OSHA Inspection: MARIO ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ ALVA

Issued

Jun 18, 2025

Abate by

Jul 16, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $0 Reduced

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  At the job site located at 106 South Oak St. Pratt, Kansas, employees engaged in roofing 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 TAMKO Titan XT architectural asphalt/fiberglass shingles, Mule-Hide Products SEBS 1 multipurpose sealant and gasoline. The chemical hazards associated with these chemicals include: skin, eye and respiratory irritation, redness, itching and/or burning, may cause an allergic skin reaction, central nervous system, kidney and/or liver damage, drowsiness and/or dizziness, may cause cancer and may be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.

Issued

Jun 18, 2025

Abate by

Jul 16, 2025

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 job site located at 106 South Oak St. Pratt, Kansas, employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to chemical hazards in that they were not provided training on the chemical hazards of TAMKO Titan XT architectural asphalt/fiberglass shingles, Mule-Hide Products SEBS 1 multipurpose sealant and gasoline. The chemical hazards associated with these chemicals include: skin, eye and respiratory irritation, redness, itching and/or burning, may cause an allergic skin reaction, central nervous system, kidney and/or liver damage, drowsiness and/or dizziness, may cause cancer and may be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.

Issued

Jun 18, 2025

Abate by

Jul 16, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,128 · Current $0 Reduced

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  At the job site located at 106 South Oak St. Pratt, Kansas, employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to chemical hazards in that they were not provided access to the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for TAMKO Titan XT architectural asphalt/fiberglass shingles, Mule-Hide Products SEBS 1 multipurpose sealant and gasoline at the job site.

Issued

Jun 18, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $0 Reduced

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 job site located at 106 South Oak St. Pratt, Kansas, employees engaged in residential roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 19 feet 8 inches from the eave of the roof to the ground below in that fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

Jun 18, 2025

Abate by

Jul 16, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $0 Reduced

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:  At the job site located at 106 South Oak St. Pratt, Kansas, employees engaged in residential roofing activities from a 6:12 pitch roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 19 feet 8 inches from the eave of the roof to the ground below in that the extension ladder used to access the roof was not extended at least 3 feet above the eave or was not secured to the structure.

Issued

Jun 18, 2025

Abate by

Jul 16, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Ladders were used on surfaces which were not stable and level:  At the job site located at 106 South Oak St. Pratt, Kansas, employees engaged in residential roofing activities from a 6:12 pitch roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 19 feet 8 inches from the eave of the roof to the ground below in that the extension ladder used to access and egress the roof was not set up on a level surface.