PHELPS DODGE CORP NEW C
SMELTER DIVISION, Ajo, AZ 85321
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Inspection records
Apr 1, 1981#218030195Apr 1, 1981Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#218030195$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #218030195
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 1, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 1, 1981
- Closed
- Apr 3, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 115
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Smelter, Ajo, AZ 85321
- 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.
Dec 3, 1979#218036291Dec 3, 1979Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#218036291$2,88013 viol.13 violations$2,880 in penalties
Inspection #218036291
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 3, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 13, 1979
- Contested
- Feb 15, 1981
- Closed
- Dec 1, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 115
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 11 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,300
- Penalties on Record
- $2,880
- Site Address
- Smelter, Ajo, AZ 85321
- 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 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | - | $300 | $300 | Feb 11, 1980 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 11, 1980 | - | - |
| 03001A | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 C | Serious | 1 | - | $420 | $420 | Jul 25, 1980 | Feb 15, 1981 | - |
| 03001B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 1980 | Feb 15, 1981 | - |
| 03002 | 1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 C | Serious | 1 | - | $480 | $480 | Apr 25, 1984 | - | - |
| 03003 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01 | Serious | 1 | - | $420 | $420 | Apr 25, 1984 | - | - |
| 03004 | 1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 F05 | Serious | 1 | - | $420 | $420 | May 2, 1980 | - | - |
| 03005A | 1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 G02 IIC | Serious | 1 | - | $420 | $420 | Jul 25, 1980 | - | - |
| 03005B | 1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 G02 IIE | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 1980 | - | - |
| 03005C | 1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 G02 IIF | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 1980 | - | - |
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.
Mar 3, 1977#218036077Mar 3, 1977Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#218036077$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #218036077
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 3, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 3, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 120
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Ajo, Ajo, AZ 85321
- 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.
Jun 4, 1976#218029809Jun 4, 1976Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#218029809$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #218029809
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 4, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 5, 1976
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 138
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Smelter Division, Ajo, AZ 85321
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Feb 24, 1976#218035947Feb 24, 1976Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#218035947$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #218035947
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 24, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 26, 1976
- Closed
- Apr 3, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 120
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Ajo, Ajo, AZ 85321
- 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
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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.
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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.
5 inspections, 1976 to 1981. 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).
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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.