Since 1980, OSHA inspectors have visited Control Devices, LLC in Missouri 14 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 4, 2020 as a planned inspection, in Fenton.
In all, OSHA issued 48 citation items: 30 serious and 18 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $58,535; today they stand at $39,406, 33% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 9 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Control Devices, LLC averages $7,050 across 2 cited inspections.
Control Devices, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $0 in back wages owed to workers.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Feb 20, 2017: Employee finger is amputated in ap test machine
At approximately 7:30 p.m. on February 20, 2017, an employee was working on an AP test machine. The employee reached for the part by placing her fingers on a dual digit sensor. It came down and amputated her fingertip. The employee was hospitalized and treated for her injuries.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342141934 OPENED FEB 28, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 245 employees at the site · Closed Apr 24, 2017
Incident on Feb 22, 2017: Employee's finger is amputated in cnc machine
At approximately 7:30 a.m. on February 22, 2017, Employee #1 was operating a CNC machine when he used his hand to unjam a piece of stock. Employee #1's hand was amputated and he was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 340618131 OPENED APR 29, 2015Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 260 employees at the site · Closed May 8, 2015
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Fenton site logged 9 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 244 workers: 4.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 7 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Control Devices
Fenton · 2025
244
9
3
4.1
2.4
Control Devices, LLC
Fenton · 2019
307
7
3
2.4
2.4
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
An employee was feeding bar stock into a CNC Machine when the bar stock became jammed in the feeder. When he pushed the bar stock forward, it rammed into the side of the machine and struck his left middle finger, partially amputating it and avulsing a nailbed.
Feb 20, 2017, Fenton: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
A temporary employee was operating a machine in the assembly department and amputated the right middle fingertip.
An employee was checking to see if a tester was clogged on the TRV Machine. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time. When he placed his hand to check the tester, the machine came down and cut his right ring fingertip.
Wage and hour cases
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
Period reviewed
Violations
Workers owed
Back wages
Penalties
Apr 24, 2019 to Jun 10, 2019
Fenton
3
0
$0
$0
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i)
(i) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)
(h) Post-mortem data: Increased incidence and/or severity of post-mortem findings may be indicative of maternal toxicity. This can include gross or microscopic pathological findings or organ weight data, including absolute organ weight, organ-to-body weight ratio, or organ-to-brain weight ratio. When supported by findings of adverse histopathological effects in the affected organ(s), the observation of a significant change in the average weight of suspected target organ(s) of treated dams (mothers), compared to those in the control group, may be considered evidence of maternal toxicity.
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.