OSHA Inspection: RODRIGO ESCOBEDO

Issued

May 23, 2024

Abate by

Jun 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,765

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):   Employees engaged in residential framing activities at the jobsites located at 4985 North Emerald Court Maize, Kansas, were exposed to struck by hazards in that the employer did not certify the operator(s) to operate the orange Lull 644B-42 Forklift.

Issued

May 23, 2024

Abate by

Jun 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,148 · Current $4,148

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 jobsite located at 4985 North Emerald Court Maize, Kansas, employees engaged in residential framing activities with the use of a pneumatic nail gun, and saw were exposed to struck-by hazards, in that employees were not utilizing eye protection.

Issued

May 23, 2024

Abate by

Jun 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

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):  Employees engaged in residential framing activities at the jobsites located at 4985 North Emerald Court Maize, Kansas, were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14.5 feet from the roof to the ground below in that fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

May 23, 2024

Abate by

Jun 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,074 · Current $2,074

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(c): When employees were exposed to falling objects, the employer did not require employees to wear hard hats and did not implement measures to prevent objects from falling from higher levels as set forth in (c)(1)-(3) of this section:   Employees engaged in residential framing activities at the jobsites located at 4985 North Emerald Court Maize, Kansas, were exposed to struck by hazards from falling tools or materials in that hard hats were not utilized.

Issued

May 23, 2024

Abate by

Jun 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

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:  Employees engaged in residential framing activities at the jobsites located 4985 North Emerald Court Maize, Kansas, were exposed to falls from approximately 14.5 feet from the roof to the ground below, in that the Aluminum ladder used to access the roof did not extend 3 feet from the eave of the roof.

Issued

May 23, 2024

Abate by

Jun 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): A safety and health program was not initiated and maintained to provide compliance with the general safety and health provisions of the standard:  At the jobsite located at 4985 North Emerald Court Maize, Kansas, employees engaged in residential framing activities were exposed to struck-by, fall hazards, in that the employer failed to maintain a safety and health program to address hazards such as but not limited to fall protection during construction activities. A safety and health program with policy, hazard assessment, and work site rules was not developed and/or implemented at this job site.