L H SOWLES CO
7900 XERXES AVENUE SOUTH, Bloomington, MN 55431
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Jul 11, 1990#107737637Jul 11, 1990Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#107737637$2,2361 viol.1 violation$2,236 in penalties
Inspection #107737637
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 11, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 11, 1990
- Contested
- Sep 7, 1990
- Final Order
- Jan 23, 1991
- Closed
- Apr 4, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 39
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $3,000
- Penalties on Record
- $2,236
- Site Address
- 8100 24th Ave. South (mall Of America), Bloomington, MN 55425
- 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 | 1926.750 Steel Erection - Scope OSHA citation code: 19260750 B 2 I | Repeat | 1 | 3 | $3,000 | $2,236 | Aug 27, 1990 | Sep 7, 1990 | Jan 23, 1991 |
Dec 5, 1985#2884286Dec 5, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#2884286$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #2884286
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 5, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 5, 1985
- Closed
- Dec 17, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 22
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1651 W 81st St, Bloomington, MN 55431
- 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.
Jun 25, 1985#2920569Jun 25, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#2920569$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #2920569
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 25, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 25, 1985
- Closed
- Jul 3, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 8
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1550 E 79th St, Bloomington, MN 55420
- 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.
Jun 21, 1985#2922557Jun 21, 1985Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#2922557$881 viol.1 violation$88 in penalties
Inspection #2922557
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 21, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 10, 1985
- Closed
- Aug 13, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 8
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $88
- Penalties on Record
- $88
- Site Address
- 1550 E 79th St, Bloomington, MN 55420
- 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 | 1926.700 Concrete and Masonry Construction - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260700 D07 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $88 | $88 | Jul 19, 1985 | - | - |
Mar 7, 1985#14900682Mar 7, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#14900682$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14900682
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 7, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 7, 1985
- Closed
- Mar 19, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 11
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2051 Killebrew Dr, Bloomington, MN 55420
- 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.
Feb 27, 1985#2905917Feb 27, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#2905917$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #2905917
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 27, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 27, 1985
- Closed
- Mar 8, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 8
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3800 West 80th, Bloomington, MN 55431
- 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 12, 1973#15617715Sep 12, 1973Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15617715$5203 viol.3 violations$520 in penalties
Inspection #15617715
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 12, 1973
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 12, 1973
- Contested
- Sep 15, 1973
- Closed
- Apr 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 22
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $520
- Penalties on Record
- $520
- Site Address
- 7900 Xerxes Avenue South, Bloomington, MN 55431
- 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 | 1926.750 Steel Erection - Scope OSHA citation code: 19260750 B01 III | Other | 1 | - | $35 | $35 | Sep 25, 1973 | Sep 15, 1973 | - |
| 01002 | 1926.752 Steel Erection - Site Layout and Construction Sequence OSHA citation code: 19260752 J | Other | 4 | - | $35 | $35 | Sep 25, 1973 | Sep 15, 1973 | - |
| 02001 | 1926.105 Safety Nets OSHA citation code: 19260105 C01 | Serious | 3 | - | $450 | $450 | Sep 25, 1973 | - | - |
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.
7 inspections, 1973 to 1990. 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.