NUCOR STEEL
RR #1, NORFOLK, NE 68701
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Inspection records
Nov 19, 1990#100887041Nov 19, 1990FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#100887041$3,0008 viol.8 violations$3,000 in penalties
Inspection #100887041
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 19, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 18, 1990
- Closed
- Oct 4, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,900
- Penalties on Record
- $3,000
- Site Address
- Rr #1, Norfolk, NE 68701
- 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 killed when crushed against cross braces
Violations
Violation list (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 15 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Sep 15, 1991 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 IID | Serious | 4 | 15 | $900 | $1,000 | Sep 15, 1991 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Serious | 1 | 15 | $1,000 | $0 | Sep 15, 1991 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 II | Other | 1 | 15 | $1,000 | $0 | Sep 15, 1991 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 15 | $1,000 | $0 | Sep 15, 1991 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D05 I | Serious | 1 | 15 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Sep 15, 1991 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G01 I | Other | 500 | 500 | $0 | $0 | Jan 23, 1991 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 II | Other | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Sep 15, 1991 | - | - |
Nov 21, 1988#100883008Nov 21, 1988Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#100883008$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #100883008
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 21, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 29, 1988
- Closed
- Jan 24, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Rr #1, Norfolk, NE 68701
- 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.
Mar 24, 1988#100884337Mar 24, 1988Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#100884337$1,37526 viol.26 violations$1,375 in penalties
Inspection #100884337
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 24, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 30, 1988
- Closed
- Jan 25, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 491
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 26
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 22 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,375
- Site Address
- Rr #1, Norfolk, NE 68701
- 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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling14 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) | 32 | 0 - 0.046 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 26 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium Fume (as Cd) | 32 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 32 | 0 - 0.0038 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 32 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 32 | 0 - 0.0118 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 32 | 0 - 1.5 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 32 | 0 - 0.075 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 32 | 0 - 0.3374 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 32 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 32 | 0 - 0.0113 | mg/m³ |
| Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction) | 26 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 32 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 32 | 0 - 0.8923 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (12 of 26 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I02 IIB | Serious | 4 | 42 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Aug 29, 1988 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I02 IIB | Serious | 2 | 24 | $0 | $0 | Sep 19, 1988 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Serious | 1 | 12 | $500 | $375 | Sep 19, 1988 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E03 IV | Serious | 1 | 78 | $0 | $0 | Feb 17, 1989 | - | - |
| 01003C | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F02 III | Other | 1 | 78 | $0 | $0 | Nov 18, 1988 | - | - |
| 01003D | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F04 I | Other | 1 | 78 | $0 | $0 | Feb 17, 1989 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | 1 | 491 | $0 | $0 | Aug 22, 1988 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G08 I | Other | 6 | 78 | $0 | $0 | Feb 17, 1989 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 L01 | Other | 10 | 491 | $0 | $0 | Sep 19, 1988 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C01 | Other | 4 | 100 | $0 | $0 | Sep 19, 1988 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 N02 II | Other | 2 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Oct 19, 1988 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E01 | Other | 2 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Oct 19, 1988 | - | - |
Showing the 12 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 Penalties3 citations, $2,800 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02005 | #100883008 | Dec 8, 1988 | $1,000 | - | - |
| 02006 | #100883008 | Dec 8, 1988 | $1,000 | - | - |
Showing the 2 FTA rows present in the first 12 citations on this inspection. OSHA's record shows 3 total citations with FTA activity for this inspection. The complete list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Mar 22, 1988#100884329Mar 22, 1988Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#100884329$04 viol.4 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #100884329
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 22, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 23, 1988
- Closed
- May 2, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 38
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Rr #1, Norfolk, NE 68701
- 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | 2 | 38 | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 1988 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 L01 | Other | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 1988 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 N02 II | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 1988 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E01 | Other | 2 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Apr 29, 1988 | - | - |
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.
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 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.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
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.
4 inspections, 1988 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.