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Rockwell Labs: OSHA inspections and violations

North Kansas City, Missouri · Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing · NAICS 325320

1inspections
1citation items
$3,549current penalties
Oct 4, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Rockwell Labs once in Missouri.

The inspection began on Oct 4, 2017 on a referral, in North Kansas City.

That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $5,070 and now stand at $3,549, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Rockwell Labs averages $3,549 (1 cited inspection).

Rockwell Labs also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Rockwell Labs: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342681475 OPENED OCT 4, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 28 employees at the site · Closed Apr 23, 2018

1257 Bedford Ave, North Kansas City, MO 64116 · Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 2, 2017: Employee is pinned between forklift and storage rack

At 11:45 a.m. on October 2, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured pesticides and other agricultural chemicals. She was operating a Crown 30 RCTT-S electric stand-up forklift to pick and assemble orders. When the employee backed up the forklift, she became pinned against the rack located behind the forklift. She sustained contusions to her upper back and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$5,070$3,549Dec 5, 2017Final

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 North Kansas City site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 41 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Rockwell Labs Ltd
North Kansas City · 2025
41 000.01.6
Main RL
North Kansas City · 2025
41 000.01.7

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 2, 2017, North Kansas City: Hospitalization · bruises, contusions · shoulder(s) and back

While operating an electric stand-up forklift to pick and assemble orders, an employee backed the forklift up and became pinned against a rack behind the forklift, suffering contusions to the upper back and shoulder.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii)

(ii) Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.

Other pesticide and other agricultural chemical manufacturing employers in Missouri

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.