OSHA has inspected Universal Galvanizing, Inc. 23 times in Missouri since 1999.
The latest one began on Jun 15, 2026 on a referral, in Wright City.
Those inspections ended with 54 citation items: 46 serious and 8 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $149,627 and now stand at $107,234, 28% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lead in general industry comes up most often in these citations: 7 items under 1910.1025.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Universal Galvanizing, Inc. averages $16,396 (5 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Universal Galvanizing, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 348990367 OPENED JUN 15, 2026Closed
Referral · Partial · Health · 63 employees at the site · Closed Jun 25, 2026
510 E. South 1st Street, Wright City, MO 63390 · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 348790486 OPENED MAR 13, 2026Closed
Complaint · Partial · Health · 65 employees at the site · Closed May 27, 2026
510 E. South 1st Street, Wright City, MO 63390 · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 347991143 OPENED JAN 22, 2025Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Apr 7, 2025
510 E. South 1st St., Wright City, MO 63390 · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344347190 OPENED OCT 1, 2019Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 54 employees at the site · Closed Mar 5, 2021
510 South East First St., Wright City, MO 63390 · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 27, 2019 (fatal): Employee is killed when struck by detached part from spinner
at 7:45 p.m. on September 27, 2019, an employee was operating a spin-a-batch and was struck in the forehead when a 54 inch rod fell from the spinner. The employee fractured his skull and crushed his forehead, killing him.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $13,494 | $13,494 | Mar 20, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a |
Serious | $13,494 | $9,446 | Mar 20, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 20, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $9,639 | $6,747 | Mar 20, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 |
Serious | $9,639 | $6,747 | Mar 20, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5a |
Serious | $9,639 | $6,747 | Mar 20, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 20, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 |
Serious | $5,783 | $4,048 | Mar 20, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7 |
Serious | $5,783 | $4,048 | Mar 20, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 20, 2020 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Wright City site logged 18 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 72 workers: 32.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 49 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Sep 27, 2019, Wright City: Hospitalization · intracranial injuries, unspecified · brain
An employee was striking a suspended basket filled with bolts with a stick when a 48-inch anchor bolt flew out of the basket and struck the employee in the forehead, causing severe injury to the frontal lobe.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.