KANSAS CITY, MO —
OSHA Inspection: NITTO AUTOMOTIVE INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of NITTO AUTOMOTIVE INC in 8485 PROSPECT AVENUE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64132 (NAICS 325212). OSHA activity number 342025319.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NITTO AUTOMOTIVE INC
- Site address
- 8485 PROSPECT AVENUE
- City
- KANSAS CITY
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 64132
- Mailing
- 8485 PROSPECT AVE., KANSAS CITY, MO 64132
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325212
- Employees
- 185
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $25,350 · Current $17,745 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: (a). Worksite located at 8485 Prospect Ave., Kansas City, Missouri- Extruder #5- On or about Nov. 7, 2016, employees were exposed to rotating parts hazards from the belt and sprocket of the conveyor in which an employee reached below the conveyor and got his finger caught between the conveyor and sprocket and caused a partial amputation of the employee's finger. The NITTO AUTOMOTIVE, INC. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.21 (a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 903216 citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on July 5, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 8485 Prospect Ave., Kansas City, Misssouri.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $17745
- — Z (R) $25350
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours: (a). Worksite located at 8485 Prospect Ave., Kansas City, Missouri- An employee suffered an amputation injury on or about November 7, 2016 and failed to report the incident to OSHA within a twenty-four hour period.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3500
- — Z (O) $5000
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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 342025319.
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