ELKHORN, NE —
OSHA Inspection: VARGAS CONSTRUCTION
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of VARGAS CONSTRUCTION in 5508 N. 208TH ST., ELKHORN, NE 68022 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 345993968.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VARGAS CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- 5508 N. 208TH ST.
- City
- ELKHORN
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68022
- Mailing
- 5117 S 104TH, OMAHA, NE 68127
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 238130
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,735 · Current $1,000 Reduced
0810
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: This standard is applicable to construction employment as defined by 1926.59: The employer failed to develop, implement and maintain at the worksite a written chemical hazard communication program. A written hazard communication was not available upon agency request. This was most recently documented on or about May 27, 2022 at a residential construction jobsite located at 5508 N. 208th St., Elkhorn, Nebraska. Employee(s) were exposed to chemical compounds including, but not limited to construction adhesive.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2735
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
08102590
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. This standard is applicable to construction employment as defined by 1926.59: The employer did not have a safety data sheet for a hazardous chemical used at the job site. This was most recently documented on or about May 27, 2022 at a residential construction jobsite located at 5508 N. 208th St., Elkhorn, Nebraska. Employee(s) were exposed to chemical compounds including, but not limited to construction adhesive.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B04 I
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $3,419 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes. The employer failed to protect employee(s) from a fall hazard exceeding six feet from an open floor hole. This was most recently documented on or about May 27, 2022 at a residential construction jobsite located at 5508 N. 208th St., Elkhorn, Nebraska. Employee(s) were exposed to an open hole fall hazard of approximately ten feet from the main level to the basement floor while conducting framing for a residential structure.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $3419
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,786 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: Employer failed to ensure that the portable ladder used to access a roofing surface extended at least three feet above the landing surface. This was most recently documented on or about May 27, 2022 at a residential construction jobsite located at 5508 N. 208th St., Elkhorn, Nebraska. Employee(s) were exposed to a fall hazard exceeding eleven feet when accessing the roof decking surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $4786
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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 345993968.
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