Holthouse Construction, LLC has 7 OSHA inspections on record in Missouri, the first in 1992.
OSHA's last visit started on Dec 28, 2020 as a planned inspection, in Parkville.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 10 citation items: 3 serious and 7 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $39,893 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $32,050, down 20%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1926.652, trench protection (3 items).
For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,078. Holthouse Construction, LLC averages $23,894 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Inspection 306707894 OPENED AUG 5, 2004Closed
Accident · Partial · Health · 6 employees at the site · Closed Jun 2, 2005
Sw Of 751 Ne Woods Chapel Road, Lees Summit, MO 64064 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 4, 2004 (fatal): Employee is killed due to asphyxia
At approximately 1:30 p.m. on August 4, 2004, Employee #1 was grouting the seams in a newly constructed sewer manhole that was about 16.5-feet deep. About an ho ur later, Employee #1 was found lying at the bottom of the manhole with most of the grouting completed. Emergency services were contacted and the local fire dep artment responded to the accident. Employee #1 was pronounced dead due to asphyx ia. During the accident investigation, it was revealed that the manhole had fail ed a vacuum test approximately one week earlier and according to the fire depart ment's report, the oxygen levels near the bottom of the manhole measured levels of 17 and 16.3, using a Draeger Mini-Wam and Area Rae tester. Additionally, air samples taken by OSHA on August 13, 2004, indicated similar results. At the time of the incident and during air sampling, the plug inserts for the vacuum test e quipment were in place at the bottom of the manhole to cover the newly laid sewe r pipe which was connected to the manhole.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $1,500 | $1,500 | Jan 21, 2005 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $1,500 | $1,500 | Jan 21, 2005 | Closed |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
