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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: At the "Departamento de Educacion Biblioteca Carnegie" it was observed that the wood cornice of the building entrance was in bad repair and pieces were falling, the employees were exposed to that pieces of the cornice of wood that could fall in the head. The employees performed office and library related works such as: writing in computer, client services, looking for books among others. Among other method, one feasible and acceptable is repair the cornice of the building to other. Hazard: Employees struck by pieces of ceiling falling. En el Departamento de Educacion Biblioteca Carnegie, se observo pedazos de la cornisa de entrada del edificio estaban desprendiendose, los empleados estaban expuestos a que pedazos de la cornisa de madera le cayeran en la cabeza. Los empleados realizaban trabajos de oficina y biblioteca tales como: escribir a computadora, servicio al cliente, buscando libros entre otros. Entre otros metodos de correccion, uno accesible y aceptable es reparar la cornisa del edificio. Riesgo: Empleados sean golpeados por pedazos del techo.s