OSHA has inspected Play Power, Inc. 7 times in Missouri since 2014.
The latest one began on Oct 1, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Monett.
Those inspections ended with 18 citation items: 11 serious and 7 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $159,359 and now stand at $97,801, 39% lower after settlements or reviews.
Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.212.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Play Power, Inc. averages $15,634 (6 cited inspections).
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 345657290 OPENED NOV 24, 2021Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 450 employees at the site · Closed May 25, 2022
907 County Road, Monett, MO 65708 · Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 15, 2021: Employee fractures heel when struck by falling mold
At 10:00 p.m. on November 15, 2021, an employee was inspecting a mold that was being hoisted. The hoist failed and the mold struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of head and thigh lacerations and a fractured heel.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $14,502 | $8,000 | Apr 22, 2022 | Final |
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 12, 2024, Monett: Hospitalization · fractures · jaw, chin
An operator was removing a pipe from the forming machine. When the gate arm of the machine returned to its home position, it caught the end of the pipe, causing it to swing and strike the injured employee in the jaw. The injured employee sustained a fractured left jaw and neck injuries.
Apr 30, 2024, Monett: Amputation · amputations involving bone loss · other finger(s) n.e.c.
On April 30, 2024, at approximately 6:15 PM, an employee was guiding pipe into a metal bending machine and caught their right index finger in the roller area, resulting in an amputation of the distal digit.
Nov 15, 2021, Monett: Hospitalization · fractures · heel(s)
An employee was inspecting a mold suspended by a hoist when the hoist failed and the mold struck the employee in the head and lower body. The employee sustained a broken heel and lacerations to their head and thigh.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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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.
