Springfield, Missouri · Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424690
OSHA has inspected 3M 4 times in Missouri since 1980.
The latest one began on Aug 15, 2022 on a referral, in Nevada.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $15,865 and now stand at $12,740, 20% lower after settlements or reviews.
Grinders and abrasive wheels comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.215.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,427, and 3M averages $12,500 (1 cited inspection).
3M also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company2120 E Austin Blvd, Nevada, MO 64772 · Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Other-than-serious | $15,625 | $12,500 | Jan 17, 2023 | Final |
5400 Paris Rd, Columbia, MO 65202 · Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
3211 E. Chestnut Expressway, Springfield, MO 65802 · Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
3211 E Trafficway, Springfield, MO 65801 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $240 | $240 | Mar 11, 1980 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 11, 1980 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 | Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 11, 1980 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Nevada site logged 9 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 662 workers: 1.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 25 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada site Nevada · 2025 | 662 | 9 | 1 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| Columbia site Columbia · 2025 | 586 | 9 | 2 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Springfield site Springfield · 2025 | 503 | 10 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Aug 3, 2022, Nevada: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was making an adjustment to an extruder. The employee's gloved left hand was caught in a roll-to-roll nip point causing fractures to the ring and little fingers. The employee underwent a medical amputation to the little fingertip.
Apr 10, 2019, Springfield: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee had just finished maintenance work on an HVAC system. He was closing the guard cover when it slipped, smashed his left hand (bruising two fingers), and severed the tip of the ring finger.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)
(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 1910.215(a)(1)
(a) General requirements—(1) Machine guarding. Abrasive wheels shall be used only on machines provided with safety guards as defined in the following paragraphs of this section, except:
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9)
(9) Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b) (3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)
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.