OSHA Inspection: JOSE AGUIRRE

Issued

Jan 23, 2017

Abate by

Feb 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

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:   At the jobsite located at 338 Headwaters Dr., Lawrence, KS 66049, Employees engaging in residential framing work were exposed to respiratory hazards and dermal hazards of the skin and eyes in that the employer had not developed a written hazard communication program to address the hazards associated with hazardous chemical such as heavy duty construction adhesive which was being used by employees on site.

Issued

Jan 23, 2017

Abate by

Feb 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift:   At the jobsite located at 338 Headwaters Dr., Lawrence, KS 66049, Employees engaging in residential framing work were exposed to inhalation hazards and dermal hazards to the skin and eyes in that employer did not have the Safety Data sheets to inform employees of the hazards associated with chemicals used on site such as heavy duty construction adhesive.

Issued

Jan 23, 2017

Abate by

Feb 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

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:   At the jobsite located at 338 Headwaters Dr., Lawrence, KS 66049, Employees engaging in residential framing work were exposed respiratory hazards and dermal hazards to the skin and eyes in that the employer had not provided employees with effective training to recognize and minimize the hazards associated with working with hazardous chemicals such as heavy duty construction adhesive.

Issued

Jan 23, 2017

Abate by

Feb 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $3,259

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:   At the jobsite located at 338 Headwaters Dr., Lawrence, KS 66049, Employees engaging in residential framing work were exposed to struck by hazards to the eyes in that employees were using pneumatic nail guns without wearing eye protection.

Issued

Jan 23, 2017

Abate by

Feb 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  At the jobsite located at 338 Headwaters Dr., Lawrence, KS 66049, Employees engaging in residential framing work were exposed to electrical shock hazards in that the outer insulation was pulled out from the plug end on the yellow flexible extension cord used to power the compressor for the pneumatic nail gun.

Issued

Jan 23, 2017

Abate by

Feb 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:  At the jobsite located at 338 Headwaters Dr., Lawrence, KS 66049, an employee engaged in framing work from an elevated work platform supported on the forks of a TH63 Cat fork truck was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet to the ground in that a fall protection system was not in place.

Issued

Jan 23, 2017

Abate by

Feb 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

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 338 Headwaters Dr. Lawrence KS 66049, Employees engaging in residential framing work were exposed to fall hazard, in that, 3 employees working at approximately 12 feet from the ground were not provided with fall protection .

Issued

Jan 23, 2017

Abate by

Feb 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

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 jobsite located at 338 Headwaters Dr., Lawrence, KS 66049, an employee engaged in framing work on the ground below employees working overhead was exposed to struck by hazards to the head from falling tools and materials in that a hard hat was not worn.

Issued

Jan 23, 2017

Abate by

Feb 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

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 338 Headwaters Dr. Lawrence KS 66049, Employees engaging in residential framing work were exposed to fall hazard, in that, 3 employees working at approximately 12 feet from the ground were not provided with fall protection training to recognize and minimize the hazards associated with falls from heights.

Issued

Jan 23, 2017

Abate by

Feb 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $3,259

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    At the jobsite located at 338 Headwaters Dr., Lawrence, KS 66049, Employees engaging in residential framing work were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 12 feet to the ground, in that two extension ladders used by employees to access the structure did not extend at least 3 feet from above the landing surface. They extended approximately 1.5 feet.