Text For Citation: 02 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: Employees exposed to tripping and falling hazard while walking horses on common areas that had holes of 5 inches in depth that were made by trucks that delivered horse food and other merchandises for horses. The employees walked on common areas between stables to access stable #24. Ammmong other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is filling the holes and prohibit the transit of vehicles to enter the common areas between the stables. Empleados expuestos a riesgos de tropezones y caidas, mientras empleados pasean caballos en areas comunes que tenian huecos de 5 pulgadas de profundidad hechos por camionetas que entregan alimento y mercancia para caballos. Empleados caminaban por las areas comunes entre establos para accesar Establo #24. Entre otros metodos, uno factible y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es llenar los huecos y prohibir el transito de los vehiculos en las areas comunes entre los establos.