OSHA Inspection: B-COMM, LLC

Issued

May 6, 2019

Abate by

May 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,713 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(ii):  Only trained persons shall operate an aerial lift:    The employer is failing to protect employees from the hazards such as but not limited to tip-overs, electrical shock, aerial lift inspections, and entanglement associated with installing an aerial television line.  This was most recently documented on January 8, 2019 at the jobsite located at 128 Rock Creek Loop, Lansing, Kansas.  Employee(s) working from the bucket of an aerial lift truck between 20 - 30 feet from ground were not provided training on how to safely operate the Versalift aerial lift equipment.

Issued

May 6, 2019

Abate by

May 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $2,122 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    The employer is failing to protect employees from noise and fall  hazards.  This was most recently documented at 128 Rock Creek Loop, Lansing, Kansas.  The employer had not developed and implemented a written personal protective equipment hazard assessment to determine the appropriate personal protective equipment for employees engaged installing television lines and operating equipment such as chainsaws.

Issued

May 6, 2019

Abate by

May 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,713 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:    The employer is failing to protect employees from electrical shock hazards.   This was most recently documented at 128 Rock Creek Loop, Lansing, Kansas.  Employee(s) engaged in installing a new residential cable line were exposed to electrical hazards in that the employer had not provided electrical safety work practices training to all employees.

Issued

May 6, 2019

Abate by

May 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $1,667 Reduced

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:    The employer is failing to protect employees from chemical hazards.  This was most recently documented at 128 Rock Creek Loop, Lansing, Kansas.  Employees engaged in tree removal work were exposed to fire, skin irritation, and carcinogen hazards in that the employer had not developed and implemented a hazard communication program to inform employees of the hazards associated with the chemicals with which they work.  Hazardous chemicals included but were not limited to gasoline,  propane, and hydraulic fluid.

Issued

May 6, 2019

Abate by

May 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $1,667 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):    The employer is failing to protect employees from chemical hazards.   This was most recently documented at 128 Rock Creek Loop, Lansing, Kansas.  Employees engaged in tree removal work were exposed to fire, skin irritation, and carcinogen hazards in that the employer did not ensure that safety data sheets were readily accessible to employees.  Hazardous chemicals being used or available for use included but were not limited to gasoline, and hydraulic fluid.

Issued

May 6, 2019

Abate by

May 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,576 · Current $1,417 Reduced

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:    The employer is failing to protect employees from chemical hazards.   This was most recently documented at 128 Rock Creek Loop, Lansing, Kansas.  Employees engaged in tree removal work were exposed to fire, skin irritation,and carcinogen hazards in that the employer did not provide hazard communication training to inform employees of the hazards associated with the chemicals with which they work.  Hazardous chemicals being used or available for use included but were not limited to gasoline, and hydraulic fluid.

Issued

May 6, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,220 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours:    A work related incident which resulted in an employee hospitalization was not reported to OSHA within 24 hours.  The incident occurred on or about January 8, 2019 at 11:45 am and was reported to OSHA on January 18, 2019 at 9:28 am.