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Rimco LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

San Juan, Puerto Rico · Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423810

4inspections
31citation items
$20,999current penalties
Jun 27, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Rimco LLC 4 times in Puerto Rico since 1995.

The latest one began on Jun 27, 2024 on a referral, in Coto Laurel.

Those inspections ended with 31 citation items: 18 serious and 13 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $37,068 and now stand at $20,999, 43% lower after settlements or reviews.

Overhead and gantry cranes comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.179.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and Rimco LLC averages $6,480 (1 cited inspection).

Rimco LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Rimco LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 1995 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347592511 OPENED JUN 27, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Oct 31, 2024

3022 Ave. San Crist?bal, Coto Laurel, PR 00780 · Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 17 II C 5
 Other-than-serious$1,620$1,620Sep 16, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 17 IV A 1
 Other-than-serious$1,620$1,620Sep 16, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 17 IV B 1
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 16, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1904.30 · Multiple business establishments
 Other-than-serious$1,620$1,620Sep 16, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1904.30 · Multiple business establishments
 Other-than-serious$1,620$1,620Sep 16, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1904.30 · Multiple business establishments
 Other-than-serious$1,620$0Sep 16, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1904.30 · Multiple business establishments
 Other-than-serious$1,620$0Sep 16, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1904.30 · Multiple business establishments
 Other-than-serious$1,620$0Sep 16, 2024Final

Inspection 300146891 OPENED FEB 21, 2001Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 206 employees at the site · Closed Jul 19, 2001

Avda. Kennedy Km 3.7 Pueblo Viejo, San Juan, PR 00936 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$975$829Jun 4, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$975$829Jun 4, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$975$829Jun 4, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$975$829Jun 4, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication
 Serious$828$704Jun 4, 2001Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 4, 2001Closed

Inspection 300146016 OPENED OCT 27, 2000Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 210 employees at the site · Closed Mar 30, 2001

Carr. 2 Km 3.5 Ave. Kennedy, Pueblo Viejo, San Juan, PR 00917 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 6A0001
 Serious$1,400$700Feb 20, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2) · General requirements
 Serious$1,050$525Feb 20, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
 Serious$1,050$525Feb 20, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$1,400$700Feb 20, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.158(c)(1) · Standpipe and hose systems
 Serious$1,400$700Feb 20, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.158(c)(2) · Standpipe and hose systems
 Serious$1,400$700Feb 20, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$3,500$1,750Feb 20, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.179(l)(1) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$1,050$525Feb 20, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(iii) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$3,500$1,750Feb 20, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.180(d)(4) · Crawler locomotive and truck cranes
 Serious$1,050$525Feb 20, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(i) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$1,400$700Feb 20, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 12
29 CFR 1910.305(j)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$1,400$700Feb 20, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 13
29 CFR 1910.1200(h) · Hazard communication
 Serious$1,400$700Feb 20, 2001Closed

Inspection 125219873 OPENED OCT 5, 1995Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 101 employees at the site · Closed Jan 12, 1996

Ave. Kennedy Km. 3.7, San Juan, PR 00936 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(1)(iia) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 16, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(1)(iib) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 16, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(iii) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 15, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii) · Welding fire safety
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 16, 1995Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2019, the San Juan site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 162 workers: 1.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 23 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Rimco LLC
San Juan · 2019
162 221.31.4

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.30 · Multiple business establishments

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i)

(5) Transportation. (i) Chemical manufacturers, importers, or distributors shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace is labeled, tagged, or marked in accordance with this section in a manner which does not conflict with the requirements of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) and regulations issued under that Act by the Department of Transportation (49 CFR subtitle B).

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)

(h) Post-mortem data: Increased incidence and/or severity of post-mortem findings may be indicative of maternal toxicity. This can include gross or microscopic pathological findings or organ weight data, including absolute organ weight, organ-to-body weight ratio, or organ-to-brain weight ratio. When supported by findings of adverse histopathological effects in the affected organ(s), the observation of a significant change in the average weight of suspected target organ(s) of treated dams (mothers), compared to those in the control group, may be considered evidence of maternal toxicity.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.158 · Standpipe and hose systems

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.180 · Crawler locomotive and truck cranes

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers employers in Puerto Rico

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