Jefferson City, Missouri · Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing · NAICS 335311
Abb, Inc has 9 OSHA inspections on record in Missouri, the first in 2010.
OSHA's last visit started on Feb 13, 2025 on a referral, in Saint Louis.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 16 citation items: 13 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $48,943 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $35,677, down 27%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.146, permit-required confined spaces (5 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Abb, Inc averages $6,155 over 5 cited inspections in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Abb, Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 7 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company3560 Scarlet Oak Blvd., Saint Louis, MO 63122 · Motor and Generator Manufacturing · 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)(3)(iii) · Machine guarding |
Other-than-serious | $14,187 | $14,187 | Feb 26, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(iv) · Overhead and gantry cranes |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 26, 2025 | Final |
3560 Scarlet Oak Blvd., Saint Louis, MO 63122 · Motor and Generator Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 12, 2022: Employee amputates fingertip while clearing jam from press f
At 10:15 p.m. on January 12, 2022, an employee had been feeding a slit coil into a press. The employee attempted to clear a jam when he caught his glove in the material feeder. The employee amputated his fingertip, requiring hospitalization.
No citations from this inspection.
500 West Highway 94, Jefferson City, MO 65101 · Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 28, 2017: Employee's finger is dislocated when gloved hand is caught i
At approximately 8:30 a.m. on April 28, 2017, an employee was operating milling machine. He was wearing gloves and the glove was caught on tooling, pulling his hand around the tooling. The employee's right little finger was dislocated for which he was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
500 W. Highway 94, Jefferson City, MO 65101 · Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 22, 2017: Employee's foot is crushed and toe is amputated when caught
At 8:30 a.m. on March 22, 2017, Employee #1 was changing dies inside of the core press. The press was activated, and the table lowered, pinning and crushing his left foot. The employee's left foot sustained broken bones and amputation of the little toe.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(a)(3)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $7,696 | $3,848 | Mar 28, 2017 | Final |
4350 Semple Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63120 · Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $3,060 | $2,142 | Apr 20, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 20, 2016 | Final |
4350 Semple Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63120 · Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.146(f)(6) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $5,000 | $5,000 | Nov 6, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.146(f)(10) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 6, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1910.146(f)(13) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 6, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2d 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(8) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $5,000 | $0 | Nov 6, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.146(e)(6) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 6, 2015 | Final |
500 W. Highway 94, Jefferson City, MO 65101 · Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.23(a)(5) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Serious | $7,000 | $5,600 | Feb 4, 2015 | Final |
500 W. Highway 94, Jefferson City, MO 65101 · Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $7,000 | $4,900 | Oct 11, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 11, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 11, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1d 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 11, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1e 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 11, 2012 | Final |
4350 Semple Ave, St. Louis, MO 63120 · Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 7, 2010 (fatal): Worker shoots seven coworkers, then commits suicide
Between 6:30 and 6:45 a.m. on January 7, 2010, Employee #1, of ABB Inc, attended the daily assignment briefing and then returned to car to get weapons (shot gun , assault rifle, and a hand gun). Reports were not clear in what order Employee #1 shot his coworkers. Employee #1 fatally shot Employee #2 in head while he was trying to escape to his car. Employee #3 was shot in the leg and then fatally s hot in the head in the parking lot. Employee #4 was shot and injured in an unspe cified location. Employee #1 then drove a car through the gate/barricade and ree ntered work area. Where Employee #1 shot Employee #5 in the shoulder and then fa tally shot him in the head. Employee #6 was shot and injured in the same office where Employee #5 was shot. Employee #7 was shot in test control room on the thi rd floor; Employee #7 was shot in the leg and groin area. Employee #8 was injure d by a gunshot in an unspecified location. Employee #1 then entered the last off ice in administrative area, where he fatally shot himself under the chin. Emerge ncy personnel were called, while the shooting was ongoing. As for the additional coworkers who were present at the time of the shooting, some hid in their areas while other's evacuated to a business across the street.
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Saint Louis site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 172 workers: 1.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.0 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABB - St Louis Saint Louis · 2025 | 172 | 2 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| Jefferson City - 500 W Highway 94 Jefferson City · 2019 | 850 | 24 | 6 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
| Saint Louis - 4350 Semple Avenue Saint Louis · 2018 | 163 | 3 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Abb Inc Jefferson City · 2016 | 735 | 52 | 9 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| ABB, Inc. - St. Louis St. Louis · 2016 | 230 | 5 | 0 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 7 reports on file, the 6 most recent shown.
Feb 1, 2025, Saint Louis: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
An employee was performing maintenance on a stamping die and lowering the stripper plate back onto the die using a pendant on a hoist. The employee sustained a left hand fingertip amputation.
Jan 12, 2022, Saint Louis: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was feeding slit coil into the press. As the employee cleared a jam, their gloves got caught in the material feeder resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Apr 6, 2018, Jefferson City: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Two employees were working together to lower a transformer hood. One employee let go of the hood and it fell onto the injured employee's hand amputating the left middle finger's distal phalanx, second digit.
Apr 28, 2017, Jefferson City: Hospitalization · dislocation of joints · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was modifying a slide for a winder on an end milling machine when the employee's right little finger contacted the machine and was dislocated.
Feb 22, 2017, Jefferson City: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · toes(s), toenail(s)
On February 22, 2017, at 8:30 p.m., an employee was working on a core press when a pressure plate was inadvertently activated. The plate amputated his left pinky toe and fractured his foot.
Mar 14, 2016, Jefferson City: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was washing the inside hood of a transformer. As he was closing the hood, his hand slipped off and the hood came down and smashed his left middle finger. His fingertip was amputated.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(8)
(8) Designate the persons who are to have active roles (as, for example, authorized entrants, attendants, entry supervisors, or persons who test or monitor the atmosphere in a permit space) in entry operations, identify the duties of each such employee, and provide each such employee with the training required by paragraph (g) of this section;
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(6)
(6) The employer shall retain each canceled entry permit for at least 1 year to facilitate the review of the permit-required confined space program required by paragraph (d)(14) of this section. Any problems encountered during an entry operation shall be noted on the pertinent permit so that appropriate revisions to the permit space program can be made.
29 CFR 1910.146(f)(10)
(10) The results of initial and periodic tests performed under paragraph (d)(5) of this section, accompanied by the names or initials of the testers and by an indication of when the tests were performed;
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.