BAYAMON, PR —
OSHA Inspection: SONY FOODS CORP HNC BONANZA
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SONY FOODS CORP HNC BONANZA in AVE WEST MAIN 4 ENT PRIN PLAZ SOL, BAYAMON, PR 00956 (NAICS 445299). OSHA activity number 314005554.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SONY FOODS CORP HNC BONANZA
- Site address
- AVE WEST MAIN 4 ENT PRIN PLAZ SOL
- City
- BAYAMON
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00956
- Mailing
- PO BOX 582, CAGUAS, PR 00726
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 445299
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5499
- Employees
- 70
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2010
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $3,150 · Current $1,890 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: Bonanza, kitchen area: Employees work carried out food preparation and were exposed to heat stress (prolonged increase in the temperature inside the body exposure to high levels of heat) measurements were taken with the teamHeat Stress Monitor (SN KL6020017 QUESTemp 15 CAL 8-26-08 to 8-26-09). Temperatures in the interior "Wet Bulb Temperature, Globe Temperature (WBGT)" turn in 29.1 degrees Celsius and 21.21 degrees Celsius. The employer mentioned that the exhaust had been repaired but the direction of heat moisture passing through the area affected employees. Other factor that worsened the condition of heat stress was that the place did not have doors or windows leading to the outside and the employee activity was classified as moderate. Only airchange ocurred at the servicar window. Among other methods, various feasible and acceptable methods to correct this hazard are: Provide good hood extractor maintenance over the stoves so they capture the heat and humidity that comes from foods and to avoid that it crosses the kitchen. Meanwhile they need to implement mitigation controls that allow sufficient recovery and limit physiological strain such as: to provide accurate, verbal and written instructions, frequient training programs, and other information about heat stress and strain; encouratge to drink small amount (approximately one cup) of cool wather about every 20 minutes; to allow seld-limitation of exposure or resting periods and encorage co- worker observation to detect signs and symptoms of heat strain in others; to monitor those who take medications that may compromise normal cardiovascular, blood pressure, regulation of body temperature, renal and sweat gland functions. Bonanza, area de cocina: Empleados realizaron trabajos de preparacion de alimentos y fueron expuestos a estres calorico (aumento prolongado en la temperatura interior del cuerpo por exposicion a altos niveles de calor). Se tomaron medidas con el equipo Heat Stress Monitor (Questemp 15 SN KL6020017 CAL 8-26-08 al 8-26-09). Las temperaturas en el interior "Wet Bulb Temperature, Globe Temperature (WBGT) "resultaron en 29.1 grados centigrados y 21.21 grados centigrados. El patrono menciono que los extractores habian sido reparadas pero la direccion del calor y la humedad atraviesan el area afectando a los empleados. Otro factor que empeoro la condicion de estres de calor era que el lugar no tenia puertas o ventanas hacia el exterior y solamente habia intercambio de aire en la ventana del servi-carro y la actividad de los empleados fue clasificada como moderada. Entre otros metodos, varios metodos razonables y aceptables de corregir este riesgo son:Proveer buen mantenimiento a los extractores de campana sobre las estufas para que capturen el calor y la humedad que resulta de la preparacion de los alimentos y no atraviesen la cocina. Mientras tanto utilizar controles generales que permitan suficiente recuperacion y limite la tension fisiologica tales como: proveer intrucciones escritas y verbales precisas, frecuentes programas de adiestramiento y cualquier otra informacion acerca de estres calorico y tension; fomentar el beber un volumen pequeno (aproximadamente una taza) de agua fria cada 20 minutos; permitir la auto-limitacion de exposicion o periodos de descanzo y fomentar la observacion de los companeros de trabajo para detectar senales y sintomas de tension por calor entre otros; monitorear a aquellos que toman medicamentos que puedan comprometer las funciones cardiovasculares normales, la presion sanguinea, la regulacion de la temperatura del cuerpo, las funciones renales y de la glandula del sudor.la
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1890.00
- — Z (S) $3150.00
1910.138 B
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2010
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $1,225 · Current $735 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $735.00
- — Z (S) $1225.00
1910.22 A02
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2010
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $1,225 · Current $735 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $735.00
- — Z (S) $1225.00
6A0001
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2010
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $500 · Current $300 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 Sony Foods Corp. HNC Bonanza, the employer did not provide training to his employees related to the establishment of a written 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. Hazard: Injuries, and illnesses related to domestic violence in the workplace. Method to abate the hazard: The employer shall provide training to all the establishment's employees related to a written protocol to handle domestic violence in the workplace. 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. En Sony Foods Corp. HNC Bonanza, el patrono no proveyo adiestramiento a sus empleados relacionado al establecimiento de un protocolo escrito para manejar situaciones de violencia domestica en el lugar de trabajo, como lo requiere la Ley para la Implementacion del Protocolo para Manejar Situaciones de Violencia Domestica en el Sitio de Trabajo, Ley Num. 217 del 2006. Riesgo: Lesiones, y enfermedades relacionadas a la violencia domestica en el sitio de trabajo. Metodo de corregir el riesgo: El patrono tiene que proveer adiestramiento a todos los empleados del establecimiento relacionado con un protocolo escrito para el manejo de la violencia domestica en el sitio de trabajo. Hay informacion disponible en la Oficina de la Procuradora de la Mujer. Una Guia para Patronos: Violencia Domestica en el Lugar de Trabajo, y otras referencias fueron provistas durante la inspeccion.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $300.00
- — Z (O) $500.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 314005554.
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