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: a)At the followings area in the Francisco Mendoza High School - Its observed evidence of water filtrations through the ceiling and the ceiling plastering were felt down. The employees were observed performing their food preparation tasks and educational tasks. 1. the Lunch room. 2. the Commerce Classroom. 3. the English Classroom (11 and 12). 4. the Marketing Classroom. 5. the hallway of the second floor that gave access to the Electronic workshop. 6. the Electronic Classroom. 7. the hallway of building number 3. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is repair the ceiling. Hazards: falls. THE "DEPARTAMENTO DE EDUCACI:N" WAS PREVIOSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT, WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN PROSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 311386270, CITATION NUMBER 01 ITEM NUMBER 001, ISSUED ON JUNE 09, 2008 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT DE ESCUELA FRANCISCO MENDOZA ON ISABELA. a)En la Escuela Superior Francisco Mendoza - se observo evidencia de filtraciones de agua a traves del techo y que el empanetado del techo se estaba cayendo en las siguientes areas. Los empleados fueron observados realizando sus tareas de preparacion de alimentos y de ensenanza. 1. Salon Comedor. 2. Salon de Comercio. 3. Salon de Ingles (11 y 12). 4. Salon de Mercadeo 5. Pasillo del segundo piso que daba acceso al taller de Electronica.6. Salon de electronica. 7. Pasillo del edificio #3. Entre otros metodos de correccion, un metodo factible y aceptable es reparar el techo. Riesgo: caidas." EL DEPARTAMENTO DE EDUCACI:N, FUE CITADO PREVIAMENTE POR UNA VIOLACI:N A ESTA SECCI:N DE SEGURIDAD Y SALUD O SU ESTANDAR EQUIVALENTE, CONTENIDA EN EL CASO # 311386270, CITACI:N NBMERO 01, RENGL:N NBMERO 001 EMITIDA EL 9 DE JUNIO DE 2008, CON RESPECTO AL LUGAR DE TRABAJO LOCALIZADO EN DE ESCUELA FRANCISCO MENDOZA DE ISABELA."