Kansas City, Missouri · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · NAICS 325998
OSHA has inspected Zeco 2 times in Missouri since 2021.
The latest one began on Nov 24, 2021 after a complaint, in Kansas City.
Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 5 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $37,706 and now stand at $17,983, 52% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Zeco averages $8,992 (2 cited inspections).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company2915 Nicholson Ave, Kansas City, MO 64120 · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $7,252 | $4,351 | May 12, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $5,801 | $3,481 | May 12, 2022 | Final |
2915 Nicholson Ave, Kansas City, MO 64120 · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 23, 2021: Employee sustains multiple burns when splashed by corrosive
At 3:00 p.m. on August 23, 2021, an employee working as a chemical technician for a chemical manufacturer was changing a hose on a transfer tank containing 34% to 45% sodium hydroxide. Chemicals splashed onto the employee. The employee sustained chemical burns to his face, eyes and upper torso. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry |
Serious | $10,151 | $7,106 | Jan 26, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.29(b)(1) · Fall protection systems in general industry |
Serious | $10,151 | $0 | Jan 26, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $4,351 | $3,046 | Jan 26, 2022 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Aug 23, 2021, Kansas City: Hospitalization · chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified · eye(s)
An employee was changing a product transfer hose. Sodium hydroxide splashed onto the employee's face, eyes, and torso. The employee sustained chemical burn to the eye(s).
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii)
(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1)
(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)
(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).
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