OSHA Inspection: ARROW PLUMBING, LLC.

Issued

Apr 5, 2022

Abate by

Feb 5, 2026

Penalty

Initial $13,674 · Current $0 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:  The employer is failing to protect employees from  overhead struck-by hazards associated with trench work.  This was most recently documented on October 14, 2021, at the residential construction site located at the corner of SW Valley Drive and SW Meadowood Drive, Grain Valley, Missouri.   Instance of exposure include:    a) Employees were not wearing protective helmets while working in a trench measured at 7 feet deep.  Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards from spoil piles.    b) An employee was not wearing a protective helmet while assisting to lower a trench box into the trench.  c) Employees were not wearing protective helmets while working in a trench with an undercut utility light pole located on the edge.

Issued

Apr 5, 2022

Abate by

Feb 5, 2026

Penalty

Initial $14,502 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(a):  All surface encumbrances that were located so as to create a hazard to employees were not removed or supported, as necessary, to safeguard employees:    The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by and cave-in hazards associated with trench work.  This was most recently documented on October 14, 2021, at the residential construction site located at the corner of SW Valley Drive and SW Meadowood Drive, Grain Valley, Missouri.  The undercut light pole at the northwest edge of the trench had not been removed or supported.

Issued

Apr 5, 2022

Abate by

Feb 5, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards associated with improper use of a step ladder on a construction site.  This was most recently documented on October 14, 2021, at the residential construction site located at the corner of SW Valley Drive and SW Meadowood Drive, Grain Valley, Missouri.  Employees were using the front side of a portable A-frame ladder to access and egress a trench.

Issued

Apr 5, 2022

Abate by

Feb 5, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(16):  Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.  The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards associated with use of a damaged/defective ladder on a construction site. This was most recently documented on October 14, 2021, at the residential construction site located at the corner of SW Valley Drive and SW Meadowood Drive, Grain Valley, Missouri. Employees were using a portable ladder that was missing the rear side of the ladder.

Issued

Apr 5, 2022

Abate by

Feb 5, 2026

Penalty

Initial $14,502 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):  When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension was not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grab rail, was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:  The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards associated with access and egress from a trench.  This was most recently documented on October 14, 2021, at the residential construction site located at the corner of SW Valley Drive and SW Meadowood Drive, Grain Valley, Missouri.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards in that the portable ladder used for access/egress of the trench did not extend 3 feet above the top of the trench.

Issued

Apr 5, 2022

Abate by

Feb 5, 2026

Penalty

Initial $145,027 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(h)(1):  Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation.    The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by and caught in hazards associated with water accumulation while performing trenching activities.  This was most recently documented on October 14, 2021, at the residential construction site located at the corner of SW Valley Drive and SW Meadowood Drive, Grain Valley, Missouri.  Employees were working in a trench with water accumulation that was compromising the integrity of the trench walls.  The employer did not take adequate precautions to protect the employees from the hazards of water accumulation.

Issued

Apr 5, 2022

Abate by

Feb 5, 2026

Penalty

Initial $145,027 · Current $20,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(a)(1):  Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c).  The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by and collapse hazards associated with trench work.  This was most recently documented at the residential construction site located at the corner of SW Valley Drive and SW Meadowood Drive, Grain Valley, Missouri, on October 14, 2021,  (a) On or about 11:43 a.m., when employee number 1 entered and worked in an excavation that was over five feet deep and was not protected with an adequate protective system.  (b) On or about 11:55 am., employee number 2 entered and worked in an excavation that was over five feet deep and was not protected with an adequate protective system. This entry occurred after employee number 1 exited the excavation.

Issued

Apr 5, 2022

Abate by

Feb 5, 2026

Penalty

Initial $145,027 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):  The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by, crushed-by, and electrical hazards associated with trenching.  This was most recently documented on October 14, 2021, at the residential construction site located at the corner of SW Valley Drive and SW Meadowood Drive, Grain Valley, Missouri.  An employee was working in and around an excavation.  The employer did not instruct the employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions associated with excavation related work and the regulations applicable to excavation-related work.  Arrow Plumbing, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1197640, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on November 15, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 507 Coleman Road, Belton, Missouri.