OSHA Inspection: ELIER TORRES

Issued

Jun 14, 2021

Abate by

Jul 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,931 · Current $1,159 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  At the jobsite located at 2701 East Harry Wichita, KS, employees engaged in residential roofing activities were exposed to gasoline, oil and tripolymer sealant which can cause skin and eye irritation, vision loss, and loss of consciousness, in that the employer had not developed and implemented a written comprehensive hazard communication program.

Issued

Jun 14, 2021

Abate by

Jul 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,931 · Current $1,159 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  At the jobsite located at 2701 East Harry Wichita, KS, employees engaged in residential roofing activities were exposed to gasoline, oil and tripolymer sealant which can cause skin and eye irritation, vision loss, and loss of consciousness in that the employer did not maintain the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical used at the workplace.

Issued

Jun 14, 2021

Abate by

Jul 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,931 · Current $1,159 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  At the jobsite located at 2701 East Harry Wichita, KS,  employees engaged in residential roofing activities were exposed to gasoline, oil and tripolymer sealant, which can cause skin and eye irritation, vision loss, and loss of consciousness in that the employer had not provided employees with effective information and training on the hazardous chemicals in their workplace.

Issued

Jun 14, 2021

Abate by

Jul 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,505 · Current $2,703 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  At jobsite located at 2701 East Harry Wichita, KS, employee engaged in residential roofing activities were exposed to falls from approximately 11 feet, in that the aluminum ladder used to access the roof did not extend 3 feet from the eave of the roof.

Issued

Jun 14, 2021

Abate by

Jul 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $7,724 · Current $4,634 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:   At jobsite located at 2701 East Harry Wichita KS, employees engaged in residential roofing activities using a pneumatic nail gun were exposed to struck-by hazards in that eye protection was not utilized.   Elier Torres dba ET Roofing was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1345573, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 10-31-2018, with respect to a workplace located at 9108 E. Funston St., Wichita, KS.

Issued

Jun 14, 2021

Abate by

Jul 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,011 · Current $5,407 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 2701 East Harry Wichita KS, employees engaged in residential roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet from the roof to the ground in that fall protection was not utilized.  Elier Torres dba ET Roofing was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1345573, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 10-31-2018, with respect to a workplace located at 9108 E. Funston St., Wichita, KS.