Owensville, Missouri · Books Printing · NAICS 323117
Since 2018, OSHA inspectors have visited LSC Communications in Missouri 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Nov 6, 2020 after a complaint, in Owensville.
In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $14,589 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. LSC Communications averages $7,294 across 2 cited inspections.
LSC Communications also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company1005 Commercial Drive, Owensville, MO 65066 · Books Printing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · Walking-working surfaces |
Other-than-serious | $1,095 | $1,095 | Feb 17, 2021 | Final |
850 West Park Road, Union, MO 63084 · Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 6, 2019: Employee amputates three fingers in imprint machine rollers
At 9:45 p.m. on November 6, 2019, an employee working as a machine operator for an office supply manufacturer doing a quality check of a job. The employee noticed ink tracking on the paper being processed on a Kempsmith File Folder Model FA300 Machine with Autopack. The employee attempted to correct the issue and his hand contacted the unguarded imprint rollers (point of operation) which stamps the paper. The employee amputated three fingertips and required medical treatment without hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $13,494 | $13,494 | Mar 30, 2020 | Final |
1005 Commercial Drive, Owensville, MO 65066 · Books Printing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2020, the Owensville site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 455 workers: 1.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 3 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSC Communications -1005 Commercial Drive Owensville · 2020 | 455 | 8 | 1 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| TOPS Products Union · 2019 | 332 | 23 | 5 | 7.4 | 2.1 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Nov 6, 2019, Union: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was operating a machine when it amputated several fingers on his right hand.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1)
(1) All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.
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.