KANSAS CITY, KS —
OSHA Inspection: SCIENTIFIC PLASTICS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SCIENTIFIC PLASTICS, INC. in 1016 SOUTHWEST BLVD., KANSAS CITY, KS 66103 (NAICS 326199). OSHA activity number 333296051.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SCIENTIFIC PLASTICS, INC.
- Site address
- 1016 SOUTHWEST BLVD.
- City
- KANSAS CITY
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 66103
- Mailing
- 1016 SOUTHWEST BLVD., KANSAS CITY, KS 66103
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 326199
- Employees
- 18
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 9, 2012
- Abate by
- May 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by rotating parts: (a) Employee(s) operating lathe 2 in the lathe department were exposed to physical injuries due to no chuck guard being provided for a 6 inch chuck operating at 100 rpms. (b) Employee(s) operating the JET lathe in the the lathe department were exposed to physical injuries due to no chuck guard being provided for a 12 inch chuck operating at 1400 rpms. (c) Employee(s) operating the small JET lathe in the lathe department were exposed to physical injuries due to no chuck guard being provided for an 11 inch chuck operating at 460 rpms. (d) Employee(s) operating the Delta drill press in the Bent department were exposed to physical injuries due to no chuck guard being provided for the rotating drill chuck and bit. (e) Employee(s) operating the sink drill press in the sink department were exposed to physical injuries due to no chuck guard being provided for the rotating drill chuck and bit.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $400
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.219 C04 I
- Issued
- May 9, 2012
- Abate by
- May 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $320 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft: Employee(s) operating lathe 2 in the lathe department were exposed to physical injuries due to an one inch diameter rotating spindle extending approximately 2 inches from the headstock housing. The one inch diameter spindle was rotating at 100 revolutions per minute.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $320
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.219 E01 I
- Issued
- May 9, 2012
- Abate by
- May 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $240 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt: Employee(s) working / walking around the Delta drill press in the Bent department were exposed to physical injuries due to the back side of the top drill press guard being severely damaged. The 3" x 7" damaged back side section of the top guard exposed a rotating belt operating at approximately 1,720 rpms.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $240
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- May 9, 2012
- Abate by
- May 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): Employee(s) operating a Delta drill press in the Bent department were exposed to physical injuries due to the back side of the top drill press guard being severely damaged. The 3" x 7" damaged back side section of the top guard exposed a rotating pulley operating at approximately 1,720 rpms.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.132 D01
- Issued
- May 9, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 7, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $240 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment: At the establishment a written personal protective equipment hazard assessment had not been conducted for all job positions such as, but not limited to the warehouse forklift operators that change propane tanks on fork trucks, thus exposing their face and hands to physical injuries.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $240
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.38 B
- Issued
- May 9, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 7, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review: At the establishment a written emergency action plant had not been developed and implemented to instruct employee(s) of the action necessary when carrying out an immediate evacuation due to a fire, toxic / hazardous chemical release, or tornados. 29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is complete.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 333296051.
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