OSHA has inspected Missouri Forge Inc. 14 times in Missouri since 1982.
The latest one began on Jan 30, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Doniphan.
Those inspections ended with 26 citation items: 16 serious and 10 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $19,206 and now stand at $12,834, 33% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Missouri Forge Inc. averages $6,311 (1 cited inspection).
Missouri Forge Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Doniphan site logged 26 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 75 workers: 49.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.0 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Missouri Forge Inc
Doniphan · 2024
75
26
0
49.1
4.0
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii)
(ii) The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i)
(4) Lockout or tagout device application. (i) Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees.
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.