Aerofil Technology, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Sullivan, Missouri · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · NAICS 325998
11inspections
13citation items
$15,385current penalties
Mar 10, 2021last inspection
OSHA has inspected Aerofil Technology, Inc. 11 times in Missouri since 1994.
The latest one began on Mar 10, 2021 on a referral, in Sullivan.
Those inspections ended with 13 citation items: 6 serious and 7 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $21,424 and now stand at $15,385, 28% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Aerofil Technology, Inc. averages $4,005 (2 cited inspections).
2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
Aerofil Technology, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Missouri · latest 90 days of OSHA records
121employers cited
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Incident on Mar 8, 2021: Employee amputates fingers when removes guard from machine
At 1:30 a.m. on March 8, 2021, an employee was operating a valve seater machine. The employee was having issues with the machine and removed the guard. The employee's fingers got caught on the belt, resulting in an amputation. The employee was treated without hospitalization.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343147187 OPENED MAY 14, 2018Closed
Planned · Partial · Health · 420 employees at the site · Closed Nov 13, 2018
Incident on May 9, 2018 (fatal): Employee dies from drug induced heart attack
At 10:00 p.m. on May 9, 2018, Employee #1 was on break when he collapsed to the floor and died. It was determined that he had a heart attack caused by methamphetamine intoxication.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343104832 OPENED APR 20, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 420 employees at the site · Closed Jul 12, 2018
Incident on Apr 19, 2018: Employee catches thumb in machine's nip point and amputates
At 1:00 a.m. on April 19, 2018, an employee was checking the depth of a product part and placed his thumb in a nip point of a crimping machine. The employee amputated the tip of his right thumb and was hospitalized.
Incident on Apr 19, 1999 (fatal): Employee killed when crushed between forks and compactor
Employee #1, a material handler, was using a forklift equipped with a self-dumpi ng hopper. He finished emptying the waste material from the hopper into a trash compactor, backed the forklift away from the compactor, and lowered the forks to approximately 1 ft off the ground. Employee #1 dismounted and was between the h opper and the trash compactor when the forklift lunged forward. He was crushed t o death between the hopper and the trash compactor.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Sullivan site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 443 workers: 1.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 6 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Aerofil Technology
Sullivan · 2025
443
8
1
1.6
1.6
Aerofil Technology, inc
Sullivan · 2022
412
5
0
1.2
1.6
Aerofil Technology, Inc.
Sullivan · 2017
427
18
1
3.0
1.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
An employee was operating a valve seater machine on an aerosol production line when the machine malfunctioned. While unjamming the machine, the employee's hand was caught on a belt which pulled her fingers into the machine and amputated her index finger below the first knuckle.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
(2) Employers shall consult with employees and their representatives on the conduct and development of process hazards analyses and on the development of the other elements of process safety management in this standard.
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)
(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:
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