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Ameri-Mills: OSHA inspections and violations

Saint Joseph, Missouri · Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing · NAICS 311111

1inspections
5citation items
$16,606current penalties
Aug 30, 2016last inspection

Ameri-Mills has one OSHA inspection on record in Missouri.

OSHA opened it on Aug 30, 2016 on a referral, in Saint Joseph.

From that inspection OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 serious.

OSHA proposed $23,694 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $16,606, down 30%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.219, belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,874. Ameri-Mills averages $16,606 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Ameri-Mills also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Ameri-Mills: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341737567 OPENED AUG 30, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Dec 7, 2016

6521 Memorial Highway, Saint Joseph, MO 64507 · Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$8,730$8,730Sep 30, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2b Serious$4,988$0Sep 30, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$4,988$3,888Sep 30, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$4,988$3,988Sep 30, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Sep 30, 2016Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2020, the Saint Joseph site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 9 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Ameri-Mills
Saint Joseph · 2020
9 000.02.6

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.

Aug 25, 2016, Saint Joseph: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.

An employee was attempting to free a jam in an auger and amputated his middle and ring fingers.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(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)(5)(ii)(d)

(D) Identifiable. Lockout devices and tagout devices shall indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s).

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1)

(p) Operation of the truck. (1) If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

Other dog and cat food manufacturing employers in Missouri

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