SPX Cooling Technologies: OSHA inspections and violations
Olathe, Kansas · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333415
12inspections
16citation items
$44,091current penalties
Apr 11, 2022last inspection
SPX Cooling Technologies has 12 OSHA inspections on record in Kansas, the first in 2003.
OSHA's last visit started on Apr 11, 2022 on a referral, in Olathe.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 16 citation items: 14 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $69,312 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $44,091, down 36%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.212, machine guarding (4 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. SPX Cooling Technologies averages $18,050 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
SPX Cooling Technologies also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Kansas · latest 90 days of OSHA records
45employers cited
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Referral · Partial · Safety · 193 employees at the site · Closed Jun 21, 2022
1200 W. Marley Road, Olathe, KS 66061 · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 345767925 OPENED FEB 8, 2022Closed
Complaint · Partial · Health · 169 employees at the site · Closed Apr 12, 2022
1200 W. Marley Road, Olathe, KS 66061 · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 345312854 OPENED MAY 18, 2021Closed
Complaint · Partial · Safety · 240 employees at the site · Closed Jun 3, 2021
1200 W Marley Road, Olathe, KS 66061 · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 340213156 OPENED JAN 28, 2015Closed
Planned · Complete · Safety · 243 employees at the site · Closed Aug 3, 2015
1200 W. Marley Road, Olathe, KS 66061 · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Olathe site logged 14 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 283 workers: 4.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 74 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
SPX Olathe - Marley
Olathe · 2025
283
14
3
4.8
2.4
SPX Cooling Technologies
Olathe · 2020
285
8
1
2.7
2.4
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.
Dec 18, 2019, Olathe: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was using a transport dolly to maneuver a metal frame from one area of the plant to another when the base of the metal frame started to slip off the dolly. The employee's left hand was in the pinch point zone, and the metal frame contacted the employee's hand. The employee's left ring finger was lacerated, resulting in the surgical amputation of the fingertip.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(c) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
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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.