OSHA Inspection: HORMIGONERA MAYAGUEZANA INC

Issued

2005-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2005-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 6(a) of Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Act: The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment wich were free 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 puedan causar muerte o dano fisico a los empleados, por cuanto empleados
estaban
expuestos a:
At the exterior area of "Capitolio Plaza" construction project; the
employees were
making a concrete shot for building B. The truck 209 of "Hormigonera
Mayaguezana"
was in backward to leave the area when it crush the employee who was
realizing
flaging
works, causing his death, the truck doesn't have backup lights neither
backup horn.
Riesgo: Aplastamiento.
En la parte exterior del proyecto de construccion Capitolio Plaza; los
empleados estaban
realizando un tiro de hormigon para el edificio B. Cuando el camion 209 de
Hormigonera
Mayagueza que iba en retroceso saliendo del area aplasto a un empleado que
realizaba
trabajos de abanderado ocasionandole la muerte, el camion tenia las luces
de reversa
inoperables y desprovisto del pito de alerta.
Hazard: Crushing.to