RAFOTH SHEET METAL, INC.
400 WESTFIELD, WATERLOO, IA 50704
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Inspection records
Aug 29, 2002#304796543Aug 29, 2002FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#304796543$26,7508 viol.8 violations$26,750 in penalties
Inspection #304796543
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 29, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 9, 2002
- Contested
- Nov 12, 2002
- Final Order
- Nov 7, 2003
- Closed
- Apr 19, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 18
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 1 willful, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $33,000
- Penalties on Record
- $26,750
- Site Address
- John Deere Plant, Waterloo, IA 50703
- 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.
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 is killed in fall when tractor backs off roof
Violations
Violation list (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L | Other | 1 | 5 | $1,500 | $750 | Dec 10, 2002 | Nov 12, 2002 | Nov 7, 2003 |
| 01002 | 1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19260501 B03 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $3,000 | $1,000 | Oct 25, 2002 | Nov 12, 2002 | Nov 7, 2003 |
| 01003 | 1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19260501 B10 | Serious | 1 | 9 | $1,500 | $1,000 | Oct 30, 2002 | Nov 12, 2002 | Nov 7, 2003 |
| 01004 | 1926.502 Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices OSHA citation code: 19260502 F01 | Serious | 1 | 9 | $1,500 | $1,000 | Oct 25, 2002 | Nov 12, 2002 | Nov 7, 2003 |
| 01005 | 1926.502 Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices OSHA citation code: 19260502 H01 III | Serious | 1 | 9 | $1,500 | $1,000 | Oct 25, 2002 | Nov 12, 2002 | Nov 7, 2003 |
| 01006 | 1926.502 Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices OSHA citation code: 19260502 H02 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $3,000 | $1,000 | Oct 25, 2002 | Nov 12, 2002 | Nov 7, 2003 |
| 02001 | 1926.502 Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices OSHA citation code: 19260502 A02 | Willful | 1 | 9 | $21,000 | $21,000 | Oct 25, 2002 | Nov 12, 2002 | Nov 7, 2003 |
| 03001 | 1926.602 Material Handling Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260602 C01 VI | Other | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Dec 10, 2002 | Nov 12, 2002 | Nov 7, 2003 |
Aug 28, 2002#305711418Aug 28, 2002Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Health#305711418$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #305711418
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 28, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 28, 2002
- Closed
- Sep 5, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 400 Westfield, Waterloo, IA 50704
- 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.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
2 inspections, 2002 to 2002. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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