Inspection 346382922 OPENED DEC 6, 2022Closed
5050 Kemper Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63139 · Distilleries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Luxco 6 times in Missouri since 2009.
The latest one began on Dec 6, 2022 to follow up on an earlier case, in Saint Louis.
Those inspections ended with 17 citation items: 12 serious and 5 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $56,077 and now stand at $21,600, 61% lower after settlements or reviews.
Electrical equipment, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.303.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,874, and Luxco averages $9,150 (2 cited inspections).
Luxco also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 345306443 OPENED MAY 13, 2021Closed
5050 Kemper Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63139 · Distilleries · 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)(2) · Walking-working surfaces |
Other-than-serious | $3,133 | $0 | Sep 17, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(7) · Fall protection in general industry |
Serious | $5,223 | $2,000 | Sep 17, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2) · Exit routes |
Other-than-serious | $3,133 | $2,000 | Sep 17, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5) · Exit routes |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 17, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $5,223 | $4,000 | Sep 17, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $5,223 | $4,000 | Sep 17, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $5,223 | $0 | Sep 17, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $3,133 | $0 | Sep 17, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $5,223 | $4,000 | Sep 17, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 9 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $5,223 | $0 | Sep 17, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 10 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $5,223 | $0 | Sep 17, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 344869441 OPENED AUG 6, 2020Closed
5050 Kemper Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63139 · Distilleries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344857768 OPENED JUL 28, 2020Closed
5050 Kemper Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63139 · Distilleries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 7, 2020: Employee incurs flash burns while pouring coloring into rum
At 11:00 a.m. on July 7, 2020, an employee was standing on a ladder pouring caramel color from its storage container into a 500 gallon batch of rum that was being made in a 1250 gallon tank. As the employee began to pour the caramel a flash occurred due to an electrostatic discharge contacting the alcohol vapors, which caused the employee to jump from the ladder. The employee was wearing safety glasses and ear plugs but sustained flash burns to his right hand, lower arm and singed hair and was hospitalized for treatment. The cause was an electrostatic discharge near the alcohol vapors.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 341985067 OPENED DEC 19, 2016Closed
5050 Kemper Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63139 · Distilleries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $4,617 | $2,300 | Apr 4, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 313111718 OPENED APR 6, 2009Closed
5050 Kemper Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63139 · Glass Product Manufacturing Made of Purchased Glass · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii) · Flammable liquids |
Serious | $1,375 | $825 | May 6, 2009 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $1,375 | $825 | May 6, 2009 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(ii) · Welding fire safety |
Serious | $1,375 | $825 | May 6, 2009 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $1,375 | $825 | May 6, 2009 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.303(f) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 6, 2009 | Closed |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the St. Louis site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 70 workers: 5.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxco Kemper St. Louis · 2019 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
| Luxco- Clark St. Louis · 2019 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
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.
Jul 7, 2020, Saint Louis: Hospitalization · heat (thermal) burns, unspecified · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was mixing coloring into a distillery tank. A flash fire burned the employee's right middle, ring, and little fingers.
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)(9)(iii)
(iii) Waste and residue. Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area shall be kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily.
29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii)
(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels
29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces
29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety
29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry
29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods
29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes
Other distilleries employers in Missouri
- Ozarks Coca-Cola/DR Pepper Bottling Company Springfield · 9 citations · $41,259
- Boulevard Brewing Company Kansas City · 1 citation · $10,426
- Bottling Group, LLC Saint Louis · 1 citation · $5,284
- Premium Waters Inc. Riverside · 5 citations · $15,332
- Caribbean Creme Saint Louis · 7 citations · $9,548
- Pepsi Beverages Company Saint Joseph · 19 citations · $64,340
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.