OLATHE, KS —
OSHA Inspection: WESCO DISTRIBUTION
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of WESCO DISTRIBUTION in 22614 W. 167TH STREET, OLATHE, KS 66062 (NAICS 423610). OSHA activity number 347687675.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WESCO DISTRIBUTION
- Site address
- 22614 W. 167TH STREET
- City
- OLATHE
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 66062
- Mailing
- 22614 W. 167TH STREET, OLATHE, KS 66062
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 423610
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 L03 I M
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2024
- Abate by
- Jan 6, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(M): Powered industrial truck operators shall receive initial training in the following topics to include but not limited to operating instructions, warnings, or precautions listed in the operator's manual for the types of vehicle that the employee is being trained to operate: On or about August 09, 2024, at a workplace located at 22614 West 167th Street, Olathe, Kansas, the employer's written powered industrial truck training program did not address operating instructions, warnings, or precautions listed in the operator's manual of recognizing and avoiding objects that could enter the forklift operator's compartment. A steel storage rack cross beam in aisle 45 located at 22614 West 167th Street, Olathe, Kansas entered into the forklift operator's compartment pinning and crushing the forklift operator against the forklift resulting in a fatal injury.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $16131
- — Z (S) $16131
1910.178 L03 II I
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2024
- Abate by
- Mar 17, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $16,131
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(ii)(I): Powered industrial truck operators did not receive initial training in other unique or potentially hazardous conditions of the workplace that could affect safe operation: On or about August 09, 2024, at a workplace located at 22614 West 167th Street, Olathe, Kansas, a temporary employee operating a stand-up forklift in aisleway 45 was pinned and crushed between a steel storage rack lower cross member and the forklift, resulting in a fatal injury. The employer failed to train reach (stand-up) forklift operators to recognize and avoid the workplace specific hazard of storage rack cross members entering the standup forklift operator's compartment.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $16131
- — C (S) $16131
- — Z (S) $16131
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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 347687675.
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