OSHA has inspected Dadant & Sons 7 times in Missouri since 1985.
The latest one began on Mar 9, 2016 after a complaint, in Kahoka.
Those inspections ended with 9 citation items: 8 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $10,380 and now stand at $6,086, 41% lower after settlements or reviews.
Electrical wiring methods comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.305.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Dadant & Sons averages $1,568 (2 cited inspections).
Dadant & Sons also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Missouri · latest 90 days of OSHA records
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Watch this company275 Myrtle, Kahoka, MO 63445 · Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(b)(2) · General requirements |
Serious | $2,100 | $1,470 | Jul 19, 2016 | Final |
275 N. Myrtle St., Kahoka, MO 63445 · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $2,380 | $1,666 | Feb 23, 2015 | Final |
275 N. Myrtle St., Kahoka, MO 63445 · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $1,300 | $650 | Mar 28, 2005 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $1,300 | $650 | Mar 28, 2005 | Closed |
275 N. Myrtle St., Kahoka, MO 63445 · Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
275 N. Myrtle St., Kahoka, MO 63445 · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $825 | $412 | Mar 8, 2004 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $825 | $412 | Mar 8, 2004 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 8, 2004 | Closed |
275 N. Myrtle St., Kahoka, MO 63445 · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools |
Serious | $825 | $412 | Mar 9, 2004 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.304(f)(4) · Grounding and circuit protection |
Serious | $825 | $412 | Mar 9, 2004 | Closed |
275 N Myrtle, Kahoka, MO 63445 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Kahoka site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 34 workers: 7.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dadant & Sons Inc Candle Factory Kahoka · 2025 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 | 4.6 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jul 20, 2016, Kahoka: Hospitalization · heat (thermal) burns, unspecified · whole body
An employee sustained severe burns on his whole body when heated wax spilled out of a wax tank.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)
(7) Training and communication. (i) The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2)
(2) General requirements for machine guards. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible. The guard shall be such that it does not offer an accident hazard in itself.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
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