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FIRST & NEW YORK AVE., DES MOINES, IA 50313
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Inspection records
Mar 21, 1990#104243274Mar 21, 1990Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#104243274$3503 viol.3 violations$350 in penalties
Inspection #104243274
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 21, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 22, 1990
- Closed
- Dec 6, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $350
- Penalties on Record
- $350
- Site Address
- First & New York Ave., Des Moines, IA 50313
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 880004 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $350 | $350 | Nov 1, 1990 | - | - |
| 01001B | 880004 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 1, 1990 | - | - |
| 01001C | 880004 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 1, 1990 | - | - |
Dec 19, 1989#104246152Dec 19, 1989Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#104246152$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104246152
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 19, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 19, 1989
- Closed
- Dec 19, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 259
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- First & New York Ave., Des Moines, IA 50313
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Nov 17, 1989#104247010Nov 17, 1989Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#104247010$2,50026 viol.26 violations$2,500 in penalties
Inspection #104247010
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 17, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 29, 1989
- Closed
- Aug 28, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 230
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 26
- Violation Types
- 14 serious, 12 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,110
- Penalties on Record
- $2,500
- Site Address
- First & New York Ave., Des Moines, IA 50313
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (16 of 26 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.37 OSHA citation code: 19100037 F05 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $420 | $250 | Feb 9, 1990 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.37 OSHA citation code: 19100037 K02 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Feb 9, 1990 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1910.37 OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q06 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Feb 9, 1990 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.38 OSHA citation code: 19100038 A01 | Serious | 1 | 120 | $420 | $250 | Feb 27, 1990 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.165 Employee Alarm Systems OSHA citation code: 19100165 B05 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Feb 27, 1990 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 B01 | Serious | 4 | 3 | $700 | $700 | Mar 27, 1990 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 C01 | Serious | 3 | 12 | $0 | $0 | May 1, 1990 | - | - |
| 01003C | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I02 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Feb 9, 1990 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B03 | Serious | 2 | 4 | $420 | $100 | Feb 27, 1990 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 G03 | Serious | 2 | 12 | $0 | $0 | May 1, 1990 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.110 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases OSHA citation code: 19100110 B20IV 0A | Serious | 1 | 6 | $350 | $350 | Feb 9, 1990 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 2 | 2 | $540 | $250 | Feb 12, 1990 | - | - |
| 01007 | 120.3 OSHA citation code: 1200003 1 | Serious | 2 | 30 | $810 | $200 | Feb 12, 1990 | - | - |
| 01008 | 120.6 | Serious | 2 | 30 | $810 | $200 | Feb 12, 1990 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Feb 2, 1990 | - | - |
| 02002A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A02 | Other | 2 | 10 | $0 | $0 | May 1, 1990 | - | - |
Showing the 16 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 26 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 Penalties8 citations, $4,000 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 8 citations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002A | #104243274 | Apr 23, 1990 | $1,000 | - | - |
| 01002B | #104243274 | Apr 23, 1990 | - | - | - |
| 01003A | #104243274 | Apr 23, 1990 | $2,000 | - | - |
| 01003C | #104243274 | Apr 23, 1990 | - | - | - |
| 01007 | #104243274 | Apr 23, 1990 | $500 | - | - |
Showing the 5 FTA rows present in the first 16 citations on this inspection. OSHA's record shows 8 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.
3 inspections, 1989 to 1990. 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.