GARDNER ZEMKE CO
KENNECOTT COPPER SMELTER, Hurley, NM 88003
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Oct 18, 1979#16108052Oct 18, 1979Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#16108052$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16108052
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 18, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 18, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 12
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Kennecott Copper Smelter, Hurley, NM 88003
- 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.
Sep 11, 1979#16121329Sep 11, 1979Unprogrammed Related (G) · Complete scope, Safety#16121329$1502 viol.2 violations$150 in penalties
Inspection #16121329
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 11, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 18, 1979
- Closed
- Nov 23, 1979
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 12
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $150
- Penalties on Record
- $150
- Site Address
- Kennecott Copper Smelter, Hurley, NM 88043
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1926.300 General Requirements - Tools, Hand and Power OSHA citation code: 19260300 B02 | Serious | 3 | - | $150 | $150 | Oct 19, 1979 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1926.300 General Requirements - Tools, Hand and Power OSHA citation code: 19260300 B01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 21, 1979 | - | - |
Sep 11, 1979#16116824Sep 11, 1979Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#16116824$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16116824
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 11, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 7, 1980
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 11
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Kennecott Copper Smelter, Hurley, NM 88043
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Nov 17, 1976#16119877Nov 17, 1976Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#16119877$09 viol.9 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16119877
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 17, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 18, 1976
- Closed
- Dec 17, 1976
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 20
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 9 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 10 Miles North On Church Rock, Hurley, NM 87301
- 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 (9 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.200 Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19260200 G01 | Other | 7 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 10, 1976 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.350 Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19260350 A09 | Other | 3 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 9, 1976 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.350 Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19260350 J | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 9, 1976 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 A | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 9, 1976 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1926.401 OSHA citation code: 19260401 A01 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 9, 1976 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1926.402 Applicability (Electrical - Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260402 A11 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 9, 1976 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 D02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 9, 1976 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 E01 III | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 9, 1976 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1926.556 Aerial Tramways OSHA citation code: 19260556 B02 V | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 9, 1976 | - | - |
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.
4 inspections, 1976 to 1979. 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.