OSHA has inspected Delongs Inc 22 times in Missouri since 1973.
The latest one began on Jul 26, 2021 on a referral, in Jefferson City.
Those inspections ended with 81 citation items: 43 serious and 38 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $45,543 and now stand at $27,706, 39% lower after settlements or reviews.
Mechanical power presses comes up most often in these citations: 7 items under 1910.217.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Delongs Inc averages $7,373 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Delongs Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Missouri · latest 90 days of OSHA records
121employers cited
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Incident on Jul 9, 2021: Employee sustains laceration to left index finger while grin
At 7:15 a.m. on July 9, 2021, Employee #1 was using a Hilti portable handheld grinder without the guard to grind bad welds for repair. While grinding, the grinding wheel broke and kicked back, causing a laceration to the employee's left index finger. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was treated and hospitalized.
Incident on Apr 20, 2017: Employee smashes and amputates finger
At 3:45 p.m. on April 20, 2017, an employee was rolling a channel over to punch holes, when one of the employee's fingers was smashed. The employee's finger was amputated, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 340118439 OPENED DEC 3, 2014Closed
Planned · Complete · Health · 31 employees at the site · Closed Apr 8, 2015
Incident on Aug 9, 1985 (fatal): Employee killed in 16 ft fall from platform
At approximately 8:15 a.m. on August 9, 1985, Employee #1 climbed the support ar m of an underhung crane system to the ladder platform to enter the crane's cab. The end of the ladder platform and the cab opening were 18 in. apart. As he cros sed the gap, Employee #1 misstepped, tripped, or lost his balance. He fell 16 ft to the ground and was killed. According to the coroner's report, the impact cau sed Employee #1's heart to burst.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Jefferson City site logged 12 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 200 workers: 7.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 68 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Delong's, Inc. Jefferson City
Jefferson City · 2025
200
12
4
7.2
3.6
Delong's, Inc. Sedalia
Sedalia · 2025
35
2
1
5.2
3.6
Delong's, Inc.
Jefferson City · 2022
195
29
6
15.6
3.6
DeLong's, Inc. - Sedalia
Sedalia · 2021
30
5
0
15.2
3.6
DeLong's, Inc. Jefferson City Facility
Jefferson City · 2017
155
12
3
7.4
3.6
DeLong's, Inc. Sedalia Facility
Sedalia · 2017
28
7
1
23.5
3.6
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 grinding on a steel vertical stiffener when the grinder kicked back and contacted the employee's left index finger, resulting in a laceration that required surgery.
An employee was rolling a channel to punch holes. The employee had the channel in the vertical position and was attempting to lay the channel flat by hand when the employee's finger was smashed and amputated between the channel and a railcar
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May 15, 2015, Jefferson City: Hospitalization · concussions · brain
An employee stepped over a pallet (used to store warehouse equipment) on the warehouse floor to retrieve some carpet squares. He picked up the carpet squares and stepped backwards to go back over the pallet. After doing so, he lost his balance and caught his toe on the pallet, which caused him to trip and fall. He landed on his knee and face, suffering an unspecified knee injury and a concussion. He was hospitalized.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
(6) When do I have to post the annual summary? You must post the summary no later than February 1 of the year following the year covered by the records and keep the posting in place until April 30.
(2) Initial determination. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard shall determine if any exployee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level.
(iv) Handling liquids at point of final use. (a) Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall be kept in covered containers when not actually in use.
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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.
