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Standard Cited: 6A0001 General Duty Clause

Inspection Nr: 311192512

Citation: 01003

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $2,800.00

Current Penalty:

Issuance Date: 01/21/2010

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 12

Abatement Date: 02/17/2010

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0257260

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC): A

Emphasis:


Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History
Type Latest Event Event Date Penalty Abatement Due Date Citation Type Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty I: Informal Settlement 02/03/2010 02/17/2010 Serious  
Penalty Z: Issued 01/21/2010 $2,800.00 02/17/2010 Serious  

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 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: ANSI/SIA A92.9-1993, Paragraph 7.7: Whenever an user directed or authorized an individual to operate a Mast Climbing Work Platform, he had to ensure that the individual was trained in accordance with the manufacture's operating and maintenance manual, and the user's work instructions and requirements listed in section 8 of this Standard before operating the Mast Climbing Work Platform. ANSI/SIA A92.9 -1993, Parrafo 7.7: Siempre que un usuario permitiese o autorizara a un individuo a operar una Plataforma de Trabajo que sube en mastil, el tenia que asegurarse que ese individuo estuviese adiestrado de acuerdo con el manual de operacion y mantenimiento del manufacturero y las instrucciones y requisitos para el usuario segun establecido en la seccion 8 de este reglamento, antes de operar la Plataforma de Trabajo que sube en mastil. At the Atlantis Construction Proyect at the facade located in the back side of the building. There was a mast scaffold used by employees for reaching the 18th floor were they were plastering exterior walls. The scaffold platform was at approximately 150 feet of height when another employee went to provide maintenance to the scaffold. The maintenance work consisted in changing one of the wheels that maintained elevated the platform. Meanwhile the plasterers kept working while the mechanic was repairing the scaffold. The scaffold Trademark was Hek, model MS Pro Max. It was a rainy day with strong winds when the mechanic took off the wheel to replace it with a new one. At this moment the scaffold platform came down in a free fall and the plasterers inside the platform died. The employer authorized employees to operate Mast Climbing Work Platform without making sure that the employees were trained in accordance with the manufacturer's operation and maintenance manual as required by ANSI/SIA A92.9-1993 para 7.7. Hazard: Scaffold failure, breaks or fell while employees were using it. En el Proyecto de construccion Atlantis, en la parte posterior del edificio habia un andamio de mastil que era usado por albaniles para poder alcanzar la pared exterior del piso 18 donde los albaniles se encontraban empanetando. La plataforma del andamio de mastil se encontraban a una altura aproximada de 150 pies cuando otro empleado fue a realizar trabajos de mantenimiento al andamio. El trabajo de mantenimiento consistia en cambiar una de las ruedas que mantenia la plataforma elevada. Los albaniles se mantuvieron trabajando mientras el mecanico se encontraba reparando el andamio. El andamio era marca Hek, Modelo MS Pro Max. El dia estaba lluvioso con vientos fuertesal momento que el mecanico saco la rueda para remplazarla por una nueva. En ese momento el andamio cayo en caida libre y los albaniles en la plataforma murieron. El patrono autorizo empleados a operar plataformas de Trabajo de Subida en Mastil sin asegurarse que esos empleados hubiesen sido adiestrados de acuerdo al manual de operacion y mantenimiento del manufacturero como lo requiere el ANSI/SIA A92.9-1993 para 7.7. Riesgo: Andamio falle, se rompa o caiga mientras empleados lo estubiesen usando.sen

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