OSHA Inspection: WHITE RABBIT CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2025-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2128.00 · Current $1277.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1):The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with the standards set forth in 29 CFR 1926 as evidenced by the violation(s) noted during the course of the inspection:  At the temporary jobsite located at 16950 W. 86th Street, Lenexa, KS, employee(s) engaged in construction work were exposed to struck-by and electrical hazards associated with carpentry work using table saws, miter saws, extension cords, air compressors, pneumatic nailers, among other tools, in that the employees were not instructed in the recognition of construction hazards and the methods to mitigate those hazards. The employer had not developed nor implemented safety and health programs that provide construction hazard recognition guidelines to mitigate those hazards.

Issued

2025-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  Employees were exposed to stuck-by, caught-between, and fall hazards.  Employees engaged in construction work located at 16950 W. 86th Street, Lenexa, Kansas were exposed to stuck-by, caught-between, and electrical hazards while using table saws, miter saws, extension cords, air compressors, pneumatic nailers, among other tools.  Employees were exposed in that the employer had not provided training or instructions to employee(s) regarding the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions associated with construction work.

Issued

2025-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3547.00 · Current $2128.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.304(f):  Section 4.1.2(c) American National Standards Institute 01.1-1961, Safety Code for Woodworking Machinery as adopted by 29 CFR 1926.304(f):  Circular hand-fed rip saws did not have non-kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:  Employee(s) operating the DeWalt table saw on the first floor of the building located at 16950 W. 86th Street, Lenexa, Kansas, were exposed to struck-by hazards due to no non-kickback fingers being provided to prevent the operator from being exposed to materials being thrown back at the operator.

Issued

2025-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4256.00 · Current $2554.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.304(h)(1):  Each circular crosscut table saw was not guarded by a hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw blade above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut:  Employee(s) operating the DeWalt table saw on the first floor of the building located at 16950 W. 86th Street, Lenexa, Kansas, were exposed to struck-by hazards due to no blade guard being provided to prevent the operator from being exposed to a rotating table saw blade above the table.