Wesco Distribution: OSHA inspections and violations
Olathe, Kansas · Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423610
1inspections
1citation items
$16,131current penalties
Aug 14, 2024last inspection
OSHA has inspected Wesco Distribution once in Kansas.
The inspection began on Aug 14, 2024 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Olathe.
That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $16,131 and still stand at $16,131.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and Wesco Distribution averages $16,131 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Wesco Distribution also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Mar 18, 2025
22614 W. 167th Street, Olathe, KS 66062 · Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 9, 2024 (fatal): Employee is killed when crushed by steel rack cross beam
At 1:00 p.m. on August 9, 2024, Employee #1 was assigned to perform housekeeping duties in the warehouse by driving a stand-up forklift through the aisleways. During the task, the employee was found pinned between a lower steel rack cross beam and the forklift. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced brain dead due to the injuries sustained. The employee's fatal injuries were caused by being crushed by the lower steel storage rack cross beam.
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 1 recordable injury or illness among about 70 workers: 1.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 4 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Olathe - 1025V - Wesco
Olathe · 2025
70
1
1
1.3
0.0
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(ii)(i)
(iii) The requirements of this section.
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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.
