OSHA Inspection: ESLINGER CONSTRUCTION AND READY MIX, INC

Issued

2020-02-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2429.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:  The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards.  This was most recently documented on or about 11/30/19 at the establishment located at 510 E. Trail St. in Dodge City, Kansas.  Employees were exposed in that during the removal of ceiling insulation and panels, the employees were working from a 2"x12"x20' wooden plank resting on the trusses of the false ceiling.

Issued

2020-02-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2429.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15): Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 meters) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:    The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards.  This was most recently documented on or about 11/30/19 at the establishment located at 510 E. Trail St. in Dodge City, Kansas.  The employees were exposed in that during the removal of ceiling insulation and panels, employees were not tied off exposing the employees to fall hazards of approximately 15 feet 6 inches to the concrete and piping below.

Issued

2020-02-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage used for attachment for personal fall arrest equipment was not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached nor was it designed, installed and used as follows: As part of a complete personal fall arrest system which maintains a safety factor of at least two; and under the supervision of a qualified person.    The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards.  This was most recently documented on or about 11/30/19 at the establishment located at 510 E. Trail St. in Dodge City, Kansas.  The employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 feet 6 inches to the concrete and piping below in that during the removal of ceiling insulation and panels, employees were anchored to a 7/8 inch cross brace not certified to support at least 5,000 pounds per employee attached.

Issued

2020-02-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2429.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a): An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person to determine the conditions of the framing floors and walls and the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations:  The employer is failing to protect employees from demolition hazards.  This was most recently documented on or about 11/30/19 at the establishment located at 510 E. Trail St. in Dodge City, Kansas.  The employees were exposed in that an engineering survey was not performed prior to the demolition of a false ceiling.

Issued

2020-02-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $1735.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye:  The employer is failing to notify OSHA of work-related hospitalization within 24-hours.  The condition most recently occurred on or about 11/30/19 at the Land-O-Lakes dba Omnium Fertilizer facility located at 510 E. Trail St. Dodge City, Kansas 67801 when an employee was hospitalized from a work-related incident at approximately 3:30 pm.  OSHA learned of the incident at approximately 3:25 pm on 12/03/19.