NEWTON, KS —
OSHA Inspection: THE CARPENTERS TOOL
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of THE CARPENTERS TOOL in 401 E. 3RD, NEWTON, KS 67114 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 336769583.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- THE CARPENTERS TOOL
- Site address
- 401 E. 3RD
- City
- NEWTON
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67114
- Mailing
- 1220 N. EL PASO DR., DERBY, KS 67037
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 9, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502: At the job site 401 E. 3rd, Newton Kansas, employees were doing residential roofing work on a roof pitch of 10 in 12 and no fall protection was in place. Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2800
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 336769583.
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