OSHA has inspected Watlow 2 times in Missouri since 2015.
The latest one began on Nov 12, 2021 on a referral, in Hannibal.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $18,752 and now stand at $17,477, 7% lower after settlements or reviews.
Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.212.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Watlow averages $8,738 (2 cited inspections).
Watlow also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 345634851 OPENED NOV 12, 2021Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Closed Mar 22, 2022
6 Industrial Loop Drive, Hannibal, MO 63401 · Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 8, 2021: Employee amputates finger in press
At 10:00 a.m. on November 8, 2021, an employee was training with a coworker on a machine that stretches and chops long pieces of metal. While the coworker was operating the press, the employee placed his left hand in the point of operation of the press. The employee's left middle finger was amputated. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $14,502 | $14,502 | Jan 28, 2022 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Hannibal site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 221 workers: 2.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 10 days away from work.
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.
