Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 6A0001 General Duty Clause
Inspection Nr: 308100403
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Other
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty:
Current Penalty:
Issuance Date: 08/16/2006
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Abatement Date: 08/22/2006
Gravity:
Report ID: 0257230
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: UNCLASS
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: Tripping hazards due to a floor open hole that was not covered or barricated around it, the hole had the following dimansions: 9 feet long, 6 feet wide and 19 inches in depth. Employees worked placing rebars in a wall adyacent to the hole and they walked on a piece of wood that was placed crossing it as a bridge to access to the working area. At the northen building of Ocean Sixteen Proyect at Westin Rio Mar premises. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to place a cover on the hole or barricade it. Riesgo de tropezones debido a un hueco abierto en el piso que no estaba cubierto o con barricada alrededor, el hueco tenia las siguientes dimensiones: 9 pies de largo, 6 pies de ancho y 19 pulgadas de profundidad. Empleados estaban colocando varillas en una pared adyacente al hueco y ellos caminaban sobre un tablon que tenian colocado cruzando el hueco como puente para acceder el area donde estaban trabajando. En el edificio localizado en el norte del proyecto Ocean Sixteen en las inmediaciones del Hotel Westin Rio Mar. Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es cubrir rl mismo o colocar barricada alrededor.
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