Edge Manufacturing Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Pevely, Missouri · Metal Kitchen Cookware, Utensil, Cutlery, and Flatware (except Precious) Manufacturing · NAICS 332215
2inspections
10citation items
$31,030current penalties
Dec 13, 2022last inspection
Since 2019, OSHA inspectors have visited Edge Manufacturing Inc. in Missouri 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Dec 13, 2022 to follow up on an earlier case, in Pevely.
In all, OSHA issued 10 citation items: 9 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $44,328; today they stand at $31,030, 30% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 5 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Edge Manufacturing Inc. averages $31,030 across 1 cited inspection.
Edge Manufacturing Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Missouri · latest 90 days of OSHA records
121employers cited
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At 8:00 a.m. on July 15, 2019, an employee was checking the position of a grinding wheel on the Normac #1 Grinding Machine to ensure that there was a correct gap between the grinding wheel and the steel in the grind chamber. The employee contacted the grinding wheel with his left thumb. The employee severely lacerated his thumb and broke his knuckle, requiring hospitalization.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Pevely site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 116 workers: 6.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 3 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Edge Manufacturing, Inc.
Pevely · 2025
116
7
2
6.1
3.2
Edge Manufacturing, Incl
Pevely · 2019
113
6
2
5.5
3.2
1120 Mason Circle
Pevely · 2018
122
10
5
8.9
3.2
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
An employee was checking the position of the grinding wheel to ensure that there was a correct gap between the wheel and the steel. His left thumb came in contact with the grinding wheel while it was still rotating, resulting in severe lacerations and a broken knuckle.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee wears a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects.
(ii) The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.
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:
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.