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Knapheide: OSHA inspections and violations

St. Charles, Missouri · Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing · NAICS 336211

2inspections
8citation items
$11,618current penalties
Aug 15, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Knapheide 2 times in Missouri since 2001.

The latest one began on Aug 15, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Taylor.

Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 7 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $16,795 and now stand at $11,618, 31% lower after settlements or reviews.

Using electrical equipment comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.334.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Knapheide averages $11,271 (1 cited inspection).

Knapheide also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Knapheide: OSHA citation items per year, 2001 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344242375 OPENED AUG 15, 2019Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 170 employees at the site · Closed Sep 25, 2019

8665 Co. Rd. 346, Taylor, MO 63471 · Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(a) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$4,831$3,382Aug 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$6,440$4,508Aug 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Aug 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$4,831$3,382Aug 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(3)(i) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$0$0Aug 27, 2019Final

Inspection 109530097 OPENED AUG 9, 2001Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 14 employees at the site · Closed Sep 18, 2001

2727 South Service Road, St. Charles, MO 63303 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$375$188Aug 14, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$318$159Aug 14, 2001Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 14, 2001Closed

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 Taylor site logged 18 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 189 workers: 9.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 482 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Knapheide Equipment Company
Taylor · 2025
189 18109.65.2

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(a)

(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.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)

(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i)

(4) Lockout or tagout device application. (i) Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

Other motor vehicle body manufacturing employers in Missouri

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