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OSHA Inspection: KAW VALLEY COMPANIES, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KAW VALLEY COMPANIES, INC. in 1724 MARKET ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64105 (NAICS 488320). OSHA activity number 343312799.

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Site address
1724 MARKET ST
City
KANSAS CITY
State
MO
ZIP
64105
Mailing
5600 KANSAS AVENUE, KANSAS CITY, KS 66106
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
488320
Employees
2
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1917.11 A

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 2018
Abate by
Nov 14, 2018
Penalty
Initial $6,047 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1917.11(a): Active work areas shall be kept free of equipment and materials not in use, and clear of debris, projecting nails, strapping and other sharp objects not necessary for the work in progress:  A wire rope of approximately 20 feet in length and 2.5 inches in diameter stretched across the walking surface, creating a tripping hazard.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $6047
  • — Z (S) $6047

1917.26 D01

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 2018
Abate by
Nov 14, 2018
Penalty
Initial $6,047 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1917.26(d)(1): There shall be available for each vessel being worked one Stokes basket stretcher, or its equivalent, permanently equipped with bridles for attaching to the hoisting gear:  A Stokes basket stretcher or equivalent was not available for vessels being worked.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $6047
  • — Z (S) $6047

1917.26 F

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 2018
Abate by
Nov 14, 2018
Penalty
Initial $6,047 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1917.26(f): A US Coast Guard approved 30 inch life ring, with at least 90 feet of line attached, was not available at readily accessible points at each waterside work area where the employees' work exposed them to the hazard of drowning:  The life ring in the work area did not have a line attached to it.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $6047
  • — Z (S) $6047

1917.50 C01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 2018
Abate by
Jan 16, 2019
Penalty
Initial $6,047 · Current $5,000 Reduced
29 CFR 1917.50(c)(1): Each crane and derrick shall be tested as a unit quadrennially, and shall be examined annually. Certificates of tests and examinations shall be made readily available for inspection.    The Fuchs Crane used for unloading operations was not tested and examined in accordance with this paragraph and certificates of tests and examinations were not made available for inspection.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $5000
  • — C (S) $6047
  • — Z (S) $6047

1917.112 B01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 2018
Abate by
Jan 16, 2019
Penalty
Initial $6,047 · Current $5,000 Reduced
29 CFR 1917.112(b)(1): Guardrails shall be provided at locations where employees are exposed to floor or wall openings or waterside edges, including bridges or gangway-like structures leading to pilings or vessel mooring or berthing installations, which present a hazard of falling more than 4 feet (1.22 m) or into the water:     Guardrails were missing from the conveyor entry end of the platform that held the fertilizer unloading hopper.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $5000
  • — C (S) $6047
  • — Z (S) $6047

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