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Sponge Company: OSHA inspections and violations

Grandview, Missouri · General Warehousing and Storage · NAICS 493110

1inspections
4citation items
$12,000current penalties
Mar 4, 2020last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Sponge Company in Missouri one time.

It opened on Mar 4, 2020 on a referral, in Grandview.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $29,687; today they stand at $12,000, 60% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.178 (forklifts and other powered industrial trucks), 3 times.

Among transportation and warehousing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,555 penalty. Sponge Company averages $12,000 across 1 cited inspection.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Sponge Company: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344672662 OPENED MAR 4, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 42 employees at the site · Closed May 25, 2021

11971 Grandview Rd., Grandview, MO 64030 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 2, 2020: Employee amputates foot when run over by forklift

At 10:15 a.m. on March 2, 2020, an employee working as a material handler for a warehousing and storage facility was operating a Raymond Model 415-C30TT Stand-up Forklift. The employee turned a corner while traveling too fast. He did not slow down or sound his horn. The employee struck an order cart and barely missed hitting two coworkers standing nearby. His left foot came off of the forklift causing the employee to run over his foot with the rear wheel of the forklift. The employee amputated half of his foot and required hospitalization.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.176(a) · Material storage and aisles
 Serious$6,747$4,000May 4, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(a) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$9,446$4,000May 4, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$6,747$4,000May 4, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$6,747$0May 4, 2020Final

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.

Mar 2, 2020, Grandview: Amputation · amputations · foot (feet), n.e.c.

An employee was on a forklift when its rear wheel amputated half of his left foot.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.176(a)

(a) Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(a)

(A) Operating instructions, warnings, and precautions for the types of truck the operator will be authorized to operate;

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii)

(iii) An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.

Other general warehousing and storage employers in Missouri

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