OSHA Inspection: ABELARDO MARTINEZ

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

Hazardous substances 1340

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:    (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  Jobsite located at 9501 Farley Cir., Lenexa, KS; Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to injury/illness from dermal, ingestion, and inhalation hazards from exposure to hazardous chemicals.  The employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program to ensure that employees were aware of the hazards associated with the chemicals with which they work.  Hazardous chemicals used at the site included but were not limited to gasoline.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

Hazardous substances 1340

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  Jobsite located at 9501 Farley Cir., Lenexa, KS; Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to injury/illness from dermal, ingestion, and inhalation hazards from exposure to hazardous chemicals.  A copy of the required safety data sheet for gasoline was not maintained at the residential construction site exposing employees to dermatitis and burns.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

Hazardous substances 1340

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  Jobsite located at 9501 Farley Cir., Lenexa, KS; Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to injury/illness from dermal, ingestion, and inhalation hazards from exposure to hazardous chemicals. Employees had not been provided with training or information regarding the hazardous chemicals with which they work.  Hazardous chemicals such as gasoline were used at the residential construction site.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

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:  Jobsite located at 9501 Farley Cir., Lenexa, KS; Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to eye injury.  Employees operating pneumatic nail guns were not provided with eye protection.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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):  Jobsite located at 9501 Farley Cir., Lenexa, KS; Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to injury from a fall hazard of up to 9 feet eave to ground.  Roofers were not provided with fall protection while working on the 8 in 12 pitched roof.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(c): When employees were exposed to falling objects the employer did not require employees to wear hard hats and did not implement measures to prevent objects from falling from higher levels as set forth in (c)(1)-(3) of this section:  Jobsite located at 9501 Farley Cir., Lenexa, KS; Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to head injury.  Employees engaged in ground work activities were not provided with hard hats.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  Jobsite located at 9501 Farley Cir., Lenexa, KS; Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to injury from a fall hazard in that they had not received training.  Roofing employees had not been trained to recognize, evaluate, and control fall hazards or in the use and limitations of fall protection.