KANSAS CITY, KS —
OSHA Inspection: PRO PAK CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PRO PAK CORPORATION in 4600 KANSAS AVE, KANSAS CITY, KS 66106 (NAICS 321920). OSHA activity number 340856764.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PRO PAK CORPORATION
- Site address
- 4600 KANSAS AVE
- City
- KANSAS CITY
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 66106
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 11708, FORT SMITH, AR 72917
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 321920
- Employees
- 26
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 F01
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 16, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment: Employee(s) changing propane cylinders on powered industrial trucks were exposed to struck by hazards due to no training being provided over the personal protective equipment written hazard assessment that determined the type of personal protective equipment required to perform that task.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4000
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2015
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): On or about 08/12/15 an employee operating a CAT powered industrial truck in the warehouse was exposed to struck-by hazards after driving the fork truck into a steel column post (A3). The powered industrial truck operator had not received training that demonstrated competency to operate the equipment safely.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 16, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area and chemical-specific information was not always available through labels and safety data sheets: At the establishment employees handling hazardous chemical products such as propane were exposed to health hazards due to no effective training to recognize and avoid health hazards associated with hazardous chemical products.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3000
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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 340856764.
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