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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 6A0001 General Duty Clause

Inspection Nr: 313744336

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $1,500.00

Current Penalty:

Issuance Date: 08/16/2011

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 6

Abatement Date: 08/30/2011

Gravity: 01

Report ID: 0257250

Contest Date:

Final Order: 10/27/2011

Related Event Code (REC): C

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	F: Formal Settlement	10/27/2011		08/30/2011	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	08/16/2011	$1,500.00	08/30/2011	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. Employees were exposed to recieve injuries such as contusions, at the DF Office, Governmental Building, Juana Diaz. It was observed at the archive room, first floor the several old archives equipment, the archive's drawer were damaged which cause that when the employees open the drawer it either fell down or get stuck. The dimensions of the archives are 50" height x 15"wide x 25"deep.One feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard, would be among others remove old and damaged archive and buy new ones. Hazard: Archive's damaged and drawers fall a. En la oficina del DF, Edificio Gubernamental, Juana Diaz. Fue observado en el cuarto de archivo, primer piso algunos equipo de archivos viejos, la gaveta del archivo estaban danada la cual causaba que cuando el empleados abre la gaveta esta se caiga o se encaje. Las dimensiones del equipo archivo son 50" de alto x 15" x 25 profundida. Un metodo factible y aceptable de corregir este riesgo podria ser entre otros remover los archivos viejos y danados y comprar nuevos. Riesgo: Archivos defectuosos, gavetas se caen

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