DAN LAURSEN EXCAVATING
720 S. VAN BUREN, OTTUMWA, IA 52501 · NAICS 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
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Inspection records
Aug 13, 2021#345477293Aug 13, 2021Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#345477293$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345477293
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 13, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 13, 2021
- Closed
- Aug 24, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 720 S. Van Buren, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
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.
May 29, 2019#344041751May 29, 2019Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Health#344041751$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344041751
Dates
- Opened
- May 29, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- May 29, 2019
- Closed
- Jun 12, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 0 reported
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2010 Bertha Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
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.
Apr 10, 2018#343077517Apr 10, 2018Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#343077517$4463 viol.3 violations$446 in penalties
Inspection #343077517
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 10, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 10, 2018
- Final Order
- May 8, 2018
- Closed
- May 21, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $891
- Penalties on Record
- $446
- Site Address
- 214 2nd Street East, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.300 General Requirements - Tools, Hand and Power OSHA citation code: 19260300 B02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $891 | $446 | - | May 8, 2018 | |
| 02001 | 1926.1101 Asbestos (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19261101 F01 II | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 23, 2018 | - | May 8, 2018 |
| 02002 | 1926.1101 Asbestos (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19261101 F02 III | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 23, 2018 | - | May 8, 2018 |
Aug 8, 2017#342539541Aug 8, 2017Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#342539541$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342539541
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 8, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 8, 2017
- Closed
- Aug 23, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2801 Roemer Avenue, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
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 7, 2017#342158409Mar 7, 2017Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#342158409$3006 viol.6 violations$300 in penalties
Inspection #342158409
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 7, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 8, 2017
- Final Order
- May 18, 2017
- Closed
- May 8, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $600
- Penalties on Record
- $300
- Site Address
- 427 East Main Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
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 (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $100 | $50 | Apr 28, 2017 | - | May 18, 2017 |
| 01002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G08 | Other | 1 | 1 | $100 | $50 | Apr 28, 2017 | - | May 18, 2017 |
| 01003 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $100 | $50 | Apr 28, 2017 | - | May 18, 2017 |
| 01004 | 1926.1101 Asbestos (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19261101 F01 II | Other | 1 | 1 | $100 | $50 | Apr 10, 2017 | - | May 18, 2017 |
| 01005 | 1926.1101 Asbestos (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19261101 F02 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $100 | $50 | Apr 10, 2017 | - | May 18, 2017 |
| 01006 | 1926.1101 Asbestos (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19261101 G01 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $100 | $50 | Apr 10, 2017 | - | May 18, 2017 |
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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.
5 inspections, 2017 to 2021. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Specialty Trade Contractors, 551,857 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: site preparation contractors reported 1.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 8.6%; NAICS 23891 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source