PONCE, PR —
OSHA Inspection: HOSPITAL DE DAMAS INC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of HOSPITAL DE DAMAS INC in PONCE BY PASS, PONCE, PR 00731 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300423969.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- HOSPITAL DE DAMAS INC
- Site address
- PONCE BY PASS
- City
- PONCE
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00731
- Mailing
- 2213 PONCE BY PASS, PONCE, PR 00731
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 8062
- Employees
- 640
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
6A0001
- Issued
- Nov 6, 1998
- Abate by
- Nov 24, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
General-duty citation text
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. Receive injurries due to delay to means of egress in the X-Rays Transcription office. Five employees working with medical records of patients in a 158.7 square feet. The minimum permited is one person per 100sq. feet of gross floor area. This work place was more reduced if you considered 6 writing desk of 30 inches plus 52 inches. Among other method, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to move to the employees a bigger office. a. Recibir lesiones debido a la demora hacia puertas de salidas en la oficina de Transcripcion de Rayos X. Cinco empleados trabajando en esta oficina de 158.7 pies cuadrados de area. El minimo permitido es de una persona por cada 100 pies cuadrados en el area total bruto. El lugar de trabajo se reduce aun mas si descontamos el espacio ocupado por 6 escritorios que miden 30 pulgadas por 52 pulgadas de entre otros metodos, uno seguro y aceptable para corregir este riesgo es mudar a los empleados a una oficina mas grande.
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 300423969.
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