Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1441911.015 - Mears Installation

Inspection Information - Office: Kansas City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1441911.015

Report ID: 0728500

Date Opened: 10/31/2019

Site Address:
Mears Installation
Oak Street And 107th St
Kansas City, MO 64131

Mailing Address:
95 Drake Street, Kansas City, MO 64119

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 237120/Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/31/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/27/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1511847	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$25,575	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,575
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	12/30/2019	01/27/2020	$0	$8,525	$0	01/27/2020	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19260303 C03	12/30/2019		$0	$8,525	$0	01/27/2020	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Serious	19260303 C07	12/30/2019		$0	$8,525	$0	01/27/2020	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121278.015

Event: 10/23/2019

Employee breaks finger, injures knee when struck by grinder

At 3:30 p.m. on October 23, 2019, an employee working as a laborer for an oil and gas pipeline construction contractor was reassembling a manhole cover. The employee was using a DeWalt DWE 4 1/2" angle grinder with no guard installed and no current ring test. A cup flew off the grinder striking the employee in the hand and knee. The employee broke a finger and sustained an abrasion on his knee, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Abrasion, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Construction, Defective, Defective Equipment, Finger, Flying Object, Fracture, Grinder, Grinding Wheel, Guard, Hand, Hand Tool, Knee, Laborer, Manhole Cover, Ring Test, Safety Device, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1441911.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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