Abec Inc.: OSHA Violations and Fines, Springfield MO

OSHA has inspected Abec Inc. 2 times in Missouri since 2015.

The latest one began on Jan 14, 2016 to follow up on an earlier case, in Springfield.

Those inspections ended with 24 citation items: 21 serious, 2 repeat and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $169,000 and now stand at $91,400, 46% lower after settlements or reviews.

Hexavalent chromium comes up most often in these citations: 15 items under 1910.1026.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Abec Inc. averages $45,700 (2 cited inspections).

Abec Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Abec Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2016 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341177814 OPENED JAN 14, 2016Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 280 employees at the site · Closed Apr 10, 2017

4420 E Mustard Way, Springfield, MO 65803 · Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(3) · Noise	Serious	$7,000	$7,000	Apr 12, 2016	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(i) · Noise	Serious	$6,000	$6,000	Apr 12, 2016	Final
Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection	Serious	$6,000	$6,000	Apr 12, 2016	Final
Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 12, 2016	Final
Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(4)(i) · Hexavalent chromium	Serious	$6,000	$6,000	Apr 12, 2016	Final
Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.1026(j)(1)(i) · Hexavalent chromium	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 12, 2016	Final
Citation 2, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(iv) · Hexavalent chromium	Repeat	$35,000	$35,000	Apr 12, 2016	Final
Citation 2, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2)(i) · Hexavalent chromium	Repeat	$35,000	$0	Apr 12, 2016	Final

Inspection 340428036 OPENED FEB 26, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 216 employees at the site · Closed May 20, 2016

4420 E Mustard Way, Springfield, MO 65803 · Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1) · Noise	Serious	$7,000	$4,200	Jul 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.1026(f)(1)(i) · Hexavalent chromium	Serious	$7,000	$0	Jul 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a) · Respiratory protection	Other-than-serious	$4,000	$0	Jul 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels	Serious	$4,000	$2,000	Jul 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.1026(c) · Hexavalent chromium	Serious	$7,000	$4,200	Jul 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 5a 29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(iv) · Hexavalent chromium	Serious	$7,000	$4,200	Jul 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 5b 29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(vi) · Hexavalent chromium	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 5c 29 CFR 1910.1026(e)(2) · Hexavalent chromium	Serious	$7,000	$0	Jul 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 6a 29 CFR 1910.1026(g)(1) · Hexavalent chromium	Serious	$7,000	$4,200	Jul 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 6b 29 CFR 1910.1026(g)(2) · Hexavalent chromium	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 9a 29 CFR 1910.1026(h)(1) · Hexavalent chromium	Serious	$7,000	$4,200	Jul 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 9b 29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(1) · Hexavalent chromium	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 10 29 CFR 1910.1026(k)(1)(i) · Hexavalent chromium	Serious	$7,000	$4,200	Jul 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 11 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2)(i) · Hexavalent chromium	Serious	$7,000	$4,200	Jul 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 12 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) · Hazard communication	Serious	$3,000	$0	Jul 13, 2015	Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Springfield site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 198 workers: 0.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.

Site and year	Workers	Cases	Days-away cases	Rate	Industry median
Springfield ABEC Springfield · 2025	198	1	1	0.5	3.6
Springfield site Springfield · 2022	209	6	0	2.7	2.8
ABEC Inc Springfield · 2021	127	2	2	1.4	2.8
ABEC - Springfield Springfield · 2019	180	2	0	1.0	2.8
ABEC, Inc. Springfield · 2018	165	6	1	2.7	2.8
Abec-Springfield Springfield · 2016	331	10	2	3.2	2.8

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1026 · Hexavalent chromium

29 CFR 1910.1026(c)

(c) Permissible exposure limit (PEL). The employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of chromium (VI) in excess of 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air (5 µgm/m 3), calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA).

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(iv)

(iv) If monitoring reveals employee exposures to be above the PEL, the employer shall perform periodic monitoring at least every three months.

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(vi)

(vi) The employer shall perform additional monitoring when there has been any change in the production process, raw materials, equipment, personnel, work practices, or control methods that may result in new or additional exposures to chromium (VI), or when the employer has any reason to believe that new or additional exposures have occurred.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

Other iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing employers in Missouri

Stainless Steel Limited Miller · 1 citation · $3,000

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.

Abec Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations