OSHA Inspection: BONN CONSTRUCTION CORP

Issued

Jul 22, 2010

Abate by

Jul 27, 2010

Penalty

Initial $675 · Current $473 Reduced

Issued

Jul 22, 2010

Abate by

Jul 27, 2010

Penalty

Initial $675 · Current $473 Reduced

Issued

Jul 22, 2010

Abate by

Jul 27, 2010

Issued

Jul 22, 2010

Abate by

Jul 27, 2010

Issued

Jul 22, 2010

Abate by

Jul 27, 2010

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $315 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: Tripping Hazard
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: Riesgo de Tropezones
At the Jesus T. Pinero Remodelation Project, Canovanas PR, it was observed
that Bonn
Construction Corp employees' accessed the material wagon through a ramp
made of plywood
with crossed 2"x4" wood poles. The higher point of the ramp was 51 inches
above the ground.
The distance along the ramp between the foot and the top support was 64
inches and the width
of the ramp was 52 inches.  It was documented that the employees walked
into the wagon to
retrieve and store their tools and construction materials.  Carrying these
objects limited
employees's visibility to the floor.  The two by four (2"x4") wood poles
that had a height of one
and a half inches (1 1/2"), nailed to the ramp's surface represented a
tripping hazard.
Feasible abatement methods to correct this hazard may include, but are not
limited to:
Construct a stairway with risers height and tread depth uniformly.
En el proyecto de Remodelacion Jesus T. Pinero, Canovanas PR, se observo
que los empleados
de la Compania Bonn Construction Corp. accesaban al vagon de materiales
atravez de una rampa
hecha de paneles, cruzada por pedazos de 2"x4".  El punto mas alto de
rampa era de 51
pulgadas sobre el suelo.  La distancia a lo largo de la rampa entre la
base y la parte mas alta
era 64 pulgadas y el ancho de la rampa era de 52 pulgadas.  Se documento
que los empleados
caminaban hacia el vagon para recoger y almacenar sus herramientas y
materiales de
construccion.  Los empleados cargando dichos objetos, limitaba su
visibilidad al piso.  Los palos
de madera dos por cuatro (2"x4") que tenian una altura de una y media
pulgada (1 1/2"),
clavados a la superficie de la rampa representaban un riesgo de tropiezo.
Metodo factible para corregir este peligro puede incluir, pero no se
limita a lo siguiente:
Construir una escalera donde el alto y la profundidad de la contrahuella
sea uniforme.