OSHA Inspection: P.J.'S CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2019-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2842.00

Hazardous substances S777

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  At a worksite located at 6133 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO: Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards. This was demonstrated when an employee was working inside an excavation with material stacked along the sides of the excavation. The employee was working without the use of a protective helmet inside the excavation while replacing a section of sewer line.

Issued

2019-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2842.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vii): Unauthorized persons were allowed to ride on a powered industrial truck:  At a worksite located at 6133 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO: Employees were expose to caught-under and caught-between hazards. This was demonstrated when employees were lowered into an excavation from the bucket of the Bobcat E35 excavator.

Issued

2019-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

Hazardous substances S777

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:  At a residential worksite located at 6133 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO: Employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards. This was demonstrated when an employee was working inside an excavation without the use of any safe means of egress.

Issued

2019-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

Hazardous substances S777

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:  At a worksite located at 6133 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO: Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards. Employees were permitted to work in a trench with excavated materials located next to the edge of the excavation walls without the use of retaining devices, thus increasing the weight on the walls.

Issued

2019-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

Hazardous substances S777

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c).  At a worksite located at 6133 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO: Employees were exposed to cave-in hazards. This was demonstrated when employees were working in a trench that was greater than 5 feet in depth. The excavation was measured at 7.5 feet in depth and did not contain any means of protective systems.