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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 6A0001 General Duty Clause

Inspection Nr: 308165042

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Other

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $3,500.00

Current Penalty:

Issuance Date: 06/06/2007

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 20

Abatement Date: 07/09/2007

Gravity: 05

Report ID: 0257240

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC):

Emphasis:


Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History
Type Latest Event Event Date Penalty Abatement Due Date Citation Type Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty I: Informal Settlement 07/05/2007 07/09/2007 Other  
Penalty Z: Issued 06/06/2007 $3,500.00 07/09/2007 Serious  

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)Worksite, Office area - Employees used a work chair in bad conditions, broken, without five legs, lumbar support, etc; exposed to falling hazards. Among other methods of correction, various factible and acceptable methods for corrected this hazards are the following: Using an office chair on a five - castor base equipped with multiple adjustable feature including seat height/tilt/depth adjustment, back rest height/tilt adjustment, lumbar support, adjustable arm rest and locking mechanism. The recomended depth of chairs seat is 17". a)Sitio de trabajo, area de Oficina - Empleados utilizaban una sillas de trabajo las cuales estaban en malas condiciones, estaban rotas, no tenian 5 patas, soporte lumbar, etc.; expuesto al riesgo de caidas de las sillas. Entre otros metodos de correccion aceptables: la utilizacion de una silla de 5 patas con varias opciones ajustables como la altura, profundidad, descansabrazos, soporte lumbar infable, entre otros. La profundidad recomendable de una silla debe ser de 17 pulgadas."le

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