CHETOPA, KS —
OSHA Inspection: BRIDGES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BRIDGES, INC. in BRIDGES #135, #137, #140 HWY 166 EAST, CHETOPA, KS 67336 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 345456347.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BRIDGES, INC.
- Site address
- BRIDGES #135, #137, #140 HWY 166 EAST
- City
- CHETOPA
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67336
- Mailing
- 911 SOUTHWEST 14TH STREET, NEWTON, KS 67114
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237310
- Employees
- 66
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $6,827 · Current $6,827
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l) AND AS REFERENCED BY THE NOTE CONTAINED IN 1926.602(d): At the jobsite located at bridge # 135, Highway 166 East, in Chetopa, Kansas, the employer was exposing employees to struck-by hazards in that an operator of the CAT, model #TH360B, had not received training and evaluation prior to operating the telehandler that resulted in an injury to another employee.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $6827
1910.178 L02 I B
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $6,827 · Current $6,827
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(i)(B): 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(i)(B): A forklift trainee was not prohibited from operating a powered industrial truck not under the direct supervision of a trainer and where such operation could endanger the trainee or other employee AND AS REFERENCED BY THE NOTE CONTAINED IN 1926.602(d): At the jobsite located at bridge # 135, Highway 166 East, in Chetopa, Kansas, the employer was exposing employees to struck-by hazards in that an operator of the CAT, model #TH360B, was not in a training and evaluation period or under trainer supervision when operating the telehandler that resulted in an injury to another employee.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $6827
1926.300 B01
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $5,461 · Current $5,461
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1):Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use: At the jobsite located at bridge #135, Highway 166 East, Chetopa, Kansas the employer was exposing employees to laceration hazards in that there was no guard on the electric DeWalt hand held grinder, model DWL4011, while grinding the slag from cut steel.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $5461
1926.350 H
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $5,461 · Current $5,461
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.350(h): Oxygen, and fuel gas pressure regulators, or their related gauges were not in proper working order while in use: At the jobsite located at bridge #135, Highway 166 East, Chetopa, Kansas the employer was exposing a employee to burn hazards in that the Acetylene pressure regulator had a broken lens cover and was dented, which would not properly work to identify the pressure when being used to cut the steel I-beams.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $5461
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 345456347.
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