L H SOWLES CO
BROADWAY AND FIRST STREET NORT, Rochester, MN 55901
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Jan 19, 1989#107761181Jan 19, 1989Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#107761181$2281 viol.1 violation$228 in penalties
Inspection #107761181
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 19, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 19, 1989
- Contested
- Mar 14, 1989
- Final Order
- Sep 6, 1989
- Closed
- Sep 11, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $392
- Penalties on Record
- $228
- Site Address
- 2nd Street Se (skyway "e"), Rochester, MN 55904
- 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 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 C 1 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $392 | $228 | Feb 18, 1989 | Mar 14, 1989 | Sep 6, 1989 |
Sep 15, 1988#107729238Sep 15, 1988Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#107729238$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107729238
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 15, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 15, 1988
- Closed
- Oct 12, 1988
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
- 1216 S.w. 2nd St. (st.mary's Hospital), Rochester, MN 55902
- 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 16, 1986#104575428Sep 16, 1986Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#104575428$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104575428
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 16, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 17, 1986
- Closed
- Sep 25, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 12
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2128 Campus Drive S, Olmsted Waste To Energy Fac., Rochester, MN 55904
- 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.
Jul 31, 1985#2904571Jul 31, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#2904571$2451 viol.1 violation$245 in penalties
Inspection #2904571
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 31, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 31, 1985
- Closed
- Aug 23, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $245
- Penalties on Record
- $245
- Site Address
- 30 S E 2nd Ave Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, MN 55904
- 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 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 D10 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $245 | $245 | Aug 10, 1985 | - | - |
Mar 27, 1985#14910798Mar 27, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#14910798$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14910798
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 27, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 27, 1985
- Closed
- Apr 2, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 10
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 30 Se 2nd Ave Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, MN 55904
- 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.
Mar 5, 1985#14875710Mar 5, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#14875710$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #14875710
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 5, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 5, 1985
- Closed
- Mar 19, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 9
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 15 Sw 3rd Ave (mayo Patient Parking Ramp), Rochester, MN 55902
- 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 | 1926.400 Introduction (Electrical - Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260400 H01 | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 25, 1985 | - | - |
Dec 22, 1982#15376676Dec 22, 1982Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15376676$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #15376676
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 22, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 22, 1982
- Closed
- Jan 7, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4111 Hwy 52 N, Rochester, MN 55901
- 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 | 1926.401 OSHA citation code: 19260401 A01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 10, 1983 | - | - |
May 10, 1973#15620131May 10, 1973Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15620131$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15620131
Dates
- Opened
- May 10, 1973
- Closing Conference Date
- May 10, 1973
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Broadway And First Street Nort, Rochester, MN 55901
- 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.
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, 1973 to 1989. 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.