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

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: a)Employees of this and/or other companies were found at the bucket of an excavator (Ford 555C no.A4097-DF9PIZ) placing concrete blocks in upper surfaces (roof in upper levels-from the 2nd to 3erd level). Scratches, hits and/or similar injuries due to falls. Among other, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to orientate all exposed employees, with a safety program, to identify and to avoid the hazards associated to constructions. a)Empleados de esta y/u otras companias se encontraban en el cucharon de la excavadora (Ford NewHolland 555C no.A4097-DF9PIZ) para colocar bloques de concreto en superficies mas altas (techos en niveles mas altos- del 2do al 3er piso). Raspaduras, golpes y/o lesiones similares resultaran por caidas. Ademas de otros un metodo de correccion factible lo es el orientar a todos los empleados expuestos, mediante un programa de seguridad, a identificar y evitar los riesgos asociados a procesos de construccion.IZ)