KANSAS CITY, MO —
OSHA Inspection: ZECO
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of ZECO in 2915 NICHOLSON AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64120 (NAICS 325998). OSHA activity number 345655179.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ZECO
- Site address
- 2915 NICHOLSON AVE
- City
- KANSAS CITY
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 64120
- Mailing
- 2915 NICHOLSON AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64120
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 325998
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 D03 I
- Issued
- May 12, 2022
- Abate by
- Jun 8, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $7,252 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i): The employer did not provide a respirator that was adequate to protect the health of the employee under routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations: At a worksite located at 2915 Nicholson Ave, Kansas City, MO 64120: Employees were exposed to health hazards in that they may be harmed by the use of a respirator. This was demonstrated on or about November 23, 2021, and at times prior to, when employees and contractors were exposed to respiratory hazards in the form of potentially toxic or hazardous substances during reasonably foreseeable emergency situations. The employer as part of their respiratory protection program failed to evaluate employees' and contractors' exposure to inadvertent mixing of chemicals during pump replacement and did not provide them with proper respiratory protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $7252
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- May 12, 2022
- Abate by
- Jul 8, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $7,252 · Current $4,351 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: At a worksite located at 2915 Nicholson Ave, Kansas City, MO 64120: Employees were exposed to health hazards in that they may be harmed by the use of a respirator. The employer as part of their respiratory protection program failed to medically evaluate employees prior to providing them with a tight-fitting respirator. a) This was demonstrated on or about November 23, 2021, and at times prior to, when employees were exposed to respiratory hazards when employees were directed to use a tight-fitting elastomeric respirator while exposed to potentially toxic or hazardous substances. b) This was demonstrated on or about March 21, 2022, and at times prior to, when employees were exposed to respiratory hazards when employees were directed to use a tight-fitting elastomeric respirator while exposed to potentially toxic or hazardous substances.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4351.2
- — Z (S) $7252
1910.1200 F06 II
- Issued
- May 12, 2022
- Abate by
- Jul 8, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $5,801 · Current $3,481 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical. At a worksite located at 2915 Nicholson Ave, Kansas City, MO 64120: Employees were exposed to physical and health hazards in that they may be harmed by exposure to chemicals. This was demonstrated on or about November 24, 2021, and at times prior to, when employees were exposed to chemicals that are potentially toxic or hazardous substances due to unlabeled secondary containers. The employer failed to ensure that all secondary containers of chemicals were properly labeled as to their contents. The containers were not labeled, tagged, or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3480.6
- — Z (S) $5801
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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 345655179.
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