Inspection 348390279 OPENED JUL 23, 2025Closed
4101 South Little Blue Parkway, Independence, MO 64057 · Hardware Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Menards 4 times in Missouri since 2017.
The latest one began on Jul 23, 2025 on a referral, in Independence.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $3,622 and now stand at $1,800, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $1,750, and Menards averages $1,800 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Menards also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 348180357 OPENED APR 8, 2025Closed
4220 Commonwealth, Saint Joseph, MO 64503 · Home Centers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 345412423 OPENED JUL 12, 2021Closed
4320 Commonwealth Dr., Saint Joseph, MO 64503 · Hardware Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 9, 2021 (fatal): Employee is killed when head hits shelving
At 6:00 p.m. on July 9, 2021, an employee was working at the Pro Desk of a hardware store when he left the desk to retrieve an item using his knee-rover. The employee was moving down the back aisle by the doors when he lost control of the knee-rover and hit his head on the vertical beam of a shelving unit. Upon contact with the beam, the employee fell and hit his head again on the concrete floor. The employee died due to head trauma.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342550563 OPENED AUG 14, 2017Closed
1280 Maple St., Farmington, MO 63640 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.7(a) · General recording criteria |
Other-than-serious | $1,811 | $900 | Oct 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2) · Injury and illness log |
Other-than-serious | $1,811 | $900 | Oct 24, 2017 | Final |
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 Independence site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 166 workers: 4.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.5 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Independence MO - 3335" Independence · 2025 | 166 | 5 | 0 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| "Farmington MO - 3334" Farmington · 2025 | 132 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Oct 22, 2019, Saint Joseph: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
An employee was struck by another employee who fell from a ladder, suffering a neck injury that required hospitalization.
Sep 5, 2016, Farmington: Hospitalization · fractures · toes(s), toenail(s)
An employee was stocking store shelves when the product dropped on her foot, breaking four of her toes.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2)
(2) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 301 Incident Report? You must complete an OSHA 301 Incident Report form, or an equivalent form, for each recordable injury or illness entered on the OSHA 300 Log.
29 CFR 1904.7 · General recording criteria
29 CFR 1904.7(a)
(a) Basic requirement. You must consider an injury or illness to meet the general recording criteria, and therefore to be recordable, if it results in any of the following: death, days away from work, restricted work or transfer to another job, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness. You must also consider a case to meet the general recording criteria if it involves a significant injury or illness diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care professional, even if it does not result in death, days away from work, restricted work or job transfer, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness.
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- Sutherlands Lumber Company of Kansas City, LLC Raytown · 1 citation · $9,375
- The Home Depot St. Louis · 14 citations · $55,737
- Discount Dave's LLC Springfield · 15 citations · $16,668
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.