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Atomic Transport LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Kansas City, Missouri · Other Waste Collection · NAICS 562119

1inspections
2citation items
$17,188current penalties
Mar 20, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Atomic Transport LLC once in Missouri.

The inspection began on Mar 20, 2023 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Kansas City.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $26,787 and now stand at $17,188, 36% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Atomic Transport LLC averages $17,188 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Atomic Transport LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Atomic Transport LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346579121 OPENED MAR 20, 2023Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Feb 6, 2024

4020 Winchester Ave, Kansas City, MO 64129 · Other Waste Collection · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 17, 2023 (fatal): Employee is killed when run over by hauler

At 5:00 p.m. on March 17, 2023, an employee was walking to go into the loading pit area in order to pull debris away from areas that the haulers could not reach. The employee was struck and run over by the bucket and left front tire of the machine. The employee was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$15,625$9,375Aug 1, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1) · Head protection
Other-than-serious$11,162$7,813Aug 1, 2023Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Kansas City site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 20 workers: 11.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Kansas City site
Kansas City · 2025
20 3011.53.8

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.135 · Head protection

29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee wears a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects.

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)

Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.

Other other waste collection employers in Missouri

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.