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George BBQ: OSHA inspections and violations

Arecibo, Puerto Rico · Food Services and Drinking Places · NAICS 722211

2inspections
16citation items
$900current penalties
Jun 2, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected George BBQ 2 times in Puerto Rico since 2015.

The latest one began on Jun 2, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Hatillo.

Those inspections ended with 16 citation items: 6 serious and 10 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,500 and now stand at $900, 80% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical wiring methods comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.305.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for hotel and restaurant employers since 2015 is $1,350, and George BBQ averages $450 (2 cited inspections).

George BBQ: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341530384 OPENED JUN 2, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Dec 7, 2016

Carr #2 Km 84.5 Bo Carrizales, Hatillo, PR 00659 · Food Services and Drinking Places · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$1,050$400Sep 21, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 21, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 21, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(d)(2) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$600$0Sep 21, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 21, 2016Final

Inspection 340985779 OPENED OCT 14, 2015Closed

Programmed other · Complete · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Feb 26, 2016

Carr 2 Km 68.0 Bo. Santana, Arecibo, PR 00612 · Food Services and Drinking Places · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$750$0Dec 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$1,050$500Dec 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Dec 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Dec 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$1,050$0Dec 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(b) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Dec 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Dec 29, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2) · General requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 29, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5) · Exit routes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 29, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.138(b) · Gloves and hand protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 29, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 29, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.138(b)

(b) Selection. Employers shall base the selection of the appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the task(s) to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(1)

(e) Inspection, maintenance and testing. (1) The employer shall be responsible for the inspection, maintenance and testing of all portable fire extinguishers in the workplace.

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

Other food services and drinking places employers in Puerto Rico

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