PRIES ENTERPRISES, INC.
701 17TH STREET S.E., INDEPENDENCE, IA 50644
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Inspection records
Jun 17, 2025#348318114Jun 17, 2025Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#348318114$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348318114
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 17, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 17, 2025
- Closed
- Aug 27, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 274
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 701 17th St Se, Independence, IA 50644
- Industry
- 331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
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.
Apr 1, 2025#348150285Apr 1, 2025Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#348150285$1,8422 viol.2 violations$1,842 in penalties
Inspection #348150285
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 1, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 22, 2025
- Final Order
- May 1, 2025
- Closed
- May 19, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 245
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,683
- Penalties on Record
- $1,842
- Site Address
- 701 17th Street Se, Independence, IA 50644
- Industry
- 331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 4 | 12 | $3,683 | $1,842 | - | May 1, 2025 | |
| 02001 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G06 | Other | 1 | 245 | $0 | $0 | - | May 1, 2025 |
Mar 25, 2024#347369621Mar 25, 2024Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#347369621$3,5772 viol.2 violations$3,577 in penalties
Inspection #347369621
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 25, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 8, 2024
- Final Order
- Aug 21, 2024
- Closed
- Aug 30, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 225
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,154
- Penalties on Record
- $3,577
- Site Address
- 701 17th St Se, Independence, IA 50644
- Industry
- 331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F06 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $6,026 | $3,013 | - | Aug 21, 2024 | |
| 02001 | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 G02 | Other | 1 | 8 | $1,128 | $564 | - | Aug 21, 2024 |
Feb 1, 2022#345760326Feb 1, 2022Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345760326$36,57513 viol.13 violations$36,575 in penalties
Inspection #345760326
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 1, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 10, 2022
- Final Order
- Apr 25, 2022
- Closed
- Jul 12, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 210
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 8 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $36,575
- Penalties on Record
- $36,575
- Site Address
- 701 17th St Se, Independence, IA 50644
- Industry
- 331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
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.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 13 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 C01 | Other | 1 | 24 | $7,315 | $7,315 | May 17, 2022 | - | Apr 25, 2022 |
| 01001B | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 A02 | Other | 1 | 24 | $0 | $0 | May 17, 2022 | - | Apr 25, 2022 |
| 01001C | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 B13 I | Other | 1 | 24 | $0 | $0 | May 17, 2022 | - | Apr 25, 2022 |
| 01002 | 1910.137 Electrical Protective Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100137 C02 XII | Other | 1 | 24 | $7,315 | $7,315 | May 17, 2022 | - | Apr 25, 2022 |
| 01003A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 3 | 24 | $7,315 | $7,315 | Jun 6, 2022 | - | Apr 25, 2022 |
Showing the 5 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.
May 11, 2020#344748959May 11, 2020Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#344748959$14,2088 viol.8 violations$14,208 in penalties
Inspection #344748959
Dates
- Opened
- May 11, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- May 11, 2020
- Final Order
- Nov 5, 2020
- Closed
- Dec 18, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 173
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 8 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $28,416
- Penalties on Record
- $14,208
- Site Address
- 701 17th St Se, Independence, IA 50644
- Industry
- 331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
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.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Serious | 4 | 8 | $7,104 | $3,552 | Dec 10, 2020 | - | Nov 5, 2020 |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 9 | $0 | $0 | Dec 10, 2020 | - | Nov 5, 2020 |
| 01001C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Dec 10, 2020 | - | Nov 5, 2020 |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 3 | $7,104 | $3,552 | Dec 10, 2020 | - | Nov 5, 2020 |
| 01003A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Serious | 1 | 6 | $7,104 | $3,552 | Dec 10, 2020 | - | Nov 5, 2020 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 8 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jun 17, 2019#344088364Jun 17, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344088364$9,0921 viol.1 violation$9,092 in penalties
Inspection #344088364
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 17, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 17, 2019
- Final Order
- Aug 19, 2019
- Closed
- Aug 29, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 157
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,092
- Penalties on Record
- $9,092
- Site Address
- 701 17th St Se, Independence, IA 50644
- Industry
- 331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee amputates finger tip while using metal saw
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $9,092 | $9,092 | - | Aug 19, 2019 |
Mar 8, 2016#341312833Mar 8, 2016Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#341312833$4,0502 viol.2 violations$4,050 in penalties
Inspection #341312833
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 8, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 8, 2016
- Contested
- Mar 30, 2016
- Final Order
- Apr 21, 2016
- Closed
- May 2, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 108
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,050
- Penalties on Record
- $4,050
- Site Address
- 701 17th St Se, Independence, IA 50644
- Industry
- 331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Mar 21, 2016 | Mar 30, 2016 | Apr 21, 2016 |
| 02001 | 1904.39 Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye OSHA citation code: 19040039 A02 | Other | 1 | 108 | $550 | $550 | Mar 21, 2016 | Mar 30, 2016 | Apr 21, 2016 |
Nov 7, 2013#317572220Nov 7, 2013Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#317572220$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #317572220
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 7, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 20, 2013
- Closed
- Feb 10, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 110
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 701 17th Street S.e., Independence, IA 50644
- Industry
- 332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
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 28, 2013#317147841May 28, 2013Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#317147841$5001 viol.1 violation$500 in penalties
Inspection #317147841
Dates
- Opened
- May 28, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- May 28, 2013
- Closed
- Aug 21, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 90
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $500
- Penalties on Record
- $500
- Site Address
- 701 17th Street S.e., Independence, IA 50644
- Industry
- 331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum
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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 880004 | Serious | 2 | 11 | $500 | $500 | Aug 7, 2013 | - | - |
Dec 8, 2010#315147918Dec 8, 2010Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#315147918$6,75015 viol.15 violations$6,750 in penalties
Inspection #315147918
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 8, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 8, 2010
- Closed
- Apr 19, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 70
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 15
- Violation Types
- 13 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $13,500
- Penalties on Record
- $6,750
- Site Address
- 701 17th Street S.e., Independence, IA 50644
- Industry
- 331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum
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 (5 of 15 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 880004 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,000 | $500 | Mar 30, 2011 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 2 | 70 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Mar 30, 2011 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 7 | 5 | $1,750 | $875 | Mar 30, 2011 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,750 | $875 | Mar 30, 2011 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 D09 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | $875 | Mar 30, 2011 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 15 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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