HCS BUILDERS
105 S. 16TH STREET, AMES, IA 50010 · NAICS 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
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Inspection records
Sep 18, 2025#348511890Sep 18, 2025Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#348511890$7101 viol.1 violation$710 in penalties
Inspection #348511890
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 18, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 22, 2025
- Final Order
- Jan 27, 2026
- Closed
- Feb 9, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 18
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,419
- Penalties on Record
- $710
- Site Address
- 232 Welch Ave, Ames, IA 50014
- Industry
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
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 | 1926.1052 Stairways (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19261052 C01 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,419 | $710 | - | Jan 27, 2026 |
May 3, 2016#341459998May 3, 2016Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#341459998$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341459998
Dates
- Opened
- May 3, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- May 3, 2016
- Closed
- Nov 1, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3505 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010
- Industry
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
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.
Jan 26, 2012#316311133Jan 26, 2012Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#316311133$1133 viol.3 violations$113 in penalties
Inspection #316311133
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 26, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 26, 2012
- Closed
- Feb 16, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $225
- Penalties on Record
- $113
- Site Address
- Gray Hawk Apartments, Ames, IA 50010
- Industry
- 238130 Framing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1926.404 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260404 F07 IVB | Serious | 1 | 1 | $225 | $113 | Feb 15, 2012 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1926.405 Electrical - Wiring Methods (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260405 A02 IIE | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 15, 2012 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1926.1052 Stairways (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19261052 C01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 15, 2012 | - | - |
Dec 21, 2009#314017740Dec 21, 2009Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#314017740$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #314017740
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 21, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 21, 2009
- Closed
- Dec 22, 2009
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
- 2727 Stange Road, Ames, IA 50010
- Industry
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
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.
Jan 22, 2009#312967011Jan 22, 2009Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#312967011$1,8754 viol.4 violations$1,875 in penalties
Inspection #312967011
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 22, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 22, 2009
- Closed
- Mar 2, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,750
- Penalties on Record
- $1,875
- Site Address
- 1417 Mayfield, Ames, IA 50014
- Industry
- 236116 New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 A06 | Serious | 2 | 4 | $1,500 | $750 | Mar 9, 2009 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 C02 V | Serious | 2 | 4 | $1,500 | $750 | Mar 9, 2009 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 G01 | Serious | 2 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Mar 9, 2009 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.454 Scaffolding - Training OSHA citation code: 19260454 A | Serious | 1 | 4 | $750 | $375 | Mar 9, 2009 | - | - |
Jun 18, 2002#304796329Jun 18, 2002Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#304796329$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #304796329
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 18, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 27, 2002
- Closed
- Jul 16, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 105 S. 16th Street, Ames, IA 50010
- Industry
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
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.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee injures thumb while using circular saw
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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, 2002 to 2025. 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
Construction of Buildings, 208,845 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.