KANSAS CITY, MO —
OSHA Inspection: BALLEZA CONSTRUCTION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BALLEZA CONSTRUCTION in 7323 E. 47TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO 64119 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 339509614.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BALLEZA CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- 7323 E. 47TH STREET
- City
- KANSAS CITY
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 64119
- Mailing
- 505 N. MARION STREET, OLATHE, KS 66061
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238130
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: (a). Worksite located at 7323 E. 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri- Employees were exposed to overhead hazards from elevated employees, equipment, and materials and were not provided any means of head protection.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.403 B01
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1): Employer did not ensure that electrical equipment is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees: (a). Worksite located at 7323 E. 47th Street. Kansas City, Missouri- Employees were exposed to a shock or electrocution hazard in that the extension cords had not inspected to ensure that the cords were not breached, proper types of cords, and that ground prongs had not been removed.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: (a). Worksite located at 7323 E. 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri- Employees were exposed to a fall hazard in that employees had erected a scaffold platform in order to set the roof's ridge trusses and provided no fall protection for the employees.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: (a). Worksite located at 7323 E. 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri- Employees were exposed to a fall hazard while setting the bottom section of the roof trusses and were near the wall's edge without the use of any means of fall protection.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.501 B04 III
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(iii): Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from objects falling through holes (including skylights) by covers: (a). Worksite located at 7323 E. 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri- Employees were exposed to fall hazards in that the employees had left stairway opening uncovered and had not placed any guardrailing around the holes to prevent employees from falling through the hole.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2400
1926.404 B01 I
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
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: (a). Worksite located at 7323 E. 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri- Employees were exposed to a shock or electrocution hazard in that the employees were using poorly maintained and inappropriate gauged cords without the use of a GFCI.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2000
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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 339509614.
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