KANSAS CITY, MO —
OSHA Inspection: HEARTLAND PLUMBING
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of HEARTLAND PLUMBING in EAST OF 5006 NORTH OAK TRAFFICWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO 64118 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 339106478.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HEARTLAND PLUMBING
- Site address
- EAST OF 5006 NORTH OAK TRAFFICWAY
- City
- KANSAS CITY
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 64118
- Mailing
- 800 SOUTH CREEKSIDE P.O. BOX 422, GARDNER, KS 66030
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
- 238220
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.404 F06
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous: (a) On June 5, 2013, at a job site located in the 5006 block of N Oak Trfwy, Kansas City, MO., employees were exposed to serious electrical injuries, in that the Sump Pump used to remove accumulating standing water from the open excavation did not have a ground pin to ensure the path to ground was permanent, continuous and effective. Abatement certification for this violation is not required, abated during the inspection.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $2800
- — F (S) $1960
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: (a) On June 5, 2013, at a job site located in the 5006 block of N Oak Trfwy, Kansas City, MO., employees were exposed to serious injuries, in that there was no ladder or other safe means of egress to and from the open excavation approx. 6 feet in depth. Abatement certification for this violation is not required, abated during the inspection.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $2800
- — F (S) $1960
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.651 H01
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation: (a) On June 5, 2013, at a job site located in the 5006 block of N Oak Trfwy, Kansas City, MO., employees were exposed to serious injuries, in that there was standing water which continued to accumulate in the open excavation due to an inoperative and in-effective Sump Pump at the work site. Abatement certification for this violation is not required, abated during the inspection.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $2800
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section: (a) On June 5, 2013, at a job site located in the 5006 block of N Oak Trfwy, Kansas City, MO., employees were exposed to serious struck by and or engulfment injuries, in that there was no protective systems in use for work being done in the water saturated excavation. Abatement certification for this violation is not required, abated during the inspection.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $2800
- — F (S) $1960
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employee(s) was/were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety: (a) On June 5, 2013, at a job site located in the 5006 block of N Oak Trfwy, Kansas City, MO., employees were exposed to serious injuries, in that the competent person did not remove employees from hazardous conditions relating to excavation activities when there was evidence of possible cave-in conditions, accumulating standing water, no safe access and unsafe electrical conditions due to an un-grounded water pump in the excavation. Abatement certification for this violation is not required, abated during the inspection.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $2800
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2800
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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 339106478.
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