Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 6A0001 General Duty Clause
Inspection Nr: 311386106
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty: $5,000.00
Current Penalty: $5,000.00
Issuance Date: 06/30/2008
Nr Instances: 3
Nr Exposed: 7
Abatement Date: 07/08/2008
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0257240
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
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)Tripping and falling hazards causing severes contusions, fractures, lacerations and abrasions. Employees were working daily and continually in different administrative tasks in an office which had the floor with some broken tiles. Location: at the workplace known as "DE Autoridad Escolar de Alimentos" located at Mayaguez Goverment Center. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is the placement of new tiles. a)Riesgos de tropiezos y caidas ocasionando contusiones severas, fracturas, laceraciones y abrasiones. Empleados estuvieron trabajando diaria y continuamente en diferentes tareas administrativas en una oficina la cual tenia el piso con varias losetas rotas. Localizacion: en el lugar de trabajo conocido como DE Autoridad Escolar de Alimentos localizado en el Centro Gubernamental de Mayaguez. Entre otros metodos, un metodo factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es la colocacion de losetas nuevas."
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