OSHA Inspection: JOSE ALFARO

Issued

Aug 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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)  At the jobsite located at 8330 Nall, Overland Park, KS:  Employees engaged in residential roofing activities were exposed to chemical hazards in that a written hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented. Hazardous chemicals used at the site included but were not limited to gasoline.

Issued

Aug 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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)  At the jobsite located at 8330 Nall, Overland Park, KS:  Employees engaged in residential roofing activities were exposed to chemical hazards in that safety data sheets were not maintained and available for employee review.  Hazardous chemicals used at the site included but were not limited to gasoline.

Issued

Aug 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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)  At the jobsite located at 8330 Nall, Overland Park, KS:  Employees engaged in residential roofing activities were exposed to chemical hazards in that hazard communication training had not been provided.  Hazardous chemicals used at the site included but were not limited to gasoline.

Issued

Aug 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

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:  At the jobsite located at 8330 Nall, Overland Park, KS:  Employees engaged in ground hand activities below residential roofing activities were exposed to struck-by hazards in that head protection was not provided.

Issued

Aug 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 13, 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:  At the jobsite located at 8330 Nall, Overland Park, KS:  Employees engaged in residential roofing activities using pneumatic nailers were exposed to struck-by hazards in that eye protection was not provided.

Issued

Aug 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 13, 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):   At the jobsite located at 8330 Nall, Overland Park, KS:  Employees engaged in residential roofing activities from a 3:12 pitch roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 19 feet from the eave of the residence to the ground below in that fall protection was not provided.

Issued

Aug 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 13, 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:  At the jobsite located at 8330 Nall, Overland Park, KS:  Employees engaged in residential roofing activities from a 3:12 pitch roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 19 feet from the eave of the residence to the ground below in that fall protection training was not provided.

Issued

Aug 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  At the jobsite located at 8330 Nall, Overland Park, KS:  Employees engaged in residential roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 19 feet from the eave of the residence to the ground below in that the portable extension ladder used to gain access to the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing and was not secured.