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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 6A0001 General Duty Clause

Inspection Nr: 126959618

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $3,000.00

Current Penalty: $2,100.00

Issuance Date: 03/01/2000

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Abatement Date: 03/27/2000

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0257260

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC): R

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	04/13/2000	$2,100.00	03/27/2000	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	03/01/2000	$3,000.00	03/27/2000	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CRUSHING

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 Scorpio Recycling Inc. facilities in the feeding and compactation area, employee was operating the Lefort compacting machine, Model 27-6246 and serial No. 28-96-006. The machine was reported with defect in the ram actuation joystick. But remained in use with the defect. Among other methods to correct this hazard is to repair the machine before it is used again. Hazard: Malfunction of the machine. En las facilidades de Scorpio Recycling Inc., en las facilidades de alimentacion y compactacion, empleado estaba operando la maquina compactadora Lefort, Modelo 27- 6246 y No. de serie 28-96-006. La maquina fue reportada con defecto en la palanca de actuacion del piston, pero continuo operandose con el defecto. Entre otros metodos para corregir este riesgo es reparar la maquina antes de que esta sea usada nuevamente. Riesgo: Mal funcionamiento de la maquina.

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