Inspection 346188261 OPENED AUG 12, 2022Closed
10551 N Congress, Kansas City, MO 64152 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Bunzl Distribution has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Missouri, the first in 2015.
OSHA's last visit started on Aug 12, 2022 after a complaint, in Kansas City.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $22,000 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $9,000, down 59%.
For context, across all transportation and warehousing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,555. Bunzl Distribution averages $9,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Bunzl Distribution also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 340714898 OPENED MAY 29, 2015Closed
1915 E Florida, Springfield, MO 65803 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Serious | $7,000 | $4,200 | Jul 2, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.66(j) · Powered platforms for building maintenance |
Serious | $7,000 | $0 | Jul 2, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $7,000 | $4,200 | Jul 2, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $1,000 | $600 | Jul 2, 2015 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Kansas City site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 57 workers: 6.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.8 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunzl Distribution Inc. DBA Bunzl Kansas City Kansas City · 2024 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 6.8 | 1.8 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
May 26, 2015, Springfield: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee was standing on a stock picker loading freight onto a pallet when he slipped and fell approximately seven feet injuring both wrists, an eye, and his neck and head. The employee was not wearing a harness at the time of the incident.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6)
(6) Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.
29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
29 CFR 1910.66 · Powered platforms for building maintenance
29 CFR 1910.66(j)
(j) Personal fall protection. Employees on working platforms shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system meeting the requirements of subpart I of this part and as otherwise provided by this standard.
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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.