OSHA Inspection: KC DUMPSTER COMPANY LLC.

Issued

2023-10-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $8203.00 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.   The employer did not furnish the place of employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death.  The employer failed to protect employees from vehicle struck-by / back over hazards. On or about June 8, 2023, at the worksite located at 211 SE Hamblen Road in Lees Summit, Missouri, employees worked near heavy equipment such as over-the-road semi tractor trailers at the facility yard.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by and/or back over hazards.

Issued

2023-10-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:   The employer is failing to protect employees from electrical and fire hazards. The employer did not ensure the space in front of the Electrical Panel located in the chemical shed was free from storage items that were blocking free access to the panel. This was most recently documented on June 8, 2023, at a worksite located at 2101 SE Hamblen Rd, Lees Summit, Missouri.

Issued

2023-10-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area and chemical-specific information was not always available through labels and material safety data sheets.    The employer is failing to protect employees from serious injury from hazards associated with working with various chemicals in their workplace. Employees had not received training on chemical hazards, which employees were reasonably foreseeable to come into contact with during their ordinary course of work. This was most recently documented on June 8, 2023, at a worksite located at 211 SE Hamblen Rd, Lees Summit, Missouri.