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Standard Cited: 6A0001 General Duty Clause

Inspection Nr: 300918224

Citation: 01002

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $2,100.00

Current Penalty: $2,100.00

Issuance Date: 07/17/1998

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 10

Abatement Date: 07/23/1998

Gravity: 05

Report ID: 0257210

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC): C

Emphasis:



Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: HEAT

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)At the Michael's store in road # 2 Km 81.9 from Hatillo. Employees working at regular hours expose to high temperature in close area of 15,000 square feets, don't have windows or others natural ventilation. Strong olors to citronella and eucalyptus persist in the area. The transformer of the building was damage and this building is designed to use air conditioner. Pregnacy and others employees expose to sofocation, heat stress, headache, breastache, fatigue, irritation to skin, eyes and respiratory system and allergic reaction. "One feasible and acceptable abatament method amoung others to correct this hazards is". 1-Close the aile and areas or put artificial system light in toilet rooms, aisle and others areas. 2-Put another power generation plant of greater capacity. a)En la tienda Michael's en la carr # 2 Km 81.9 de Hatillo. Empleados trabajando en horarios regulares, expuestos a temperaturas altas en area cerrada de 15,000 pies cuadrados, no tienen ventanas u otra ventilacion natural. Olores fuertes a citronela y eucalipto persiste en el area. El transformador del edificio estaba danado y el edificio esta disenado para usar aire acondicionado. Empleada embarazada y otros empleados expuestos a sofocacion, agitacion por esfuerzo, dolor de cabeza, dolor en el pecho, fatiga, irritacion en la piel, ojos y sistema respiratorio y reacciones alergicas. "Un metodo de correccion factible y aceptable entre otros para corregir este riesgo es". 1-Cerrar los pasillos y areas o sisten=ma de luces artificiales en los servicios sanitarios, pasillos y otras areas. 2- Colocar otra planta generadora de mayor capacidad.

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