OSHA Inspection: CHIEF CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $2048.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(3):Where guardrails were not installed along the front edge of the platform or all employees were not protected from falling with the use of personal fall arrest systems, the front edge of the scaffold platform was more than 14 inches:  At a jobsite located at 8201 Northwest 89th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64153, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard. An employee conducting residential framing work was observed working from a scaffold platform held in place by an all-terrain forklift. While adjusting the work location of the scaffold platform, the unprotected front edge of the scaffold platform was more than 14 inches from the work face of the residential construction. The employee was not equipped with a fall protection system. The employee was exposed to a fall hazard of more than 10 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(v):Fork-lifts were used to support scaffold platforms while the entire platform was not attached to the fork and the fork-lift was moved horizontally while the platform was occupied:  At a jobsite located at 8201 Northwest 89th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64153, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard.  An employee conducting residential framing work was observed working from a scaffold platform supported by an all-terrain forklift. The scaffold platform was occupied by an employee while being moved horizontally. The employee was exposed to a fall hazard of more than 10 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $2048.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(15):Ladders were used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees: without satisfying the criteria of subparagraphs (i) - (iv) of this paragraph:  At a jobsite located at 8201 Northwest 89th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64153, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard. An employee was observed utilizing an A-frame ladder on a scaffold platform. The A-frame ladder was used to increase the working level height of the employee working from the scaffold platform. The employee was exposed to a fall hazard of more than 10 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4):Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  At a jobsite located at 8201 Northwest 89th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64153, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard. an employee was observed working from an A-frame ladder. The A-frame ladder was folded closed and was leaning on the wall of the residential construction. The employee was exposed to a fall hazard of more than 10 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4681.00 · Current $3277.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee was using eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles.  At a jobsite located at 8201 Northwest 89th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64153, employees were exposed to eye and face injuries from flying particle hazards. Employees conducting residential framing work were observed working with assorted power tools without eye and face protection.  Chief Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1) , which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1521838, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 09-21-2021, with respect to a workplace located at Tipton and Northwest 89th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64153.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8192.00 · Current $5734.00 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 a jobsite located at 8201 Northwest 89th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64153, employees were exposed to fall hazards. Employees conducting residential framing work were observed working at elevation without the use of fall protection systems. Employees were exposed to fall hazard distances between 10 and 23 feet to the ground below.  Chief Construction 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 1521838, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 09-21-2021, with respect to a workplace located at Tipton and Northwest 89th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64153.