Since 2012, OSHA inspectors have visited Continental Casting, LLC in Missouri 13 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Feb 26, 2018 on a referral, in Monroe City.
In all, OSHA issued 40 citation items: 34 serious, 2 repeat and 4 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $262,742; today they stand at $101,687, 61% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 8 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Continental Casting, LLC averages $11,847 across 7 cited inspections.
Continental Casting, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 6 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 342981768 OPENED FEB 26, 2018Closed
Referral · Complete · Health · 149 employees at the site · Closed Jun 15, 2020
801 Second St., Monroe City, MO 63456 · Nonferrous Metal Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 17, 2018: Employee burns arm and hand in molten aluminum
At 6:00 a.m. on February 17, 2018, an employee was skimming impurities from a melting pot of aluminum and slipped on an oily work surface. The employee pushed his hand and arm into the pot and burned each. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $8,315 | $5,500 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $8,315 | $5,500 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $8,315 | $5,500 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a |
Serious | $8,315 | $5,500 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4c |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5a |
Serious | $4,989 | $3,500 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 |
Serious | $6,652 | $5,000 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Repeat | $9,977 | $7,500 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 342930336 OPENED FEB 5, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Health · 71 employees at the site · Closed Jun 15, 2020
7063 County Road 328, Palmyra, MO 63461 · Nonferrous Metal Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 1, 2018: Employee is injured in blast from electrical cabinet
On February 01, 2018, at 2:20 p.m., an employee was using a torch to heat a part on a die cast machine at the beginning of a cycle. At that time an electrical control panel cabinet exploded behind him, forcing him onto the work platform. The employee was found unconscious with head trauma and a broken left arm. broken left arm.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $4,240 | $2,500 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $5,654 | $3,500 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $4,240 | $2,500 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a |
Serious | $4,240 | $2,500 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 |
Serious | $5,654 | $3,500 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 |
Serious | $4,240 | $2,500 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 11, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 342138674 OPENED MAR 1, 2017Closed
Complaint · Partial · Safety · 232 employees at the site · Closed Jan 31, 2018
801 2nd Street, Monroe City, MO 63456 · Nonferrous Metal Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 27, 2017: Employee's thumb contacts disc grinder and injures thumb
At 10:15 a.m. on February 27, 2017, an employee was using a Wander Disc Grinder (model number: 1046) to remove burrs from a flat piece of rectangular steel that was resting on a work table. During work, the steel slipped between a gap in the work table and the abrasive surface of the grinder, which resulted in the employee's left thumb contacting the abrasive surface of the disc grinder. The thumb was fractured, disjointed at the knuckle, and de-sleeved. de-sleeved.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $99,594 | $12,000 | Mar 8, 2017 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2017, the Monroe City site logged 17 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 169 workers: 8.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 84 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 6 reports on file.
Feb 17, 2018, Monroe City: Hospitalization · heat (thermal) burns, unspecified · hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
An employee was skimming impurities from melt when he lost his footing and fell forward into a pot of molten aluminum. He was burned on the left arm and hand.
Feb 1, 2018, Palmyra: Hospitalization · cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages · brain
An employee was preheating a gooseneck with a torch on a machine when an electrical panel exploded approximately 6 feet behind him. He was knocked to the floor and found unconscious. He suffered bleeding, head trauma, and a broken arm, requiring hospitalization.
Jul 28, 2017, Monroe City: Hospitalization · effects of heat and light, unspecified · body systems
An employee was removing scale from a furnace and was overcome by heat stress. The employee was hospitalized.
Feb 28, 2017, Monroe City: Hospitalization · avulsions, enucleations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was de-burring a piece of flat steel on the abrasive disc sander when his hand was pulled in behind the tool rest, trapping his left thumb between the piece of steel and the abrasive disc. The top of his left thumb was sanded down to the bone.
Aug 11, 2016, Monroe City: Hospitalization · effects of heat and light, unspecified · body systems
An employee was performing furnace maintenance when he began feeling overheated. He was hospitalized for a heat-related illness.
Jun 13, 2016, Palmyra: Hospitalization · effects of heat and light, n.e.c. · body systems
An employee began vomiting after performing die-casting on a machine. He was hospitalized with severe dehydration.
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.
