DONALDSON CO INC
SOUTH EAST ST, GRINNELL, IA 50112
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Inspection records
Nov 15, 1984#14766992Nov 15, 1984Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#14766992$04 viol.4 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14766992
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 15, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 26, 1984
- Closed
- Dec 21, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 118
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- South East St, Grinnell, IA 50112
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D04 IV | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 6, 1985 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D04 IV | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 6, 1985 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E09 III | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 6, 1985 | - | - |
| 01002 | 40004 OSHA citation code: 40004 2 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Dec 6, 1984 | - | - |
Dec 8, 1983#17200734Dec 8, 1983Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#17200734$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #17200734
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 8, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 8, 1983
- Closed
- Dec 8, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 139
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- South East St, Grinnell, IA 50112
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Feb 18, 1983#17168691Feb 18, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#17168691$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #17168691
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 18, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 18, 1983
- Closed
- Mar 11, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 127
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- South East St, Grinnell, IA 50112
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IVC | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 14, 1983 | - | - |
Jan 12, 1983#17174574Jan 12, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#17174574$06 viol.6 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #17174574
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 12, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Apr 6, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 120
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- South East St, Grinnell, IA 50112
- 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 (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02001A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B01 | Other | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 6, 1983 | - | - |
| 02001B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B03 | Other | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 6, 1983 | - | - |
| 02001C | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B08 | Other | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 6, 1983 | - | - |
| 02001D | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B09 | Other | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | May 6, 1983 | - | - |
| 02001E | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B10 | Other | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 21, 1983 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 9, 1983 | - | - |
Sep 17, 1981#17154287Sep 17, 1981Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#17154287$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #17154287
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 17, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 17, 1981
- Closed
- Sep 17, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 208
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- South East Street, Grinnell, IA 50112
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Feb 19, 1981#17134693Feb 19, 1981Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#17134693$2,0703 viol.3 violations$2,070 in penalties
Inspection #17134693
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 19, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 19, 1981
- Closed
- Sep 17, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 194
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $2,070
- Penalties on Record
- $2,070
- Site Address
- South East St, Grinnell, IA 50112
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 C02 III | Serious | 1 | - | $630 | $630 | Apr 13, 1981 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 E02 III | Serious | 6 | - | $540 | $540 | Sep 11, 1981 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Repeat | 1 | - | $900 | $900 | Mar 29, 1981 | - | - |
Sep 18, 1979#17190794Sep 18, 1979Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#17190794$8001 viol.1 violation$800 in penalties
Inspection #17190794
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 18, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 18, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 200
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $800
- Penalties on Record
- $800
- Site Address
- South East Street, Grinnell, IA 50112
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C01 I | Repeat | 1 | - | $800 | $800 | Sep 30, 1979 | - | - |
Feb 16, 1979#17142332Feb 16, 1979Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#17142332$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #17142332
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 16, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 16, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 355
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- South East St, Grinnell, IA 50112
- 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.
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.
8 inspections, 1979 to 1984. 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.