NORTHWEST ERECTION SERVICES
1401 50TH, West Des Moines, IA 50265
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Inspection records
Feb 3, 1988#104205992Feb 3, 1988Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#104205992$1203 viol.3 violations$120 in penalties
Inspection #104205992
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 3, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 4, 1988
- Contested
- Mar 24, 1988
- Closed
- Jul 20, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 25
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $120
- Site Address
- 4350 Westown Parkway, Regency 7 & 8, West Des Moines, IA 50265
- 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 Mar 24, 1988. Final orders are recorded through Jul 20, 1988. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002B | 1926.550 Cranes and Derricks OSHA citation code: 19260550 B02 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $120 | Mar 3, 1988 | Mar 24, 1988 | Jul 20, 1988 |
| 02001 | 1926.550 Cranes and Derricks OSHA citation code: 19260550 A12 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Mar 16, 1988 | Mar 24, 1988 | - |
| 02002 | 1926.550 Cranes and Derricks OSHA citation code: 19260550 B02 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Mar 3, 1988 | Mar 24, 1988 | - |
Jul 13, 1983#17145657Jul 13, 1983Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#17145657$1,5806 viol.6 violations$1,580 in penalties
Inspection #17145657
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 13, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 13, 1983
- Contested
- Aug 5, 1983
- Closed
- Dec 16, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 9
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 6 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,660
- Penalties on Record
- $1,580
- Site Address
- 1501 50th, West Des Moines, IA 50265
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.21 Safety Training and Education OSHA citation code: 19260021 B06 I | Serious | 1 | - | $560 | $340 | Jul 25, 1983 | Aug 5, 1983 | - |
| 01002 | 1926.28 Personal Protective Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260028 A | Serious | 1 | - | $490 | $260 | Jul 25, 1983 | Aug 5, 1983 | - |
| 01003 | 1926.352 Fire Prevention (Welding) OSHA citation code: 19260352 D | Serious | 1 | - | $560 | $280 | Jul 25, 1983 | Aug 5, 1983 | - |
| 01004A | 1926.354 Welding, Cutting, and Heating in Way of Preservative Coatings OSHA citation code: 19260354 A | Serious | 1 | - | $560 | $400 | Jul 25, 1983 | Aug 5, 1983 | - |
| 01004B | 1926.354 Welding, Cutting, and Heating in Way of Preservative Coatings OSHA citation code: 19260354 C01 | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 1983 | Aug 5, 1983 | - |
| 01005 | 1926.550 Cranes and Derricks OSHA citation code: 19260550 B02 | Serious | 1 | - | $490 | $300 | Jul 25, 1983 | Aug 5, 1983 | - |
Jun 17, 1983#17179094Jun 17, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#17179094$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #17179094
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 17, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 17, 1983
- Closed
- Jul 28, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 13
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1401 50th, West Des Moines, IA 50265
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02001 | 1926.556 Aerial Tramways OSHA citation code: 19260556 B02 V | Other | 3 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 17, 1983 | - | - |
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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.
3 inspections, 1983 to 1988. 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.