Quaker Window Products has 17 OSHA inspections on record in Missouri, the first in 1973.
OSHA's last visit started on Nov 4, 2019 after a complaint, in Freeburg.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 92 citation items: 44 serious, 2 repeat and 46 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $136,994 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $54,831, down 60%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.217, mechanical power presses (12 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Quaker Window Products averages $5,766 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Quaker Window Products also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $7,184 in back wages owed to workers.
Inspection 342356946 OPENED MAY 16, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Health · 450 employees at the site · Closed Aug 31, 2017
504 Hwy 63, Freeburg, MO 65035 · Wood Window and Door Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 10, 2017: Employee's finger is amputated when pulled into a machine wh
At 11:00 a.m. on May 10, 2017, an employee was performing maintenance by unjamming a machine. After the jam was cleared, a roller pulled the employee's finger between the roller and an aluminum extrusion and resulted in the amputation of the tip of the employee's right ring finger.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $7,243 | $4,075 | Jul 27, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $9,054 | $4,075 | Jul 27, 2017 | Final |
Incident on Jul 24, 1999 (fatal): Employee dies of heart attack after loading trailers
On Saturday, July 24, Employee #1 and a coworker were loading semi-truck trailer s and preparing the vehicles for Monday morning. The weather was hot and humid. Employee #1 became ill and the coworker, who was not trained in first aid or eme rgency procedures, left the premises to seek help. When he returned to the job s ite with an off-duty coworker, they found Employee #1 lying on the pavement, unc onscious. The coworker left again to call an ambulance, which arrived approximat ely 11 minutes later. Employee #1 died of a massive heart attack.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $1,500 | $1,000 | Oct 22, 1999 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2020, the Freeburg site logged 32 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 477 workers: 7.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 182 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
May 17, 2017, Freeburg: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was cutting a board on a table saw when the board kicked back, causing the employee's finger to contact the rotating saw blade. The employee suffered a severe laceration through the knuckle of the fifth finger.
May 10, 2017, Freeburg: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee's fingertip was caught and amputated between a roller and an aluminum extrusion.
Oct 21, 2015, Freeburg: Hospitalization · puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was inserting a piece of metal inside a piece of vinyl window profile when she got a splinter. She and a co-worker removed the splinter. Later she went to the doctor to receive further treatment and was hospitalized for an infection.
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i)
(c) Exposure control—(1) Exposure Control Plan. (i) Each employer having an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.
29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(i)
(2) Hepatitis B Vaccination. (i) Hepatitis B vaccination shall be made available after the employee has received the training required in paragraph (g)(2)(vii)(I) and within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employees who have occupational exposure unless the employee has previously received the complete hepatitis B vaccination series, antibody testing has revealed that the employee is immune, or the vaccine is contraindicated for medical reasons.
29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i)
(2) Information and Training. (i) The employer shall train each employee with occupational exposure in accordance with the requirements of this section. Such training must be provided at no cost to the employee and during working hours. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.
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.
