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Bublitz Material Handling: OSHA inspections and violations

North Kansas City, Missouri · Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing · NAICS 532490

1inspections
7citation items
$8,330current penalties
Apr 5, 2016last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Bublitz Material Handling in Missouri one time.

It opened on Apr 5, 2016 after a complaint, in North Kansas City.

In all, OSHA issued 7 citation items: 7 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $11,900; today they stand at $8,330, 30% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.303 (electrical equipment, general requirements), 2 times.

Among real estate and rental employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,869 penalty. Bublitz Material Handling averages $8,330 across 1 cited inspection.

Bublitz Material Handling also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Bublitz Material Handling: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341376127 OPENED APR 5, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Jun 27, 2016

703 East 14th Avenue, North Kansas City, MO 64116 · Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(6) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$2,380$1,666Jun 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$0$0Jun 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$2,380$1,666Jun 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,380$1,666Jun 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$2,380$1,666Jun 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$2,380$1,666Jun 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Jun 8, 2016Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2018, the North Kansas City site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 71 workers: 1.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 6 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Bublitz Material Handling
North Kansas City · 2018
71 111.41.5
Bublitz Material Handling, Inc.
North Kansas City · 2016
64 222.71.5

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i)

(i) The spraying operations except electrostatic spraying operations shall be so designed, installed and maintained that the average air velocity over the open face of the booth (or booth cross section during spraying operations) shall be not less than 100 linear feet per minute. Electrostatic spraying operations may be conducted with an air velocity over the open face of the booth of not less than 60 linear feet per minute, or more, depending on the volume of the finishing material being applied and its flammability and explosion characteristics. Visible gauges or audible alarm or pressure activated devices shall be installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity is maintained. Filter rolls shall be inspected to insure proper replacement of filter media.

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(6)

(6) Frontal area. Each spray booth having a frontal area larger than 9 square feet shall have a metal deflector or curtain not less than 2 1/2 inches deep installed at the upper outer edge of the booth over the opening.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)

(1) The test instrument must have an effective audio-warning device, or a visual-warning device in the form of a screen tracing, that indicates when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test must be terminated and restarted from the beginning when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test subject then may be refitted and retested.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

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