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. Receive serious injuries due to falling unstable object (wood 2"W x 4"H x 12"L) from overhead crane 15 ton. at 60 feet high approximately. The overhead crane was located at establishment in ground floor between turbine 2 and 3, north side. Among other method, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to fix to structure the unstable objects. a. Recibir serias lesiones dado a caida de objeto inestable (madera 2"W x 4"H x 12"L) de gruua de soporte suspendido a 60 pies alto aproximadamente. La grua suspendida de 15 ton. estaba localizada en el establecimiento, en la planta baja entre las turbinas 2 y 3, lado norte. Entre otros metodos, un metodo aceptable y posible para corregir este riesgo es fijar a la estructura los objetos inestables.