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Grassland Beef: OSHA inspections and violations

Canton, Missouri · Meat Processed from Carcasses · NAICS 311612

1inspections
3citation items
$3,156current penalties
Oct 29, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Grassland Beef once in Missouri.

The inspection began on Oct 29, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Canton.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,508 and now stand at $3,156, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,874, and Grassland Beef averages $3,156 (1 cited inspection).

Grassland Beef also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Grassland Beef: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344426010 OPENED OCT 29, 2019Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 38 employees at the site · Closed Feb 12, 2020

18685 316th Ave, Canton, MO 63435 · Meat Processed from Carcasses · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(xi) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
 Serious$4,508$3,156Dec 23, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Dec 23, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Dec 23, 2019Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Canton site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 47 workers: 10.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 44 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
US Wellness Meats
Canton · 2025
47 4110.32.6
Grassland Beef LLC
Canton · 2020
40 214.94.6

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.120 · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(xi)

(xi) PPE and emergency equipment.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)

(1) The test instrument must have an effective audio-warning device, or a visual-warning device in the form of a screen tracing, that indicates when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test must be terminated and restarted from the beginning when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test subject then may be refitted and retested.

Other meat processed from carcasses employers in Missouri

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