Establishment profile
DYNO NOBEL INC.
17562 WEST GUM ROAD, CARTHAGE, MO, 64836
325920 — Explosives Manufacturing
EIN 870406179
Summary
DYNO NOBEL INC. has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $53,492 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 44 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 81st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
DYNO NOBEL INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $53,492 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $11,602 | Feb 2022 | Feb 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II | 1 | 1 | $9,639 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 II | 1 | 1 | $7,711 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A06 | 1 | 1 | $7,711 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $6,747 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 I | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J05 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D06 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I B | 1 | 1 | $1,082 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 L01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 L02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3259 within MO. Peer group: 44 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 232 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
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
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) · Oct 2021
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, 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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2021 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2021 | Amputated,Caught Between,Caught In,Electric Motor,Finger,Partial Amputation,Pinch Point,Pulley | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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)
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 · 1 violation · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Dec 2006 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
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 · 1 violations · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2004 – Dec 2006 | Explosives Manufacturing | FLSA | 1 | 0 | — | — |
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)
Company-level in MO — for DYNO NOBEL INC., not this location alone
Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other DYNO NOBEL INC. operations in the same state.
MSHA citations
Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 5 citations · 5 contractor · $738 proposed / $738 paid.
| Citation | Mine | Date | Section | S&S | Negligence | Proposed | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6463822 | SPECIALTY GRANULES LLC-ANNAPOLIS QUARRY Iron, MO contractor: Dyno Nobel | Sep 2008 | — | No | ModNegligence | $263 | $263 |
| 6578052 | Plant #4-Rolla Cole, MO contractor: Dyno Nobel | Oct 2010 | — | No | ModNegligence | $207 | $207 |
| 6461549 | Lone Star Quarry & Mill Cape Girardeau, MO contractor: Dyno Nobel | Apr 2009 | — | No | ModNegligence | $108 | $108 |
| 6463824 | SPECIALTY GRANULES LLC-ANNAPOLIS QUARRY Iron, MO contractor: Dyno Nobel | Sep 2008 | — | No | ModNegligence | $100 | $100 |
| 6262091 | Tower Rock Stn Co/Grays Point Facility Scott, MO contractor: Dyno Nobel | Nov 2006 | — | No | ModNegligence | $60 | $60 |
Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MO — for DYNO NOBEL INC., not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other DYNO NOBEL INC. locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 2 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-CA-294205 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2022 | Aug 2022 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 14-CA-029532 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2008 | Nov 2008 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 DYNO NOBEL INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DYNO NOBEL INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-27 | Referral | 1 | — | $11,602 | |
| 2020-01-28 | Planned | 5 | 1 | $32,890 | |
| 2011-07-27 | Planned | 6 | 4 | $9,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in explosives manufacturing within MO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ORICABONNE TERRE — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DYNO NOBEL INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is DYNO NOBEL INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- DYNO NOBEL INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $53,491.9 in total penalties.
- How does DYNO NOBEL INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- DYNO NOBEL INC. operates in the explosives manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2. DYNO NOBEL INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.53 compared to an industry average of 1.2.