Electro-Core Inc. has 10 OSHA inspections on record in Missouri, the first in 1980.
OSHA's last visit started on Jan 7, 2021 on a referral, in Washington.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 40 citation items: 17 serious and 23 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $41,044 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $28,177, down 31%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1200, hazard communication (6 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Electro-Core Inc. averages $3,106 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Electro-Core Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 345089692 OPENED JAN 7, 2021Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Mar 1, 2021
2207 Highway A, Washington, MO 63090 · Other Electronic Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 31, 2020: Employee sustains finger amputation while reinstalling machi
At approximately 11:00 a.m. on December 31, 2020, Employee #1, employed at a packaging facility, was servicing and repairing a wrapping machine. While reinstalling a guard on the machine, the guard slipped and fell onto his left hand, causing an amputation to the pad of his left middle finger. Employee #1 received immediate medical attention for the injury without hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 21, 2021 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Washington site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 57 workers: 2.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.5 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Dec 31, 2020, Washington: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was adjusting a guard on a machine when his glove caught on the sharp edge of the guard. The metal guard partially amputated the employee's left middle finger.
Jun 3, 2015, Washington: Hospitalization · fractures · thigh(s)
On the afternoon of 6/03/2015, at approximately 1:20pm, the employee was attempting to load a coil of steel that weighted approximately 378 pounds onto a forklift. The steel coils are stored in a rack that resembles a bicycle rack. She went to turn the coil away from the rack so that it could be picked up by the forklift. She lost control of the steel coil, it tipped over, and struck her right…
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.
