OSHA Inspection: GUILLERMO DE LA TORRE GONZALES

Issued

2024-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2281.00 · Current $2281.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program that included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii): (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  At the temporary jobsite located at 12353 Fennec Maize, KS 67101, employees performing framing activities were exposed to chemical hazards in that a written hazard communication program had not been developed, implemented and maintained at the job site. Employees were handling gasoline. The chemical hazards associated with gasoline include: skin and eye irritation, drowsiness and/or dizziness, throat, lung and respiratory tract irritation, silicosis/siderosis, vomiting and/or diarrhea, suspected of causing cancer and may be fatal if swallowed and enters airways. Additionally,  gasoline can act as a fueling agent due to its extreme flammability as a liquid and vapor.

Issued

2024-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s): (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  At the temporary jobsite located at 12353 Fennec Maize, KS 67101, employees performing framing activities were exposed to chemical hazards in that they were not provided access to the Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) for gasoline at the job site. The chemical hazards associated with this chemical include: skin and eye irritation, drowsiness and/or dizziness, throat, lung and respiratory tract irritation, silicosis/siderosis, vomiting and/or diarrhea, suspected of causing cancer and may be fatal if swallowed and enters airways. Additionally, gasoline can act as a fueling agents due to its extreme flammability as a liquid and vapor.

Issued

2024-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 temporary jobsite located at 12353 Fennec Maize, KS 67101, employees performing framing activities were exposed to chemical hazards in that they were not provided training on the chemical hazards of gasoline. The chemical hazards associated with gasoline include: skin and eye irritation, drowsiness and/or dizziness, throat, lung and respiratory tract irritation, silicosis/siderosis, vomiting and/or diarrhea, suspected of causing cancer and may be fatal if swallowed and enters airways. Additionally, gasoline can act as a fueling agent due to its extreme flammability as a liquid and vapor.

Issued

2024-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4563.00 · Current $4563.00

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:  At the temporary jobsite located at 12353 Fennec Maize, KS 67101, employees performing framing activities were exposed to struck by hazards from falling tools or materials in that hard hats were not utilized.

Issued

2024-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10646.00 · Current $10646.00

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 temporary jobsite located at 12353 Fennec Maize, KS 67101, employees performing framing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 9 feet 9 inches from trusses to the ground below in that fall protection was not utilized.  Guillermo De La Torre Gonzales was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1708200, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 01-23-2024, with respect to a workplace located at 5339 N. Pinecrest Ct. N. in Bel Aire, Kansas.

Issued

2024-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.152(a)(1):Containers other than approved metal safety cans or DOT approved containers were used for the handling and use of flammable liquids in quantities of 5 gallons or less:  At the temporary jobsite located at 12353 Fennec Maize, KS 67101, employees performing framing activities were exposed to chemical and fire hazards in that the employer did not ensure gasoline, used in the gas powered air compressor, was transported in an approved metal safety can or DOT approved container. The gasoline was stored in a blue kerosene container.