OSHA Inspection: ANTONIO VIDAL MEDELLIN

Issued

Nov 14, 2024

Abate by

Dec 11, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

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 powered industrial truck   At the jobsite located at 629/631, 617/619, 274/278 Dara St. Goddard, Kansas, employees engaged in framing activities utilizing a CAT TH460B telehandler were exposed to struck-by hazards in that comprehensive powered industrial truck training was not provided prior to permitting powered industrial truck operation.

Issued

Nov 14, 2024

Abate by

Dec 11, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(m)(3):Unauthorized personnel were permitted to ride on industrial truck(s):  At the jobsite located at 629/631, 617/619, 274/278 Dara St.  Goddard, Kansas, employee(s) were exposed to struck-by hazards. Employees engaged in residential framing activities were utilizing the forks of an on-site telehandler to descend from the upper level of a partially framed residential structure.  Equipment: Manufacturer: CAT; Model No.: TH460B; Identification No.: 9477

Issued

Nov 14, 2024

Abate by

Dec 11, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,765

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:   At the jobsite located at 629/631, 617/619, 274/278 Dara St. Goddard, Kansas, the employer failed to develop a written hazard communication program to describe how the program would be implemented to include proper training, labeling, and the administration of safety data sheets, to address their chemicals such as the hazards of gasoline and construction adhesive which are irritants and can cause dermal allergic reactions and eye damage.

Issued

Nov 14, 2024

Abate by

Dec 11, 2024

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 jobsite located at 629/631, 617/619, 274/278 Dara St. Goddard, Kansas,  employee(s) had not been provided effective information and training to recognize, evaluate, and control exposure to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to gasoline and construction adhesive which can cause dermal allergic reactions and eye damage.

Issued

Nov 14, 2024

Abate by

Dec 11, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,765

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)  At the jobsite located at 629/631, 617/619, 274/278 Dara St. Goddard, Kansas, the employer did not maintain safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals used on site, including but not limited to, gasoline, which is an irritant and can cause dermal allergic reactions and eye damage.

Issued

Nov 14, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,765

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  At the jobsite located at 629/631, 617/619, 274/278 Dara St. Goddard, Kansas, employee(s) performing framing activities below employees working on an upper level of a partially framed residential structure were exposed to struck-by hazards in that head protection was not utilized.

Issued

Nov 14, 2024

Abate by

Dec 11, 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):  At the jobsite located at 629/631, 617/619, 274/278 Dara St. Goddard, Kansas, employees engaged in residential framing activities  were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet  8 inches above the ground. Fall protection was on site but not utilized.