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Hamm, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Lawrence, Kansas · Solid Waste Landfill · NAICS 562212

4inspections
1citation items
$3,000current penalties
Jul 15, 2019last inspection

Hamm, Inc. has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Kansas, the first in 2015.

OSHA's last visit started on Jul 15, 2019 to follow up on an earlier case, in Lawrence.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.

OSHA proposed $13,260 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $3,000, down 77%.

For context, across all staffing, cleaning and waste services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,201. Hamm, Inc. averages $3,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Hamm, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344185657 OPENED JUL 15, 2019Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Aug 1, 2019

16984 3rd St, Lawrence, KS 66044 · Solid Waste Landfill · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343693222 OPENED JAN 4, 2019Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed May 23, 2019

16984 3rd St, Lawrence, KS 66044 · Solid Waste Landfill · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 4, 2019 (fatal): Tipper operator is crushed and killed by semi truck backing

At 7:15 a.m. on January 4, 2019, Employee #1 directed a tractor trailer onto the tipper, while Employee #1 was checking the level of the tipper. A third party truck driver backed into the tipper crushing Employee #1 against the back of the tipping machine. The employee was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$13,260$3,000Apr 25, 2019Final

Inspection 341052751 OPENED NOV 9, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jan 27, 2016

2546 Clark Road, Grantville, KS 66429 · Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 340794148 OPENED JUL 22, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 55 employees at the site · Closed Dec 20, 2015

K77 & Walla Walla Road, Junction City, KS 66441 · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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.

Jul 20, 2015, Junction City: Hospitalization · crushing injuries · hand(s), unspecified

An employee was helping a coworker replace struts. They were lining up pins when the supportive strap broke. The truck cab fell and crushed the employee's left hand, resulting in hospitalization.

The rules behind these citations

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

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 solid waste landfill employers in Kansas

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