OSHA Inspection: RICHARDS BUILDING SUPPLY

Issued

2019-04-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $6200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(1): The employer did not initiate or maintain an accident prevention program(s) as may be necessary to comply with this part:    The employer is failing to protect employees from an electrocution hazard.  This was most recently documented on November 6, 2018 at the jobsite located at 5699 Indian Trace Road, in Osage Beach, Missouri when the employer did not establish and implement an accident prevention program where employees were exposed to overhead electrical and fall hazards as well as struck-by hazards from equipment.

Issued

2019-04-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:      The employer is failing to protect employees from an electrocution hazard.  This was most recently documented on November 6, 2018 at the jobsite located at 5699 Indian Trace Road, in Osage Beach, Missouri when the employer did not provide training on working near energized electrical power lines.  Equipment employees were operating were within 10 feet of energized power lines and employees were not trained to recognize hazards associated with working around electrical power lines.

Issued

2019-04-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $6200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:      The employer is failing to protect employees from electrical hazards.  This was most recently documented on November 6, 2018 at the jobsite located at 5699 Indian Trace Road, Osage Beach when the employer failed to ensure or require overhead lines be deenergized, grounded, or other protective measures were in place to protect employees from electrocution.  An employee was electrocuted when equipment he was working around came into close proximity of a 7200 volt overhead power line.

Issued

2019-04-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $6200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3): Employer did not advise employees of the location of energized electrical power circuits, the hazards involved, and the protective measures to be taken:    The employer is failing to protect employees from an electrocution hazard.  This was most recently documented on November 6, 2018 at the jobsite located at 5699 Indian Trace Road in Osage Beach, Missouri when the employer did not advise employees delivering roofing materials of the location of energized overhead power lines, the hazards involved and the protective measures to deenergize, ground or otherwise protect themselves when working near overhead power lines.  A truck-mounted conveyor moved too close to the energized unprotected power line and became a path to ground.  An employee standing next to the truck was electrocuted.

Issued

2019-04-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $6200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:    The employer is failing to protect employees from potential permanent disabling injuries such as but not limited to broken bones, electric shock, or death as a result of a struck-by and electrocution hazard as a result of using the Cleasby Truck-Mounted Conveyor that had a missing rotation function lever.  This was most recently documented on November 6, 2017 at the jobsite located at 5699 Indian Trace Road, in Osage Beach, Missouri when the employer did not ensure the rotation function lever was present and in working condition.      AMONG OTHER METHODS, FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHODS TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD ARE:    1)    Ensure daily maintenance as described by the manufacturer on page 4-1 of Cleasby instruction manual is conducted.      2)    Ensure conveyor controls are functioning, inspected and repaired as per page 3-2 #11 of Cleasby instruction manual.    3)    Perform inspections of Cleasby truck mounted conveyor as per the manufacturer's inspection list, page 2 of 3.  "Check control valve handles an labels, replace as necessary"    4)    Train employees to recognize deficiencies, broken or missing parts that may result in the Cleasby Truck-Mounted Conveyor to operate in an unsafe manner, and to report to management those deficiencies, broken or missing parts.      5)    Ensure that when deficiencies, missing or broken parts are reported that the vehicle is taken out of service until it fixed or repaired and can operate as per manufacturer's specifications.