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 the TRU Of PR Inc DBA Toys R US, warehouse; metal shelves up to 3 levels, they contained merchandise such as: diasposable diapers, wet wipes, among others baby items, The legs of the shelves were not bolted to the floor. The employees moved, stored and shipped merchandise from the shelvess by hand. Hazard: Falling of the shelfs and/or the merchandise above the employees. Among other correction methods, a feasible and acceptable was anchor the shelfs to the floor. En el almacen de TRU Of PR Inc HNC Toys R US; anaqueles de metal de hasta 3 niveles, que contenian mercancia tales como: cajas de panales desechables, toallitas humedas, entre otros articulos de bebe. Las patas de los anaqueles tenian calzos de madera y carton, no estaban atornillados al piso. Los empleados movian, despachaban y almacenaban mercancia de los anaqueles de forma manual. Riesgo: Caida de los anaqueles y/o la mercancia encima de los empleados. Entre otros metodos de correccion uno factible y aceptable seria anclar los anaqueles al piso.eles