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: At Jose Santos Alegria School, located in Dorado, the floor of the Science room in the Southern Annex Building had shifted and was uneven due to the roots of a tree located in the school's yard. The state of the floor caused the teacher to trip while walking in the classroom. Hazard: Trips and falls. Among other correction methods, a feasible and acceptable one would be to repair the floor structure. En la escuela Jose Santos Alegria, localizada en el pueblo de Dorado, se observaron grietas y un desnivel en el piso del salon de Ciencia del Edificio Anexo Sur ocasionado por las raices de un arbol localizado en el patio del plantel escolar. El estado del piso provocaba que la maestra se tropezara mientras caminaba en el salon de clases. Riesgo: Tropezones y caidas. Entre otros metodos de correccion uno factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo seria reparar la estructura del piso.ctura