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: Fitness Gallery, treadmills area: It was observed that the electrical cord of the Star Trac Treadmill, SKU 97633 MUSAPO, were expossed just laying on the ground common area in the employees way making it not safe for them while they walk through it to gain access to turn the equipment on and off and also to get through to get the equipment and the area cleaned (mopping and sweeping the common area as well). Hazard: Stumble and falls by cables. Among others method, a feasible and aceptable to correct this hazard is, to relocated o take out the cables at the floor. Fitness Gallery, area de las trotadoras: Se observo que los cables electricos de las trotadoras Marca Star Trac, SKU 97633 MUSAPO, estaban en el piso de manera insegura. Cuando los empleados caminaban a traves de ellos para accesar al area para prender o apagar el equipo y tambien para realizar trabajos de limpieza como barrer y/o mapear el area. Riesgo: Tropezones y caidas con los cables. Entre otros metodos, un metodo accesible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es, reubicar o sacar los cables del piso.s