Inspection 346945447 OPENED AUG 29, 2023Closed
503 Main Street, Scott City, MO 63780 · Steel Wire Drawing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Mid South Wire 3 times in Missouri since 2009.
The latest one began on Aug 29, 2023 after a complaint, in Scott City.
Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 6 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $22,268 and now stand at $15,448, 31% lower after settlements or reviews.
Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.212.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Mid South Wire averages $14,608 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 343875365 OPENED MAR 26, 2019Closed
503 Main St, Scott City, MO 63780 · Steel Wire Drawing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 19, 2019: Employee's hand is pinched between hoist and load
At 4:30 a.m. on March 19, 2019, an employee was working for a firm that was engaged in drawing steel wire. He was moving a partial carrier of metal wire. He was using a remote control to operate a hoist. He inadvertently raised the hoist's hook instead of lowering it. He didn't get his hand out of the pinch point in time. His finger was pinched between the hook and the load. He suffered the amputation of a fingertip. He was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $3,913 | $2,739 | May 15, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2) · Overhead and gantry cranes |
Serious | $5,217 | $3,652 | May 15, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(iii)(a) · Overhead and gantry cranes |
Serious | $5,217 | $3,652 | May 15, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1) · Noise |
Serious | $6,521 | $4,565 | May 15, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 314063314 OPENED DEC 21, 2009Closed
503 Main, Scott City, MO 63780 · Steel Wire Drawing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $700 | $420 | Feb 22, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $700 | $420 | Feb 22, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 22, 2010 | Closed |
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.
Mar 19, 2019, Scott City: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee had just lowered a partially filled carrier of wire onto a machine turntable and was disengaging the crane hook from the carrier. The hook raised, and the employee's left middle fingertip was amputated between it and the carrier.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)
(2) Frequent inspection. The following items shall be inspected for defects at intervals as defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii) of this section or as specifically indicated, including observation during operation for any defects which might appear between regular inspections. All deficiencies such as listed shall be carefully examined and determination made as to whether they constitute a safety hazard:
29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(iii)(a)
(iii) Repairs or replacements shall be provided promptly as needed for safe operation. The following are examples:
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise
Other steel wire drawing employers in Missouri
- Trinity Products, LLC O'Fallon · 20 citations · $22,831
- Bull Moose Tube Company Gerald · 37 citations · $25,582
- Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC Kansas City · 1 citation · $3,178
- Alan Wire Company Sikeston · 32 citations · $82,149
- Wireco Worldgroup, Inc. Saint Joseph · 80 citations · $50,817
- CMC Steel Fabricators Inc. Polo · 1 citation · $16,131
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.