
precaucion segun senalado en la pasada inspeccion. Entre otros metodos, un
metodo acceptable
y possible de corregir este riesgo es proveer senales de  control de
transito o aparatos usados
para la proteccion de empleados conforme al (MUTCD).

Issued

Aug 13, 2010

Abate by

Aug 20, 2010