OSHA Inspection: ZAT FRAMING

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Sep 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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 residential construction site located at 16628 King Street in Overland Park, Kansas:  Employees engaged in framing 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 Grip Rite Subfloor Construction Adhesive.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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 residential construction site located at 16628 King Street in Overland Park, Kansas:  Employees engaged in framing 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 Grip Rite Subfloor Construction Adhesive was not maintained at the residential construction site exposing employees to dermatitis and eye injury.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Sep 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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 residential construction site located at 16628 King Street in Overland Park, Kansas:  Employees engaged in framing 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 Grip Rite Subfloor Construction Adhesive were used at the residential construction site.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

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 residential construction site located at 16628 King Street in Overland Park, Kansas:  Employees engaged in  framing activities using a Skilsaw brand circular saw were exposed to struck-by hazards in that eye protection was not provided.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1): Employer did not ensure that electrical equipment is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:  At the residential construction site located at 16628 King Street in Overland Park, Kansas:  Employees engaged in residential framing activities were exposed to an electrical shock hazard.   The 110 VAC energized conductors on the extension cord, providing power to the Skilsaw brand circular saw, were exposed.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

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:  At the residential construction site located at 16628 King Street in Overland Park, Kansas:  Employees engaged in framing activities were exposed to head injury.  Employees engaged in ground work activities were not provided with hard hats.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $15,400

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 residential construction site located at 16628 King Street in Overland Park, Kansas:  Employees engaged in residential framing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 8 feet from the top plate to the interior of the structure and approximately 25 to the exterior ground below in that fall protection was not utilized.   Zat Framing was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) , which was contained in OSHA inspection number 722981, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on March 4, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 11312 W. 163rd Street in Overland Park, KS.