OSHA Inspection: MIKE LOVE CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

Jan 20, 2021

Abate by

Feb 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,867 Reduced

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 jobsite located at 2505 Thunder Wichita KS, employees engaged in residential framing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet from the roof to the ground in that fall protection was not utilized.  29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is complete.

Issued

Jan 12, 2021

Abate by

Feb 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,470 · Current $1,909 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  At the jobsite located at 2505 Thunder Wichita KS, employees engaged in ground hand activities working below employees engaged in framing activities were exposed to struck-by hazards in that head protection was not utilized.  29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is complete.

Issued

Jan 12, 2021

Abate by

Feb 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,735 · Current $954 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.403(b)(1): Employer did not ensure that electrical equipment is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:   At jobsite located 2505 Thunder Wichita KS, employees engaged in residential framing activities were exposed to electrical shock hazards in that the jacket of the power cord had pulled back on the connector of the ROLAIR compressor.   29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is complete.

Issued

Jan 12, 2021

Abate by

Feb 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(C):Receptacles used on temporary wiring were not of the grounding type:  At jobsite located at 2505 Thunder Wichita KS, employees engaged in framing activities were exposed to electrical shock hazards in that the flexible cord used to supply power to the SKILSAW used on job site was missing ground conductor.  29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is complete.

Issued

Jan 12, 2021

Abate by

Feb 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,834 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:  At the jobsite located at 2505 Thunder Wichita KS, employees engaged in residential framing activities were exposed to falls from approximately 11 feet, in that the Werner 24 foot aluminum ladder used to access the roof did not extend 3 feet from the eave of the roof.  29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is complete

Issued

Jan 12, 2021

Abate by

Feb 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,272 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4):Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  At jobsite located at  2505 Thunder Wichita KS, employees engaged in framing activities, using a Louisville A-frame ladder, were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 6 feet in that the ladder was not opened but leaned against the structure which is not the purpose of the ladder.  29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is complete