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Ultimate Services,Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico · Janitorial Services · NAICS 561720

3inspections
18citation items
$5,850current penalties
Oct 26, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ultimate Services,Inc. 3 times in Puerto Rico since 2011.

The latest one began on Oct 26, 2016 after a complaint, in Juana Diaz.

Those inspections ended with 18 citation items: 10 serious and 8 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $10,100 and now stand at $5,850, 42% lower after settlements or reviews.

Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 10 items under 1910.1200.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,200, and Ultimate Services,Inc. averages $2,050 (1 cited inspection).

The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $51 in back wages owed to workers.

Ultimate Services,Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2011 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341889921 OPENED OCT 26, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jun 6, 2017

Plaza Juana Diaz,k-mart 3993 Car.149 Int.584, Juana Diaz, PR 00795 · Janitorial Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 6 A
Serious$1,050$525Dec 16, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(a)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$1,050$1,000Dec 16, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$1,050$0Dec 16, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$1,050$0Dec 16, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2d
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$1,050$0Dec 16, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$1,050$525Dec 16, 2016Final

Inspection 316565837 OPENED SEP 12, 2012Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed May 13, 2016

K-mart Montehiedra Shopping Center, San Juan, PR 00926 · Janitorial Services · 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$750$750Mar 7, 2013Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.40(a) · Giving injury records to OSHA
Other-than-serious$500$500Mar 7, 2013Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1904.40(a) · Giving injury records to OSHA
Other-than-serious$500$500Mar 7, 2013Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1904.40(a) · Giving injury records to OSHA
Other-than-serious$500$500Mar 7, 2013Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 7, 2013Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 7, 2013Closed
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 7, 2013Closed
Citation 2, item 7
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 7, 2013Closed

Inspection 311394670 OPENED JUN 1, 2011Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Sep 3, 2013

975 Ave. Hostos Suite 110, Mayaguez, PR 00680 · Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$1,050$1,050Jul 29, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Jul 29, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Jul 29, 2011Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 6A0001
Other-than-serious$500$500Jul 29, 2011Closed

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
Dec 25, 2016 to Jan 21, 2017
Mayaguez
21$51$0

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.40 · Giving injury records to OSHA

29 CFR 1904.40(a)

(a) Basic requirement. When an authorized government representative asks for the records you keep under part 1904, you must provide copies of the records within four (4) business hours.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(a)(1)

(a) Purpose. (1) The purpose of this section is to ensure that the hazards of all chemicals produced or imported are classified, and that information concerning the classified hazards is transmitted to employers and employees. The requirements of this section are intended to be consistent with the provisions of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), primarily Revision 7. The transmittal of information is to be accomplished by means of comprehensive hazard communication programs, which are to include container labeling and other forms of warning, safety data sheets and employee training.

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

Other janitorial services employers in Puerto Rico

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