COTA INDUSTRIES INC
5512 SE 14TH, DES MOINES, IA 50320
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Inspection records
Mar 3, 1988#104211214Mar 3, 1988Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#104211214$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104211214
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 3, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 3, 1988
- Closed
- Mar 3, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5512 S. E. 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50320
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Mar 5, 1985#14758122Mar 5, 1985Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Health#14758122$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14758122
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 5, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 5, 1985
- Closed
- Mar 5, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5512 Se 14th, Des Moines, IA 50320
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Aug 15, 1984#14768485Aug 15, 1984Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#14768485$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14768485
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 15, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 15, 1984
- Closed
- Aug 15, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5512 Se 14th, Des Moines, IA 50320
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Sep 24, 1980#17189663Sep 24, 1980Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#17189663$90010 viol.10 violations$900 in penalties
Inspection #17189663
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 24, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 25, 1980
- Contested
- Oct 15, 1980
- Closed
- Aug 10, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 10 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,700
- Penalties on Record
- $900
- Site Address
- 5512 Se 14th, Des Moines, IA 50320
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | - | $300 | $225 | Oct 18, 1980 | Oct 15, 1980 | - |
| 01003 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 IV | Serious | 1 | - | $200 | $0 | Oct 21, 1980 | Oct 15, 1980 | - |
| 01004 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 II | Serious | 1 | - | $300 | $225 | Oct 18, 1980 | Oct 15, 1980 | - |
| 01005 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D04 I | Serious | 1 | - | $250 | $200 | Oct 21, 1980 | Oct 15, 1980 | - |
| 01006 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 A02 | Serious | 1 | - | $200 | $0 | Sep 25, 1980 | Oct 15, 1980 | - |
| 01007 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 C01 | Serious | 1 | - | $250 | $150 | Oct 18, 1980 | Oct 15, 1980 | - |
| 01008A | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A | Serious | 1 | - | $200 | $100 | Sep 24, 1980 | Oct 15, 1980 | - |
| 01008B | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 25, 1980 | Oct 15, 1980 | - |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 10 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Sep 10, 1980#17136540Sep 10, 1980Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#17136540$4006 viol.6 violations$400 in penalties
Inspection #17136540
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 10, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 10, 1980
- Contested
- Jan 15, 1981
- Closed
- Jan 29, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 8
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,550
- Penalties on Record
- $400
- Site Address
- 5512 South East 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50320
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 880004 | Serious | 2 | - | $450 | $250 | Jan 15, 1981 | Jan 15, 1981 | - |
| 01001B | 880004 | Serious | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 15, 1981 | Jan 15, 1981 | - |
| 01002 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 2 | - | $600 | $150 | Mar 15, 1981 | Jan 15, 1981 | - |
| 01003 | 1910.1001 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19101001 F01 | Other | 2 | - | $500 | $0 | Feb 15, 1981 | Jan 15, 1981 | - |
| 02001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05 I | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 15, 1981 | Jan 15, 1981 | - |
| 02002 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B02 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 15, 1981 | Jan 15, 1981 | - |
Nov 19, 1974#17203548Nov 19, 1974Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#17203548$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #17203548
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 19, 1974
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 19, 1974
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 8
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5512 Se 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 51321
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
6 inspections, 1974 to 1988. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.