OSHA Inspection: JIM MURPHY

Issued

Jan 2, 2013

Abate by

Jul 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites.    At 15309 Bond St, Overland Park, KS, electrical power used to power two electrical compressors and one microwave was not protected with a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter, exposing employees to a potential shock hazard.

Issued

Jan 2, 2013

Abate by

Jul 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.    At 15309 Bond St, Overland Park, KS, employee(s) engaged in framing worked near an unprotected floor opening, exposing employees to falls of up to 10 feet to the concrete basement below.

Issued

Jan 2, 2013

Abate by

Jul 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): (    At 15309 Bond St, Overland Park, KS, employee(s) engaged in framing worked on top of a second level floor without any form of fall protection, exposing employees to falls of up to 13 feet from the top plate to the ground below.

Issued

Jan 2, 2013

Abate by

Jul 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail and one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:      At 15309 Bond St, Overland Park, KS, employees were accessing the second floor using stairs that had no stair rail on the unprotected side, exposing employees to falls of approximately 11 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jan 2, 2013

Abate by

Jul 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(12): Unprotected sides and edges of stairway landings were not provided with guardrail systems that meet the criteria contained in Subpart M of 29 CFR 1926:(a)     At 15309 Bond St, Overland Park, KS, employees working on the second floor had an unguarded floor opening in that the stairs had no guardrail system around the floor opening, exposing employees to falls of up to 11 feet to the floor below.