OSHA Inspection: JUAN ASCENCION MENA-SALAS

Issued

2013-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  At jobsite located at 8504 W. 131st St, Overland Park, KS, employees worked below overhead work without a hard hat, exposing them to a head injury.

Issued

2013-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 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 jobsite located at 8504 W. 131st St, Overland Park, KS, employees engaged in reroofing activities worked from a 4 in 12 and 6 in 12 sloped roof without being tied off, exposing employees to a fall of approximately 20 feet from the eave to the concrete and ground below.

Issued

2013-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.  At jobsite located at 8504 W. 131st St, Overland Park, KS, the approximately 25 feet long extension ladder in use had structural defects in that a rung was significantly bent and the left rung lock was significantly bent, compromising the structural integrity of the ladder, exposing employees to falls of up to approximately 20 feet to the concrete and ground below.