Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 6A0001 General Duty Clause
Inspection Nr: 311192512
Citation: 01006
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty: $2,800.00
Current Penalty: $1,960.00
Issuance Date: 01/21/2010
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 12
Abatement Date: 01/27/2010
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0257260
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 02/03/2010 | $1,960.00 | 01/27/2010 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/21/2010 | $2,800.00 | 01/27/2010 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006 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 7.1: The information in this Standard was not supplemented by good job management, safety control, and the aplication of sound principles of safety, training, inspection, erection, maintenance, application and operation consistent with all data available regarding the parameters of intended use and expected environment. Since the user has direct control over the application and operation of Mast Climbing Work Platform were not made with the consideration for the fact that the machine was carrying personnel whose safety was dependent on those decisions. ANSI/SIA A92.9 -1993, Parrafo 7.1: La informacion en este Reglamento no fue suplementada por una buena gestion de trabajo, control de la seguridad, y por la aplicacion de principios sanos de la seguridad, adiestramiento, inspeccion, levantamiento, mantenimiento, la aplicacion y la operacion consistente con todos los datos disponibles con respecto a los parametros del uso destinado y ambiente esperado. Debido a que el usuario tiene el control directo sobre la aplicacion y la operacion de la Plataforma de Trabajo no fue realizada con la consideracion debida por el hecho de que la maquina estaria llevando al personal cuya seguridad era dependiente de esas decisiones. 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 keep workin 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 machine 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 did not ensure that the user's followed the safety precautions, sound safety management principles and applications, the requirements for: training inspection, erection, maintenance to operate the equipment safely as required by ANSI/SIA A92.9-1993 paragraph 7.1. 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 demastil se encontraba 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 fuertes al 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. Las precausiones de seguridad, principios y aplicacion de gerencia de seguridad, los requisitos para: adiestrar, inspeccionar, levantar, mantener y operar el equipo seguramente segun lo requiere el ANSI/SIA A92-1993 parrafo 7.1. Riesgo: Andamio falle, se rompa o caiga mientras empleados lo estubiesen usando.sen
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