Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 6A0001 General Duty Clause
Inspection Nr: 311925911
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: I
Initial Penalty: $1,500.00
Current Penalty: $825.00
Issuance Date: 03/13/2009
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 03/18/2009
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0257220
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 04/01/2009 | $825.00 | 03/18/2009 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/13/2009 | $1,500.00 | 03/18/2009 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY
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: struck by the digger equipment. 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 ser golpeados por el equipo "digger". An employee of Jose Lopez Gonzalez dba LIL Construction, company hired by Enrique Alvarado dba Quique's BBQ, was operating a digger equipment, trademark Ford, model 555D, to complete the work of laying the concrete to the curb on the private road at the back of Quique's BBQ. The equipment was not in safe conditions for use: brakes pedal and the emergency system were not adjusted, brake bands and front wheels worn out, signal lights and front lights were not working, stops lights were broken, the horn was not working and the seat belt was broken. On November 14, 2008, an employee of Enrique Alvarado dba Quique's BBQ responsible for the construction of the curb, which was accommodating the concrete in the mold of the curb, died when was strucked by the equipment that went off and the operator lost the control of it. One feasible and abatement method among others to correct the hazards can be: 1) Evaluate and use appropriate equipment necessary to pour the concrete as a pump system. 2) Take safety measures in work involving mobile equipment to protect employees from unsafe conditions. Un empleado de Jose Lopez Gonzalez dba LIL Construction, compania contratada por Enrique Alvarado dba Quique's BBQ se encontraba operando el equipo "digger", marca Ford, modelo 555D para completar el trabajo de echar el concreto al encintado en un camino privado, en la parte posterior del establecimiento Quique's BBQ. El equipo no se encontraba en condiciones seguras de uso: pedal de frenos y el sistema de emergencia sin ajuste, bandas y gomas delanteras desgastadas, los focos de las senales y los focos delanteros no funcionaban, los focos traseros estaban rotos, la bocina no funcionaba y el cinturon de seguridad estaba roto. El dia 14 de noviembre de 2008 un empleado de Enrique Alvarado dba Quique's BBQ encargado de los trabajos de construccion del encintado, que se encontraba acomodando el concreto que se echaba en el molde del encintado murio al ser impactado por el equipo "digger" que se apago y el operador perdio el control del mismo. Un metodo viable entre otros metodos que se pueden utilizar para corregir los riesgos existentes es: 1) Evaluar y utilizar equipo apropiado y necesario para echar el concreto como sistema de bombas. 2) Tomar las medidas de seguridad en trabajos que envuelve equipo movil para proteger a los empleados.
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