OSHA Inspection: FRANCISCO HOME IMPROVEMENT

Issued

Sep 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,511 · Current $3,511

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:  (a). Worksite located at 210 W. Truman Road, Independence, Missouri- Employees were observed working and walking under elevated employees and materials and were not wearing any means of head protection.

Issued

Sep 9, 2021

Abate by

Oct 5, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1):Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  Worksite located at 210 W. Truman Road, Independence, Missouri- Employees were exposed to a fall hazard in that employees were working on a fabricated framed scaffolding and were not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system.

Issued

Sep 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,341 · Current $2,341

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(a)(8):A metal spreader or locking device was not provided on each stepladder to hold the front and back sections in an open position when the ladder was being used:  Worksite located at 210 W. Truman Road, Independence, Missouri- Employees were exposed to fall hazards in that the stepladder was being misused in that the metal spreader bar was locked into place while the employees were using the ladder to access the scaffolding.