OSHA has inspected CC Pallets Inc once in Puerto Rico.
The inspection began on Feb 7, 2019 on a referral, in Cayey.
That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $600 and now stand at $300, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.
Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.219.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and CC Pallets Inc averages $300 (1 cited inspection).
CC Pallets Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 343772653 OPENED FEB 7, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 24 employees at the site · Closed Aug 13, 2019
Carr 735 Interseccion Carr 1 Bo Montellano, Cayey, PR 00736 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 2, 2019: Employee injures hand while using nail gun
At 9:40 a.m. on February 2, 2019, the employee was repairing wood pallets using a nail gun. A nail ricocheted onto his hand. He was hospitalized for two or more days to treat the injury to his hand.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $225 | $112 | Jul 10, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $375 | $188 | Jul 10, 2019 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Cayey site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 29 workers: 3.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 14 days away from work.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
