Sedalia, Missouri · Glass Product Manufacturing Made of Purchased Glass · NAICS 327215
5inspections
6citation items
$30,051current penalties
May 3, 2022last inspection
Owens Corning has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Missouri, the first in 1984.
OSHA's last visit started on May 3, 2022 on a referral, in Sedalia.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 3 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $36,715 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $30,051, down 18%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.219, belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts (4 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Owens Corning averages $15,026 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Owens Corning also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Nov 25, 2020: Employee fractures leg in fall through ceiling
At 2:30 p.m. on November 25, 2020, a maintenance employee fell through a drop-down ceiling, approximately 9 feet, after stepping onto duct work. The employee suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344288188 OPENED AUG 27, 2019Closed
Complaint · Partial · Health · 20,005 employees at the site · Closed Apr 27, 2020
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious
$0
$0
Jan 10, 1984
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 2025, the Sedalia site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 217 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.1 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Owens Corning
Sedalia · 2025
217
0
0
0.0
3.1
Owens Corning Thermafiber Joplin
Joplin · 2021
120
0
0
0.0
2.6
Owens Corning
Joplin · 2020
120
1
1
0.9
2.6
Joplin Mineral Wool
Joplin · 2016
10
0
0
0.0
2.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Jul 2, 2024, Sedalia: Amputation · amputations involving bone loss · other finger(s) n.e.c.
An employee was emptying a hopper into an outdoor roll-off container. The employee exited the forklift to dump the hopper when it tilted forward and their left hand was caught between the right fork and the bottom framework of the hopper. The employee sustained partial amputations to their index and middle fingers.
An employee was troubleshooting a belt and pulley system on a furnace. As the employee checked the tension on the belt, their fingers were pulled into the pulley, resulting in amputation of three fingertips. The belt and pulley system was not locked out at the time.
Mar 23, 2020, Sedalia: Hospitalization · fractures · arm(s), unspecified
An employee's right glove was caught between the roller, belt, and conveyor under a powered belt conveyor. The employee's arm was broken.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(a)
(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.
29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i)
(2) Guarding horizontal shafting. (i) All exposed parts of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform, excepting runways used exclusively for oiling, or running adjustments, shall be protected by a stationary casing enclosing shafting completely or by a trough enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting as location requires.
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(5)(iii)
(iii) The intensity of illumination conforms to the requirements of ANSI A11.1-1965 (R-1970), which is incorporated by reference as specified in § 1910.6.
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.
