OSHA Inspection: CARLOS RUBI ROOFING

Issued

2015-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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)  Employees engaged in roofing activities at 8638 Melrose St., Overland Park, Kansas 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

2015-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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)  Employees engaged in roofing activities at 8638 Melrose St., Overland Park, Kansas 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

2015-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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)  Employees engaged in roofing activities at 8638 Melrose St., Overland Park, Kansas 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

2015-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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:  Employees engaged in roofing activities at 8638 Melrose St., Overland Park, Kansas were exposed to eye injury.  Employees operating pneumatic nail guns were not provided with eye protection.

Issued

2015-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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):   Employees engaged in roofing activities at 8638 Melrose St., Overland Park, Kansas were exposed to injury from a fall hazard of up to 13 feet eave to ground.  Roofers were not provided with fall protection while working on the 6 in 12 pitched roof.