OSHA Inspection: HELAPAN INC

Issued

Jun 11, 2010

Abate by

Oct 7, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,750 · Current $1,225 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:
At the Helapan Inc., food storage warehouse it was observed that several
vertical
columns of the storage racks were bent due to the impacts with mechanical
forklifts. It
was documented that this condition persisted for years and that the
employer was
considering to repair them but had not taken action. Some colums were badly
deteriorated or corroded, others were not bolted to the floor. Some held
pallets with 5
gallons liquids that were not secured to ensure that they stay together
while moving the
pallet. The racks were used for the storage of boxes with food and other
food containers
that could range in weight from 20 to 200 pounds each aproximately,
packages were
stored at a heights that varied from 6 inches to 15 feet, measured from
the floor level.
The employees were using the forklift to move boxes of food in palets from
one end of
the warehouse to another while other employees were walking around the
warehouse.
Hazard: Be impacted by materials that falls from a collapsing rack or
material that falls
from an uneven or bent rack due to impacts with forklifts.
Among others methods, one acceptable and possible to correct this hazard
is to carry out
the preventive maintenance according to ANSI MH 6.2-1984 (R1996), sec.  3,
11 and
to protect them of subsequent impacts according to the section 3, 5.
En los almacenes de alimentos Helapan Inc., se observo que varias columnas
verticales
de las gondolas estaban dobladas debido a los impactos con montacargas. Se
documento
que llevaban anos en esta condicion y que el patrono estaba considerando
cambiarlas o
repararlas pero no habia tomado accion. Algunas columnas estaban
corroidas, otras no
habian sido fijadas al piso. Algunas de las paletas contenian envaces de
liquidos de 5
galones que no estaban aseguradas para impedir que se desplazaran al
moverlas con los
montacargas. En las gondolas se almacenaban cajas con comida y paletas con
envaces
de comidas que podian pesar desde 20 a 200 lbs aproximadamente, cada una
estaba a
alturas que variaban desde 6 pulgadas hasta 15 pies de alto medidas desde
el nivel del
piso. Los empleados estaban utilizando el montacargas para mover cajas de
alimentos en
paletas de un extremo del almacen a otro mientras otros empleados
caminaban
dentro del
almacen.
Riesgo: Ser impactado por materiales que caigan al desplomarse o
desnivelarse las
gondolas debido a impactos con los montacargas.
Entre otros  metodos, uno aceptable y posible para corregir este riesgo es
realizar elmantenimiento preventivo de acuerdo con ANSI MH 6.2-1984
(R1996), sec. 3.11 y
protegerlos de impactos subsecuentes segun la seccisn 3.5.isn

Issued

Jun 11, 2010

Abate by

Jul 7, 2010

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $525 Reduced

Issued

Jun 11, 2010

Abate by

Jul 7, 2010

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $525 Reduced

Issued

Jun 11, 2010

Abate by

Jul 7, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,750 · Current $1,225 Reduced

Issued

Jun 11, 2010

Abate by

Jul 7, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced

Issued

Jun 11, 2010

Abate by

Jul 7, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced

Issued

Jun 11, 2010

Abate by

Jul 7, 2010

Issued

Jun 11, 2010

Abate by

Jul 7, 2010

Issued

Jun 11, 2010

Abate by

Jul 7, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

Jun 11, 2010

Abate by

Jul 7, 2010

Issued

Jun 11, 2010

Abate by

Jul 7, 2010

Issued

Jun 11, 2010

Abate by

Jul 7, 2010

Issued

Jun 11, 2010

Abate by

Jun 16, 2010