OSHA Inspection: RESTORATION & WATERPROOFING CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

2015-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain safety programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):   (a) On or about April 7th, 2015, at a construction site located at 201 Westport Road in Kansas City, MO, an employee entered a confined space and became functionally impaired by vapors emitted from an adhesive sealant that he was applying.  The employer failed to initiate and maintain safety programs that provided frequent and regular inspections of the job site and of the materials that were sufficient to have identified the subject area as being a confined space, and to have detected the inappropriate use of the selected material within a confined space.   Abatement certification is required for this Item.  Use the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET for this purpose.  NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(6)(i): Employees required to enter into confined or enclosed spaces were not instructed as to the nature of the hazards involved, the necessary precautions to be taken, and in the use of protective and emergency equipment required:   (a) On or about April 7th, 2015, at a construction site located at 201 Westport Road in Kansas City, MO, an employee entered a confined space and began applying a toxic adhesive sealant to its interior walls.  The employee became sufficiently disoriented from the toxic vapors of the product that he required assistance from the Kansas City Fire Department to extricate himself from the confined space.  Proper training should have equipped the employee to recognize the hazards of entering a confined space to apply a toxic material to its interior walls.   Abatement certification is required for this Item.  Use the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET for this purpose.  NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.