NELS NELSON & SONS, INC.
75TH AVE W AND COLEMAN ST, DULUTH, MN 55807
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Inspection records
Jul 24, 1986#104589825Jul 24, 1986Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#104589825$04 viol.4 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104589825
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 24, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 24, 1986
- Closed
- Jul 31, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 9
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1st Ave. E. And 6th St., Duluth, MN 55805
- 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.900 General Provisions (Blasting and Explosives) OSHA citation code: 19260900 D | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 9, 1986 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.900 General Provisions (Blasting and Explosives) OSHA citation code: 19260900 L | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 9, 1986 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.904 Storage of Explosives and Blasting Agents OSHA citation code: 19260904 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 9, 1986 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1926.904 Storage of Explosives and Blasting Agents OSHA citation code: 19260904 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 9, 1986 | - | - |
May 27, 1986#104589189May 27, 1986Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#104589189$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104589189
Dates
- Opened
- May 27, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- May 27, 1986
- Closed
- Jun 2, 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
- 40th Ave. E. And London Road, Duluth, MN 55804
- 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.
May 20, 1986#104589023May 20, 1986Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#104589023$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104589023
Dates
- Opened
- May 20, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- May 20, 1986
- Closed
- May 30, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 407 E. 4th St., Duluth, MN 55805
- 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.
Apr 25, 1986#104577317Apr 25, 1986Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#104577317$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104577317
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 25, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 25, 1986
- Closed
- May 6, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 9
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Vehicle Maint. Facility No. Of Bldg. 22, Air Base, Duluth, MN 55811
- 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.
Oct 23, 1985#2877637Oct 23, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#2877637$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #2877637
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 23, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 23, 1985
- Closed
- Oct 31, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Lester River Road & Congdon Blvd, Duluth, MN 55804
- 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.
May 24, 1985#2907418May 24, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#2907418$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #2907418
Dates
- Opened
- May 24, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- May 24, 1985
- Closed
- Jun 3, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 24th Ave W & Superior St, Duluth, MN 55806
- 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 | 1926.200 Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19260200 G02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 6, 1985 | - | - |
May 16, 1985#14913255May 16, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#14913255$1203 viol.3 violations$120 in penalties
Inspection #14913255
Dates
- Opened
- May 16, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- May 16, 1985
- Contested
- Jun 11, 1985
- Closed
- May 5, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 repeat, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $120
- Penalties on Record
- $120
- Site Address
- 210 West Michigan Street, Duluth, MN 55802
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Jun 11, 1985. Final orders are recorded through Oct 7, 1985. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.102 Eye and Face Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260102 A01 | Repeat | 1 | 2 | $60 | $60 | Jun 1, 1985 | Jun 11, 1985 | Oct 7, 1985 |
| 01002 | 1926.101 Hearing Protection OSHA citation code: 19260101 A | Repeat | 1 | 2 | $60 | $60 | Jun 1, 1985 | Jun 11, 1985 | Oct 7, 1985 |
| 02001 | 1926.200 Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19260200 G01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 1, 1985 | - | - |
Jan 24, 1985#14882088Jan 24, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#14882088$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14882088
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 24, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 1, 1985
- Closed
- Feb 1, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Duluth Curling Club London Road, Duluth, MN 55812
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.100 Head Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260100 A | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Feb 4, 1985 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.550 Cranes and Derricks OSHA citation code: 19260550 A06 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 19, 1985 | - | - |
Jun 14, 1984#14926901Jun 14, 1984Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#14926901$763 viol.3 violations$76 in penalties
Inspection #14926901
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 14, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 14, 1984
- Closed
- Jul 2, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $76
- Penalties on Record
- $76
- Site Address
- 400 East Third Street, Duluth, MN 55805
- 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 | 1926.904 Storage of Explosives and Blasting Agents OSHA citation code: 19260904 A | Serious | 1 | 3 | $76 | $76 | Jun 25, 1984 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1926.900 General Provisions (Blasting and Explosives) OSHA citation code: 19260900 D | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 1984 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1926.902 Surface Transportation of Explosives OSHA citation code: 19260902 D | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 1984 | - | - |
Apr 5, 1984#14924799Apr 5, 1984Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#14924799$3722 viol.2 violations$372 in penalties
Inspection #14924799
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 5, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 5, 1984
- Closed
- May 14, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $372
- Penalties on Record
- $372
- Site Address
- 400 E 3rd Street, Duluth, MN 55805
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.21 Safety Training and Education OSHA citation code: 19260021 B03 | Other | 1 | 2 | $93 | $93 | Apr 26, 1984 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.55 Gases, Vapors, Fumes, Dusts, and Mists OSHA citation code: 19260055 C | Other | 1 | 2 | $279 | $279 | Apr 26, 1984 | - | - |
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.
50 inspections, 1988 to 2007. 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.
The timeline shows the 50 most recent of 74 inspections with a recorded opening date.