OSHA Inspection: IDEAL CONSTRUCTION/ LEVEL COUNTERTOPS AND FLOORING

Issued

Jan 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $1,659 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that exit routes were kept free and unobstructed:  Employees engaged in activities at the commercial site located at 19019 Evans St., Suite 109, Elkhorn, Nebraska, were exposed to burn hazards in that exit doors in the Shop Area were blocked with wood and other materials that prevented unobstructed access to exits.

Issued

Jan 16, 2024

Abate by

Mar 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,687 · Current $2,212 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii):  The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a power industrial truck:  Employees engaged in activities at the commercial site located at 19019 Evans St., Suite 109, Elkhorn, Nebraska, were exposed to struck-by injuries in that employees did not complete company provided training prior to operating the Caterpillar forklift.

Issued

Jan 16, 2024

Abate by

Mar 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7):  Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:  Employees engaged in activities at the commercial site located at 19019 Evans St., Suite 109, Elkhorn, Nebraska, were exposed to struck-by injuries in that the Caterpillar forklift was not inspected for defects prior to using the next scheduled shift.

Issued

Jan 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,687 · Current $2,212 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):  One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  Employees engaged in activities at the commercial site located at 19019 Evans St., Suite 109, Elkhorn, Nebraska, were exposed to injures due to contacting of mechanical rotating parts in that employees were using the Rockwell drill press without a guard.

Issued

Jan 16, 2024

Abate by

Mar 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $1,659 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:                                                                                                                           Employees engaged in activities at the commercial site located at 19019 Evans St., Suite 109, Elkhorn, Nebraska, were exposed to amputation hazards in that employees were using the SawStop Table Saw with an unguarded blade.

Issued

Jan 16, 2024

Abate by

Mar 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $922 · Current $553 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): A Log of all Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), and/or the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, (OSHA Form 300-A), and/or the Injury and Illness Incident Report (OSHA Form 301)  or equivalent forms were not kept by the establishment:  Employees engaged in activities at the commercial site located at 19019 Evans St., Suite 109, Elkhorn, Nebraska, were exposed to recurring injuries and illnesses in that the OSHA Form 300 and the OSHA Form 300-A or their equivalents were not kept by the establishment as required by the regulation.

Issued

Jan 16, 2024

Abate by

Mar 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure and employee training to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated, and rendered inoperative in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4):                                                         Employees engaged in activities at the commercial site located at 19019 Evans St., Suite 109, Elkhorn, Nebraska, were exposed to burn were exposed to amputation and electrical hazards in that the employees were not provided with an energy control program by the employer that met the requirements of 1910.147, including but not limited to;   a)	Authorized employees servicing equipment, b)	Non-authorized employees whose work operations may be in a area where energy control procedures are being utilized and; c)	Specific energy control procedure for the CNC.

Issued

Jan 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(e)(3):The employer did not ensure that portable fire extinguishers were subjected to an annual maintenance check:  Employees engaged in activities at the commercial site located at 19019 Evans St., Suite 109, Elkhorn, Nebraska, were exposed to burn hazards in that the last time the portable fire extinguisher was checked was July 2022.

Issued

Jan 16, 2024

Abate by

Mar 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Employees engaged in activities at the commercial site located at 19019 Evans St., Suite 109, Elkhorn, Nebraska, were exposed the hazard of chemical exposures in that there was no developed or implemented written hazard communication program meeting the minimum requirements specified in this subpart.