INDEPENDENCE, MO —
OSHA Inspection: UNILEVER
Federal Agency inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency health inspection of UNILEVER in 13000 E 35TH ST S, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055 (NAICS 311919). OSHA activity number 344722574.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- UNILEVER
- Site address
- 13000 E 35TH ST S
- City
- INDEPENDENCE
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 64055
- Mailing
- 13000 E 35TH ST S, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 311919
- Employees
- 358
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1904.4 A
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2020
- Abate by
- Dec 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $1,928 · Current $1,500 Reduced
8400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent. At the worksite located at 13000 East 35th St. S., Independence, MO 64055, the employer is failing to record a work-related fatality and work-related illness on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2020. Employees experienced illness due to COVID-19. All instances of failure to record were confirmed by OSHA on May 5, 2020, via the employer's production of the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for calendar year 2020. a) On April 10, 2020, the employer reported to USDOL-OSHA an employee death related to COVID-19 that occurred on April 9, 2020. The employer failed to record the fatality. b) An employee who worked in the warehouse department was hospitalized and tested positive for COVID-19. This employee had been off work and in quarantine since March 29, 2020, per the employer's instructions. He was hospitalized on or about April 9, 2020, and remained off work until June 4, 2020. The employer became aware the employee was hospitalized on April 9, 2020, and was aware the employee had been exposed to a COVID positive coworker on March 28, 2020. The employer failed to record the days away from work. c) An employee who worked in the warehouse department was hospitalized and tested positive for COVID-19. The employee had been off work since April 3, 2020, when he was sent to urgent care by the employer. He was hospitalized on or about April 9, 2020, and he remained off work for his illness until April 24, 2020. The employer became aware the employee was hospitalized and had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 9, 2020, and was aware the employee had been exposed to a COVID positive coworker on March 28, 2020. The employer failed to record the days away from work.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $1500
- — C (O) $1928
- — Z (O) $1928
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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 344722574.
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