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

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: Outside of main building - A propane gas tank was not protected from impact, it was a 1,000 gallons capacity vessel, the power operated trucks were driven close to it, for filling their cilinders, also the tank was used for the boilers and furnaces. The power operated trucks operators fell the cilinders twice a week; among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct is to place barriers against impact on the vessel. Hazard: Explotion by impact. Fuera del edificio principal - Tanque de gas propano no fue protegido de impacto, era un tanque de 1,000 galones de capacidad, el camion operado era manejado cerca del mismo, para llenar los cilindros, tambien era utilizado en las calderas y hornos. Los operadores del los montacargas llenaban los cilindros dos veces por semana, entre otros metodos, un metodo de correccion factible y aceptable es colocar barreras contra impactos. Riesgo: Explosion por impacto.n