OSHA Inspection: CARLOS SORIA

Issued

Apr 5, 2023

Abate by

May 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $2,009

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 job site located at 630 Sweet Water Cir. Maize, KS, employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to chemical hazards in that a written hazard communication program had not been developed, implemented and maintained at the jobsite.  Employees were handling asphalt shingles and gasoline.  The chemical hazards associated with asphalt shingles and  gasoline are skin and eye irritation, and may cause drowsiness, dizziness and upper respiratory irritation. Additionally, gasoline, can act as a fueling agent due to its extreme flammability as a liquid and vapor.

Issued

Apr 5, 2023

Abate by

May 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  At the job site located at 630 Sweet Water Cir. Maize, KS, employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to chemical hazards in that they were not provided access to the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for asphalt shingles and gasoline at the jobsite. The chemical hazards associated with asphalt shingles and  gasoline are skin and eye irritation, and may cause drowsiness, dizziness and upper respiratory irritation. Additionally, gasoline, can act as a fueling agent due to its extreme flammability as a liquid and vapor.

Issued

Apr 5, 2023

Abate by

May 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 job site located at 630 Sweet Water Cir. Maize, KS, employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to chemical hazards in that they were not provided training on the chemical hazards of asphalt shingles and gasoline. The chemical hazards associated with asphalt shingles and  gasoline are skin and eye irritation, and may cause drowsiness, dizziness and upper respiratory irritation. Additionally, gasoline, can act as a fueling agent due to its extreme flammability as a liquid and vapor.

Issued

Apr 5, 2023

Abate by

May 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $4,018

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 the job site located at 630 Sweet Water Cir. Maize, KS, employees engaged in residential roofing activities using pneumatic nail guns were exposed to struck-by hazards in that eye protection was not utilized.

Issued

Apr 5, 2023

Abate by

May 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

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 the job site located at 630 Sweet Water Cir. Maize, KS, employees engaged in residential roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet from the eave of the residence to the ground below in that fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

Apr 5, 2023

Abate by

May 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $3,349

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 the job site located at 630 Sweet Water Cir. Maize, KS, employees engaged in residential roofing activities from a 6:12 pitch roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet from the eave of the residence to the ground below in that the ladder used to access the roof was not extended at least 3 feet above the eave or was not secured to the structure.