OWATONNA PUBLIC UTILITIES
208 S. WALNUT, OWATONNA, MN 55060
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Inspection records
Apr 29, 2020#344744180Apr 29, 2020Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#344744180$1001 viol.1 violation$100 in penalties
Inspection #344744180
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 29, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- May 7, 2020
- Final Order
- Jun 12, 2020
- Closed
- Jun 17, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $100
- Penalties on Record
- $100
- Site Address
- 565 20th Street Ne, Owatonna, MN 55060
- Industry
- 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.405 Electrical - Wiring Methods (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260405 B01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $100 | $100 | May 25, 2020 | - | Jun 12, 2020 |
Aug 13, 2019#344235577Aug 13, 2019Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#344235577$2,4003 viol.3 violations$2,400 in penalties
Inspection #344235577
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 13, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 13, 2019
- Contested
- Oct 3, 2019
- Final Order
- Dec 14, 2019
- Closed
- Dec 23, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,050
- Penalties on Record
- $2,400
- Site Address
- 1145 Park Dr, Owatonna, MN 55060
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 C02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,650 | $950 | Sep 15, 2019 | Oct 3, 2019 | Dec 14, 2019 |
| 01002 | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 J02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $750 | $500 | Sep 15, 2019 | Oct 3, 2019 | Dec 14, 2019 |
| 01003 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,650 | $950 | Sep 15, 2019 | Oct 3, 2019 | Dec 14, 2019 |
Jul 15, 1997#301849808Jul 15, 1997Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#301849808$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301849808
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 15, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 15, 1997
- Closed
- Jul 15, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 80
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Co. Rd. 45 N., Owatonna, MN 55060
- 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 15, 1986#104509443Jul 15, 1986Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#104509443$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104509443
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 15, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 15, 1986
- Closed
- Jul 15, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 72
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 208 S. Walnut, Owatonna, MN 55060
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Apr 7, 1986#2911915Apr 7, 1986Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#2911915$48013 viol.13 violations$480 in penalties
Inspection #2911915
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 7, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 8, 1986
- Closed
- Jul 15, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 72
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 11 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $480
- Penalties on Record
- $480
- Site Address
- 208 S. Walnut, Owatonna, MN 55060
- 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 (10 of 13 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 A05 II B | Serious | 1 | 1 | $125 | $125 | Jun 24, 1986 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $110 | $110 | May 19, 1986 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F05 V | Other | 5 | 5 | $90 | $90 | May 19, 1986 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1926.50 Medical Services and First Aid (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260050 D02 | Other | 1 | 28 | $0 | $0 | Jun 24, 1986 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C03 | Other | 3 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 19, 1986 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | May 19, 1986 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 28, 1986 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H04 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 19, 1986 | - | - |
| 02007 | 5205075002 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 19, 1986 | - | - |
| 02008 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Other | 3 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 19, 1986 | - | - |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 13 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Failure to Abate Penalties1 citation, $159 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 1 citation issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|
Showing the 0 FTA rows present in the first 10 citations on this inspection. OSHA's record shows 1 total citations with FTA activity for this inspection. The complete list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
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.
5 inspections, 1986 to 2020. 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.