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DEWITT COMPANY

905 SOUTH KINGSHIGHWAY, SIKESTON, MO, 63801
444220Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores

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OSHA inspections
7
over 35 years
Violations
42
$31,516 in penalties
Penalties
$31,516
$750 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

DEWITT COMPANY has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $31,516 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 27 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

DEWITT COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.2 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
42
1.2 / yr
Penalties
$31,516
$750 avg / violation
90% serious10% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 7
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 7

86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 25 citations in this view · $29,286 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$1,250Jul 1991Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22$1,150Jul 1991Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$1,130Jul 1991Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$1,130Jul 1991Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0422$643Jul 1991Jan 2001
5A000111$9,446Apr 2020Apr 2020
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0211$4,000Apr 2020Apr 2020
29 CFR 1904.0007 B01 III11$1,350Apr 2020Apr 2020
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111$937Jan 2014Jan 2014
29 CFR 1910.0145 F0511$750Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$750Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 II11$750Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$750Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$750Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0311$750Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$750Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0411$750Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0135 A0111$750Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0184 E0111$750Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0136 A11$750Sep 2010Sep 2010

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4442 within MO. Peer group: 27 employers. This establishment has 42 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $1,313
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for DEWITT COMPANY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
4
Referral
1
Follow-up
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2020

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jan 10, 2020Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecifiedLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jan 10, 2020Ankle,Broken Bone,Concussion,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Extension Handle,Falling Object,Fracture,Hand Tool,Head,Lack of Work Procedures,Leg,Loading Dock,Material Handling,Neck,Roll,Struck By,Textile,Textile Production,Trailer,Unstable Load,Unstable Position,Warehouse11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
4 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$2,738
Employees affected
3

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 4 violations · $2,738 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeJun 2008143$2,738

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 4 violations · $2,738 in backwages · 3 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jun 2006 – Jun 2008All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product MillsFLSA43$2,738

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DEWITT COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for DEWITT COMPANY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for DEWITT COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DEWITT COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
DEWITT CO
905 S. KINGSHIGHWAY · SIKESTON, MO, 63801
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Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for DEWITT COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-07-23Follow-up0$0
2020-01-14Referral43$14,796
2014-01-21Complaint11$937
2010-09-15Complaint2323$11,250
2000-12-06Planned32$613
1992-01-30Complaint1$0
1991-05-31Complaint109$3,920

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DEWITT COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

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Frequently asked

What is DEWITT COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
DEWITT COMPANY has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $31,515.8 in total penalties.
How does DEWITT COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
DEWITT COMPANY operates in the nursery, garden center, and farm supply stores industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.8.