Scott City, Missouri · Flour Milling · NAICS 311211
OSHA has inspected Semo Milling, LLC 4 times in Missouri since 2014.
The latest one began on Jan 27, 2023 after a complaint, in Scott City.
Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $36,422 and now stand at $21,373, 41% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,873, and Semo Milling, LLC averages $6,014 (3 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Semo Milling, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company261 River Road, Scott City, MO 63780 · Flour Milling · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Other-than-serious | $10,938 | $6,563 | Feb 8, 2023 | Final |
261 River Road,, Scott City, MO 63780 · Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 6, 2022 (fatal): Employee falls and is killed
The gravity fed chute/spout was connected to the grain elevator leg to Grain Silo #2. The chutes lower end was attached by bolts to the grain bin lid. The lid rested on top of the grain bin. An employee was standing on the lid on top of Grain Silo #2. The employee was not wearing any PFAS. There was a guardrail system encompassing the top of the grain bin. At approximately 3:00 p.m. on April 6, 2022, the employee removed an observation plate and chute choke indicator to look inside the gravity fed chute, which is located on the lower end of the chute, to find blockage using his phone and flashlight. He sent photos to the maintenance supervisor. At approximately 3:15 p.m., the supervisor requested the assistance of a crane service. The crane was on site at approximately 4:00 p.m. and conducted a lift test. At approximately 4:30 p.m., two other maintenance employees were lifted up in a man basket by the crane to the north side of chute for inspection and possible repair. At 5:00 p.m., the maintenance employees removed a section of the top plate and began to lower the plate to the employee, when the chute collapsed, subsequently falling. The employee and the chute/spout landed on the concrete ground between Grain Silo #1 and Grain Silo #2. The employee fell 95 feet to his death. The fatality was confirmed by North Scott County EMS.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.272(e)(1)(ii) · Grain handling facilities |
Serious | $11,167 | $6,700 | Sep 27, 2022 | Final |
651 Commerce Road, Mexico, MO 65265 · Flour Milling · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 10, 2021: Employee amputates three fingers when pulled into screw auge
At 3:00 p.m. on February 10, 2021, an employee working as a production supervisor for a flour mill was operating a screw extruder processing soy. The extruder screw became clogged with soy, so the employee used an 18-inch-long crowbar to attempt to free the clog. The employee inserted the crowbar into a pipe site port when it contacted the screw auger. The extruder caught the crowbar pulling the employee's right hand into the machine. The employee required medical treatment without hospitalization for amputations to his middle, ring and pinky fingers.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $9,557 | $4,778 | Feb 24, 2021 | Final |
261 River Road, Scott City, MO 63780 · Flour Milling · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $2,380 | $1,666 | Oct 28, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $2,380 | $1,666 | Oct 28, 2014 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Scott City site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 105 workers: 1.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semo Milling LLC Scott City · 2025 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Semo Milling, LLC Scott City · 2023 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Feb 10, 2021, Mexico: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was using a extruder for processing soy when an extruder screw became clogged with soy. The employee used a crowbar approximately 18 inches long to unclog the extruder when the extruder grabbed and pulled the crowbar, resulting in severe injury to the employee's right hand, including amputation of their middle, ring, and pinky fingers.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1)
(p) Operation of the truck. (1) If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition.
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9)
(9) Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b) (3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)
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