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Midwest Container: OSHA inspections and violations

Barnhart, Missouri · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · NAICS 326160

3inspections
7citation items
$21,932current penalties
Mar 4, 2020last inspection

Midwest Container has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Missouri, the first in 1984.

OSHA's last visit started on Mar 4, 2020 on a referral, in Barnhart.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 5 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $35,768 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $21,932, down 39%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Midwest Container averages $10,966 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Midwest Container: OSHA citation items per year, 1984 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344673777 OPENED MAR 4, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 48 employees at the site · Closed Apr 6, 2021

170o Stahl Road, Barnhart, MO 63012 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 28, 2020: Employee suffers crushing injury to left hand while working

At 9:15 a.m. on February 28, 2020, Employee #1 was working on a Hesta #7 blow molding machine. The machine was not locked out when the employee put his hand into the point of operation. The employee's left hand was crushed by the machine, and he was hospitalized where he received surgery to relieve swelling of his left hand.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$6,747$4,723Mar 12, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(ii)(b) · Working near live electrical parts
 Serious$6,747$4,723Mar 12, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$6,747$4,723Mar 12, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 12, 2020Final

Inspection 342288289 OPENED MAY 1, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 28 employees at the site · Closed Jul 24, 2018

1700 Stahl Road, Barnhart, MO 63012 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.101(b) · Compressed gases (general requirements)
 Serious$5,387$2,694May 17, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$6,338$3,169May 17, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$3,802$1,901May 17, 2017Final

Inspection 382085 OPENED FEB 9, 1984Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Feb 9, 1984

8966 Latty Rd, Berkeley, MO 63134 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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.

Feb 28, 2020, Barnhart: Hospitalization · crushing injuries · hand(s), unspecified

An employee was monitoring machines on the production floor when he noticed plastic sticking to the head of the machine. As the employee tried to remove the plastic, the machine clamp closed on and crushed his left hand.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.101 · Compressed gases (general requirements)

29 CFR 1910.101(b)

(b) Compressed gases. The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks shall be in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in § 1910.6.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i)

(5) Protective materials and hardware. (i) Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware shall be provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

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