Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 6A0001 General Duty Clause
Inspection Nr: 126950856
Citation: 01002
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 11/08/2000 X
Initial Penalty: $4,500.00
Current Penalty: $2,700.00
Issuance Date: 11/02/2000
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0257230
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 11/27/2000 | $2,700.00 | 11/08/2000 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 11/02/2000 | $4,500.00 | 11/08/2000 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 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 main kitchen production area: Cardboard raw materials containing boxes were storaged inside the General Freezer trademark American Panel, serial 9769A, obstructing the locking handle safety emergency system, exposing the employees to the hazard of entrapment and death from exposition to low temperatures and or burns and smoke related injuries, in an event of failure in the establishment's electrical system and or fire inside freezer. Among other methods, one feasible and abatement method to correct this hazard is to eliminate the practice to storage materials next to the emergengy exit system inside the freezer. En el area de produccion de la cocina principal: Materias primas contenidas en cajas de carton fueron almacenadas dentro del Congelador general marca American Panel, serie 9769A, obstruyendo la manija con cerradura del sistema de seguridad de emergencia, exponiendo a los empleados al riesgo de entrampamiento y muerte por exposicion a bajas temperaturas y/o quemaduras y lesiones por inhalacion de humo, en un evento de fallo en el sistema electrico del establecimiento o fuego dentro del congelador. Entre otros metodos, un metodo accesible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es eliminar la practica de almacenar materiales proximo al sistema de salida de emergencia dentro del congelador.