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KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

8700 HAWTHORN ROAD, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64120
Operated by Kansas City Power & Light · 1 of 26 establishments
221112Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation

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OSHA inspections
22
over 50 years
Violations
106
$6,760 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY has accumulated 106 OSHA violations across 22 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $6,760 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 87 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
22
0.4 / yr · last 50 yrs
Violations
106
2.1 / yr
Penalties
$6,760
$64 avg / violation
20% serious80% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
8 of 22
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 22

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 38 citations in this view · $5,475 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II33$70May 1976Aug 1982
29 CFR 1910.0023 E0132$70May 1976Jun 1976
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0933$55May 1976Aug 1982
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 02504532$25May 1976Jun 1976
29 CFR 1910.0179 B0522$350Jun 1976Aug 1982
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0122$210Aug 1982Nov 1982
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 05021122$180Oct 1978Sep 1979
29 CFR 1910.0027 D0322Jun 1976Aug 1982
29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 X22Jun 1976Aug 1982
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122Jun 1976Aug 1982
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0522Jun 1976Aug 1982
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III21Aug 1982Aug 1982
29 CFR 1910.0106 G0822Jun 1976Aug 1982
29 CFR 1910.0027 D0221Jun 1976Jun 1976
5A000111$1,800Jul 2005Jul 2005
29 CFR 1926.0502 B0211$750Oct 2000Oct 2000
29 CFR 1926.0501 B1411$750Oct 2000Oct 2000
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$490Aug 1982Aug 1982
29 CFR 1926.1101 K08 I11$375Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.0107 C0611$350Aug 1982Aug 1982

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2211 within MO. Peer group: 87 employers. This establishment has 106 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
80th
peer median: $643
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
3.2
vs industry
+1.8
TRIR
6.3
vs industry
+4.0

Reported for 26 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
2
Complaint
8
Accident
1
Referral
3

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Aug 2015

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Aug 31, 2015Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway areaFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
21 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in MO — for Kansas City Power & Light, not this location alone

Violations
1
Assessed penalties
$0

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Kansas City Power & Light operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 1 citation · 1 contractor.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
7889787
Sugar Creek Ug Mine
Jackson, MO
contractor: Kansas City Power & Light
Nov 2000NoModNegligence

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MO — for Kansas City Power & Light, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Kansas City Power & Light locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
17-CA-074255Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Jun 2012ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-024696Unfair labor practiceOct 2009Nov 2009ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
KANSAS CITY POWER AND LIGHT
8700 E FRONT STREET · KANSAS CITY, MO, 64120
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Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2005-05-19Referral1$1,800
2000-12-27Unprogrammed Related1$375
2000-08-14Unprogrammed Related22$1,500
2000-08-14Unprogrammed Related1$0
2000-05-22Unprogrammed Related0$0
2000-03-20Unprogrammed Related0$0
1999-02-17Referral0$0
1984-06-01Referral0$0
1984-01-13Complaint0$0
1983-04-27Complaint2$0
1982-11-08Complaint2$140
1982-10-05Complaint0$0
1982-07-27Planned5114$2,240
1982-07-14Planned0$0
1979-11-14Complaint0$0
1979-09-24Follow-up0$0
1979-09-07Follow-up1$180
1978-11-01Follow-up0$0
1978-10-10Accident65$210
1976-06-02Complaint30$145
1976-05-11Complaint0$0
1976-05-05Complaint9$170

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY is one of 26 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Kansas City Power & Light.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Kansas City Power & Light across all 26 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Kansas City Power & Light, which operates 26 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY has 22 OSHA inspections on record with 106 violations and $6,760 in total penalties.
How does KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY operates in the fossil fuel electric power generation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.3. KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 3.16 compared to an industry average of 1.4.
Has KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY.