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

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 empleado s estaban expuestos a: a)Amputation hazard; Construction personnel were not trained in how perform safetly the lifting operation and familiarize with the different components of the crane. Location; Road #2 km 145.9 Bo: Mani Mayaguez. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is provide training to the construction personnel. a)Riesgo de amputacion; Personal de construccion no recibio adiestramiento en como realizar seguramente operacion de izar carga y familiarizarlo con los diferentes componentes de la grua. Localizacion; Carretera #2 km 145.9 Bo: Mani Mayaguez. Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable de correccion para este riesgo es proveer adiestramiento al personal de construccion."