CHANUTE, KS —
OSHA Inspection: OPTIMUS INDUSTRIES LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of OPTIMUS INDUSTRIES LLC in 1700 S. WASHINGTON ST., CHANUTE, KS 66720 (NAICS 332410). OSHA activity number 345770192.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- OPTIMUS INDUSTRIES LLC
- Site address
- 1700 S. WASHINGTON ST.
- City
- CHANUTE
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 66720
- Mailing
- 1700 S. WASHINGTON ST., CHANUTE, KS 66720
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
- 332410
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2022
- Abate by
- May 9, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,052 · Current $13,052
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): In the Main Building, employee(s) engaged in production activities from a loading platform were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 4 feet 5 inches in that the edges and sides did not have a fall protection system in place.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $13052
- — Z (S) $13052
1910.110 F06 II
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $7,458 · Current $7,458
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.110(f)(6)(ii): Containers were not stored in a suitable enclosure or otherwise protected against tampering. On the south side of the Main Building, located outside, employee(s) engaged in production activities were exposed to struck by and explosion hazards in that several full propane containers were found laying on the ground, unsecured, approximately 3 feet from the normal path of travel for the forklifts, where they could be tampered with near the primary propane refill tank.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $7458
- — Z (S) $7458
1910.184 C01
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $7,458 · Current $7,458
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.184(c)(1):Slings that are damaged or defective shall not be used. In the Main Building, employee(s) engaged in production activities were exposed to struck by and crush hazards in that the web slings used were excessively frayed, worn, and discolored from exposure to heat.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $7458
- — Z (S) $7458
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2022
- Abate by
- May 9, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,052 · Current $6,526 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. In the Main Building, employee(s) engaged in a new custom order process working from a platform were exposed to crush by hazards that were previously identified in a previously conducted risk management assessment but was never communicated to employee(s), nor was training provided to the affected employee(s) before conducting this work, resulting in employee injuries requiring hospitalizations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6526
- — Z (S) $13052
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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 345770192.
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