GUAYAMA, PR —
OSHA Inspection: MIGUEL CRUZ LOPEZ DBA CENTRO CERAMICO
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of MIGUEL CRUZ LOPEZ DBA CENTRO CERAMICO in CARR 3 KM 140.5 SECTOR MELANIA, GUAYAMA, PR 00784 (NAICS 444190). OSHA activity number 313820680.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- MIGUEL CRUZ LOPEZ DBA CENTRO CERAMICO
- Site address
- CARR 3 KM 140.5 SECTOR MELANIA
- City
- GUAYAMA
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00784
- Mailing
- CARR 3 KM 140.5 SECTOR MELANIA, GUAYAMA, PR 00784
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- Yes
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 444190
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5211
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2010
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $600
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 warehouse of establishement Centro Ceramico - Elevated work platform mounted on power industrial truck did not comply with the following ANSI B56.1-2000 requirements: a. The platform did not have a guardrail system. b. The platform was not properly secured to the forks. c. The platform did not have a means where employees could securely anchor a fall arrest device Employees declared using wood palet inserted in the forks of forklifts to store and dispatch merchandise up to aproximately 18 feet high. They use (2) forklifts gas type, manufacturer Nissan, model numbers KAPH02A25PV and KPH02A25PV, chassis numbers KAPH02P900793 and KPH02P900317. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is: a. The work platforms shall have permanent and legible identification providing information of platform weight and platform rated load. b. The work platform shall be secured to the fork carriage to prevent forward, lateral or rotational movement. c. The platform shall have a guardrail system and a 4 inch high toe board on all sides. d. The work platform shall have a suitable anchor point where the occupants could securely anchor a fall arrest device. Must provide fall arrest equipment and appropiate training to employees about the use of fall arrest equipment. e. The platform shall have a slip resistant floor surface. Hazard: Falls. En el almacen del establecimiento Centro Ceramico - Plataforma elevada para trabajo montada en camion industrial no cumplia con los siguientes requerimientos del ANSI B56.1-2000: a. La plataforma no tenia un sistema de barandas. b. La plataforma no estaba asegurada a los tenedores en forma apropiada. c. La plataforma no tenia un medio donde los empleados podrian anclar de forma segura un dispositivo de detencion de caidas. Empleados declararon que utilizan una paleta de madera insertada en los tenedores del montacarga para almacenar y despachar mercancia a alturas de aproximadamente 18 pies. Utilizan (2) montacargas de gas, manufacturero Nissan, modelos numero KAPH02A25PV y KPH02A25PV, numero de chassis KAPH02P900793 y KPH02P900317. Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable de corregir este riesgo es: a. La plataforma de trabajo debe tener identificacion permanente y legible, proveyendo informacion del peso de la plataforma y clasificacion de carga de la plataforma. b. La plataforma de trabajo debe asegurarse a los tenedores para evitar movimientos frontal, lateral, o en rotacion. c. La plataforma debe tener un sistema de barandas y 4 pulgadas de alto de tabla de capellada en todos los lados. d. La plataforma de trabajo debera tener un punto de anclaje adecuado donde los ocupantes puedan anclar de forma segura un dispositivo de detencion de caidas. Debe proveer equipo de detencion de caidas y adiestramiento apropiado a empleados sobre el uso del equipo conta caidas. e. La plataforma debera tener una superficie de suelo antideslizante. Riesgo: Caidas.
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2010
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $600
6A0001
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2010
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $500 · Current $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 Miguel Cruz Lopez dba Centro Ceramico 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. 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 Miguel Cruz Lopez dba Centro Ceramico 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. 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.
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Source
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