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LHV Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico · Meat Markets · NAICS 445210

8inspections
24citation items
$5,970current penalties
May 19, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected LHV Inc. 8 times in Puerto Rico since 2015.

The latest one began on May 19, 2020 after a complaint, in Lares.

Those inspections ended with 24 citation items: 14 serious and 10 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $21,850 and now stand at $5,970, 73% lower after settlements or reviews.

Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 7 items under 1910.212.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $1,750, and LHV Inc. averages $1,194 (5 cited inspections).

LHV Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344756226 OPENED MAY 19, 2020Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 80 employees at the site · Closed Jul 21, 2020

Carr. 111 Km 3.4 Ave. Los Patriotas, Lares, PR 00669 · Meat Markets · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343806907 OPENED FEB 25, 2019Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 125 employees at the site · Closed Jun 24, 2019

Carr 100 Km 7.1 Centro Comercial Cabo Rojo Plaza, Cabo Rojo, PR 00623 · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 21, 2019: Employee is distracted while on phone, falls off ramp

At 2:30 p.m. on February 21, 2019, an employee was talking on the phone and was distracted causing him to fall off a ramp nearly 5 feet to the concrete floor. He sustained multiple fractures to the clavicle and ribs requiring medical treatment. Hospitalization was not required.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)(a) · Fall protection in general industry
Serious$1,500$750Apr 30, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$750$0Apr 30, 2019Final

Inspection 343355426 OPENED JUL 30, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Aug 3, 2018

Carr. 111 Centro Comercial, Barceloneta, PR 00617 · Executive Offices · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343128765 OPENED MAY 1, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 32 employees at the site · Closed Jan 2, 2019

Carr. 100 Km 7.3, Cabo Rojo Shopping Plaza, Cabo Rojo, PR 00623 · Meat Markets · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.136(a) · Foot protection
Other-than-serious$825$248Sep 26, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(9) · Ladders in general industry
Other-than-serious$825$248Sep 26, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(10) · Ladders in general industry
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 26, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,875$1,125Sep 26, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii) · Machine guarding
Serious$0$0Sep 26, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,500$0Sep 26, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$1,050$525Sep 26, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$825$0Sep 26, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 26, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(vii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 26, 2018Final

Inspection 341414043 OPENED APR 13, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 104 employees at the site · Closed Jul 8, 2016

Ave. Rivas Dominichi, Utuado, PR 00641 · Meat Markets · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$1,125$450Jun 10, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$750$0Jun 10, 2016Final

Inspection 340656628 OPENED MAY 26, 2015Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed May 28, 2015

Carr 111 Km 3.4 Ave Los Patriotas, Lares, PR 00669 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 340445311 OPENED MAR 4, 2015Closed

Programmed other · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Jun 22, 2015

Ave. Fernando Rivas Dominnichi Bo. Vivi Abajo Carrr. 111 Km 2.6, Utuado, PR 00641 · Meat Markets · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$975$0Apr 15, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,300$625Apr 15, 2015Final

Inspection 340405653 OPENED FEB 17, 2015Closed

Programmed other · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Apr 23, 2015

Carr. 100 Km 7.1 Cabo Rojo Shopping Center, Cabo Rojo, PR 00623 · Meat Markets · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$1,800$100Mar 20, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Serious$0$0Mar 20, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$4,500$1,250Mar 20, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii) · Machine guarding
Serious$0$0Mar 20, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
Serious$0$0Mar 20, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
Serious$2,250$650Mar 20, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$0$0Mar 20, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 20, 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 1910.132(d)(2)

(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1910.136 · Foot protection

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other meat markets employers in Puerto Rico

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