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OSHA Inspection: SAM JUERTA CONSTRUCTION

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SAM JUERTA CONSTRUCTION in 8159 ELMWOOD RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64118 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339959744.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
8159 ELMWOOD RD
City
KANSAS CITY
State
MO
ZIP
64118
Mailing
804 GRANT STREET, OLATHE, KS 66061
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238160
Employees
8
Ownership type
Private (A)

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.100 A

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 14, 2014
Penalty
Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
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:  On September 26, 2014 at the job site located at or near 1833 Elwood at Brighton Woods apartment complex in Kansas City, MO employees were exposed to head injury from flying objects in that they working on the ground with no protective helmets while work was going on overhead producing falling and flying objects.
Recent events (1)
  • · Z (S) $1600

1926.102 A01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Oct 14, 2014
Penalty
Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  On September 26, 2014 at the job site located at or near 1833 Elwood at Brighton Woods apartment complex in Kansas City, MO , employees were exposed to an eye and face hazard in that they were using tools with the potential for eye injury without the use of eye protection.
Recent events (1)
  • · Z (S) $1200

1926.501 B11

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Oct 14, 2014
Penalty
Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  On September 26, 2014 at the job site located at or near 1833 Elwood at Brighton Woods apartment complex in Kansas City, MO, employees were exposed to a fall hazard in that they were working on a steep roof, approximately 16 feet above next lower level without an approved form of fall protection.
Recent events (1)
  • · Z (S) $2800

1926.1053 B01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Oct 14, 2014
Penalty
Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  On September 26, 2014 at the job site located at or near 1833 Elwood at Brighton Woods apartment complex in Kansas City, MO, employees were exposed to a fall hazard in that the ladder they were using to access and egress the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing.
Recent events (1)
  • · Z (S) $1600

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339959744.

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