Establishment profile
SOUTHERN MISSOURI CONTAINERS INC
900 N BELCREST AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MO, 65802
322211 — Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
Summary
SOUTHERN MISSOURI CONTAINERS INC has accumulated 44 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $34,854 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 135 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SOUTHERN MISSOURI CONTAINERS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
82% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 23 citations in this view · $33,444 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 3 | 3 | $4,140 | Mar 2001 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 2 | 2 | $1,838 | Mar 2001 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D05 | 1 | 1 | $2,678 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 IID | 1 | 1 | $2,678 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 | 1 | 1 | $2,678 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $2,142 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $1,807 | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IVA | 1 | 1 | $1,607 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $1,607 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | $1,607 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | $1,607 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | $1,446 | Aug 2015 | Aug 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 E01 | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0332 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 F01 | 1 | 1 | $938 | Mar 2001 | Mar 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A02 | 1 | 1 | $938 | Mar 2001 | Mar 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 XIIIC | 1 | 1 | $900 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G04 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | $563 | Mar 2001 | Mar 2001 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3222 within MO. Peer group: 135 employers. This establishment has 44 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 247 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) · Jun 2016
Most frequent event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2016 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SOUTHERN MISSOURI CONTAINERS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOUTHERN MISSOURI CONTAINERS INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SOUTHERN MISSOURI CONTAINERS INC. 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 SOUTHERN MISSOURI CONTAINERS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SOUTHERN MISSOURI CONTAINERS INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SOUTHERN MISSOURI CONTAINERS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-28 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-07-06 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-08-05 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $1,446 | |
| 2012-12-21 | Planned | 1 | — | $1,807 | |
| 2011-11-03 | Planned | 9 | 9 | $19,278 | |
| 2008-03-27 | Planned | 10 | 7 | $6,975 | |
| 2001-02-27 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $1,875 | |
| 2001-01-09 | Planned | 9 | 5 | $2,813 | |
| 1990-05-17 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $360 | |
| 1987-04-28 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-07-29 | Planned | 8 | 3 | $300 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- Smurfit-Stone Container, Inc.Saint Joseph — 2 federal enforcement records
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTHERN MISSOURI CONTAINERS INC 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SOUTHERN MISSOURI CONTAINERS INC's OSHA violation history?
- SOUTHERN MISSOURI CONTAINERS INC has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 44 violations and $34,853.7 in total penalties.
- How does SOUTHERN MISSOURI CONTAINERS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- SOUTHERN MISSOURI CONTAINERS INC operates in the corrugated and solid fiber box manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. SOUTHERN MISSOURI CONTAINERS INC's self-reported DART rate is 4.45 compared to an industry average of 1.7.