OSHA has inspected Azz 3 times in Missouri since 2016.
The latest one began on Feb 25, 2020 on a referral, in Fulton.
Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 2 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $41,880 and now stand at $19,690, 53% lower after settlements or reviews.
Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.212.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Azz averages $6,563 (3 cited inspections).
Azz also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344655881 OPENED FEB 25, 2020Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 210 employees at the site · Closed Apr 6, 2021
7911 Old Us Hwy 54, Fulton, MO 65251 · Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 22, 2020: Employee lacerates face and fractures scapula in fall off la
At 7:30 a.m. on February 22, 2020, an employee was putting a buss duct collar in place on a switchgear enclosure. The employee fell off of A-frame ladder with the buss duct collar. The employee suffered a laceration to the left side of his face and fracture to the left scapula. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Other-than-serious | $5,783 | $2,500 | Mar 4, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 |
Other-than-serious | $9,639 | $2,500 | Mar 4, 2020 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Fulton site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 223 workers: 1.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.4 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Feb 22, 2020, Fulton: Hospitalization · fractures · shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
An employee fell from an 8-foot A-frame ladder while carrying a sheet metal part. The employee sustained a laceration to the left side of his face and a broken shoulder.
Aug 29, 2016, Fulton: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
On 8/29/16 at 1:35 p.m. an employee was using a folding table to bend steel. When he pressed the foot operator his hands were crushed inside the machine. After evaluation and surgery to repair the injury, the employee lost three fingers.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
