GRANDVIEW, MO ·
OSHA Inspection: SPONGE COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SPONGE COMPANY in 11971 GRANDVIEW RD., GRANDVIEW, MO 64030 (NAICS 493110). OSHA activity number 344672662.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SPONGE COMPANY
- Site address
- 11971 GRANDVIEW RD.
- City
- GRANDVIEW
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 64030
- Mailing
- 11971 GRANDVIEW RD., GRANDVIEW, MO 64030
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 493110
- Employees
- 42
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.176 A
- Issued
- May 4, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,747 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(a): Permanent aisles or passageways were not appropriately marked: At the worksite located at 11971 Grandview Road, Grandview, Missouri 64030, permanent aisles that were being utilized for powered industrial truck and employee pedestrian traffic was not appropriately marked.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4000
- · Z (S) $6747
1910.178 L01 II
- Issued
- May 4, 2020
- Abate by
- May 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,747 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l). At the worksite located at 11971 Grandview Road, Grandview, Missouri 64030, employees were exposed to serious caught-in, crushing and or struck-by injuries. The employer did not ensure that operators were competent to operate powered industrial trucks safely, by completing a training program which met all training and evaluation requirements of paragraph (l).
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $6747
1910.178 L03 I A
- Issued
- May 4, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 22, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $9,446 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(A): Powered industrial truck operators did not receive training on operating instructions, warnings, and precautions for the types of truck the operator was authorized to operate: At the worksite located at 11971 Grandview Road, Grandview, Missouri 64030, not all employees who operate powered industrial trucks received all elements of the training program content on operating instructions, warnings, and precautions for any and all types of powered industrial trucks the operator was authorized to operate.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4000
- · Z (S) $9446
1910.178 L03 II D
- Issued
- May 4, 2020
- Abate by
- May 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(ii)(D): Powered industrial truck operators did not receive initial training in workplace-related topics such as pedestrian traffic in areas where the vehicle would be operated that could affect safe operation. At the worksite located at 11971 Grandview Road, Grandview, Missouri 64030, employees were exposed to serious caught-in, crushing and or struck-by injuries. Employees who operate powered industrial trucks did not receive training on pedestrian traffic in areas where the vehicle would be operated that could affect safe operation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- May 4, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 22, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,747 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: At the worksite located at 11971 Grandview Road, Grandview, Missouri 64030, an evaluation of the powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $4000
- · Z (S) $6747
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- May 4, 2020
- Abate by
- May 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,747 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each powered industrial truck operator has been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph (l) of 1910.178, with a certification that includes the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person performing the training and evaluation. At the worksite located at 11971 Grandview Road, Grandview, Missouri 64030, the employer did not certify that each powered industrial truck operator was trained and evaluated as required by paragraph (l) of 1910.178, with a certification that includes the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person performing the training and evaluation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $6747
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344672662.
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