SABETHA, KS —
OSHA Inspection: MIDWEST READY-MIX AND BUILDING SUPPLIES, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of MIDWEST READY-MIX AND BUILDING SUPPLIES, INC. in 926 GRANT, SABETHA, KS 66534 (NAICS 327320). OSHA activity number 340427574.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MIDWEST READY-MIX AND BUILDING SUPPLIES, INC.
- Site address
- 926 GRANT
- City
- SABETHA
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 66534
- Mailing
- 926 GRANT, SABETHA, KS 66534
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 327320
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C01
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 18, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces: At the facility located at 926 Grant Street in Sabetha, Kansas, employees working at the facility were exposed to asphyxiation hazards in that the employer did not assess the workplace to identify confined spaces such as a sub-surface vault and concrete mixers.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1120
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.146 C04
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 18, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146: At the facility located at 926 Grant Street in Sabetha, Kansas employees were exposed to respiratory hazards, asphyxiation, and amputation hazards when entering the drums of concrete mixer trucks to remove residual dried concrete. The employer did develop and use a confined space entry program or procedures to address the hazards of confined spaces.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.215 A04
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 18, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch: On or about February 25th, 2015 at the facility located at 926 Grant Street in Sabetha, Kansas employees were exposed to struck-by and impalement hazards. The Delta bench grinder located in the maintenance shop distance between grinding wheel periphery and the adjustable work rest measured three eighths of an inch.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $840
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 18, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: Employees working at the facility located at 926 Grant Street in Sabetha, Kansas Employees were exposed to inhalation, skin and eye hazards in that a written hazard communication program was not developed for various chemicals in the facility including ADVA, a superplasticizer capable of causing eye and skin irritation, and Portland Cement containing respirable dusts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $840
- — Z (S) $1200
1904.1 A02
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 18, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.1(a)(2): The company has more than ten (10) employees at any time during the last calendar year and did not keep OSHA injury and illness records. at the facility located at 926 Grant Street in Sabetha, Kansas the employer employed 14 employees and did to maintain an OSHA 300, Injury and Illness log.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 340427574.
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