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Rite Pack: OSHA inspections and violations

Saint Joseph, Missouri · Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing · NAICS 325320

1inspections
3citation items
$18,217current penalties
Nov 10, 2021last inspection

Rite Pack has one OSHA inspection on record in Missouri.

OSHA opened it on Nov 10, 2021 on a referral, in Saint Joseph.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $18,217 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Rite Pack averages $18,217 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Rite Pack: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345636559 OPENED NOV 10, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 65 employees at the site · Closed Jul 7, 2022

3800 South 48th Terrace, Saint Joseph, MO 64503 · Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 18, 2021: Employee amputates fingers while unclogging sealer machine

At 6:45 a.m. on October 18, 2021, an employee was unclogging a jam on sealer line. The employee reached into a running sealer, crushing two fingers on his right hand. The employee's fingers were amputated and was treated without hospitalization.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$10,151$10,151Mar 4, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$7,252$7,252Mar 4, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) · Proving cited hazards were fixed
 Other-than-serious$814$814May 23, 2022Final

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.

Oct 18, 2021, Saint Joseph: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.

An employee was unclogging a jam in a sealing machine. The machine crushed two fingers on the employee's right hand, causing injuries resulting in the amputation of both fingers.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1903.19 · Proving cited hazards were fixed

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1)

(d) Abatement documentation. (1) The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a)

(A) As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure;

Other pesticide and other agricultural chemical manufacturing employers in Missouri

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