Inspection #101412021

Name: OSHA Inspection #101412021: NORTHWESTERN STEEL & WIRE COMPANY
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Closed

Programmed Other (K)|View on OSHA.gov →

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a programmed other inspection of NORTHWESTERN STEEL & WIRE COMPANY at 121 Wallace St., Sterling, IL 61081 on Oct 14, 1987. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Oct 7, 1988.

OSHA documented 187 violations (75 serious, 1 willful, 1 repeat, 110 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $27,700.

This employer has 20+ other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 101412021
Type: Programmed Other (K)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Oct 14, 1987
Closed: Oct 7, 1988
Total Violations: 187
Penalties on Record: $27,700
Initial Penalties: $32,000

Programmed Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed other inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.

Establishment

Name: NORTHWESTERN STEEL & WIRE COMPANY
Address: 121 Wallace St., Sterling, IL 61081
Industry

Other Inspections of This Employer20+ on record

Inspection	Type	Violations	Penalties
#302605720	Accident (A)	No violations
#113457808	Complaint (B)	1 violation	$1,000
#113459002	Accident (A)	2 violations	$5,000
#113452809	Complaint (B)	9 violations	$300,000
#113463236	Complaint (B)	6 violations	$4,200
#113452130	Unprogrammed Related (G)	1 violation
#122314701	Complaint (B)	No violations
#122313919	Complaint (B)	3 violations	$100,000
#122309826	Complaint (B)	4 violations	$788
#122104060	Accident (A)	2 violations	$7,500
#122306962	Complaint (B)	2 violations	$2,100
#102999356	Complaint (B)	1 violation	$1,100
#122103062	Complaint (B)	1 violation	$5,000
#109635219	Complaint (B)	9 violations	$2,500
#103198396	Referral (C)	No violations
#103203295	Complaint (B)	No violations
#103200515	Complaint (B)	No violations
#103363263	Complaint (B)	No violations
#103356341	Complaint (B)	No violations
#103357653	Follow-Up (F)	No violations

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Oct 7, 1988.

Citations on Record

187

75 serious, 1 willful, 1 repeat, 110 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$32,000

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$27,700

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Violations

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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement
01001	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$1,000	$750	Apr 14, 1988
01002	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$400	$300	Apr 14, 1988
01003	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$400	$400	Apr 14, 1988
01004	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A02	Serious	$500	$250	Apr 14, 1988
01005	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A03	Serious	$500	$400	Apr 18, 1988
01006	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A05	Serious	$500	$400	Apr 18, 1988
01007	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 B01 I	Serious	$400	$300	May 11, 1988
01008	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01	Serious	$900	$900	May 11, 1988
01009	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C03	Serious	$400	$300	May 11, 1988
01010	1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 D02 VIII	Serious	$200	$100	Apr 14, 1988
01011	1910.26 Dockboards OSHA citation code: 19100026 C02 VII	Serious	$200	$200	Apr 14, 1988
01012	1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 F	Other	$400	$0	Apr 18, 1988
01013	1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 B	Serious	$500	$500	Apr 25, 1988
01014	1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 D03	Serious	$400	$300	Apr 14, 1988
01015	1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 D07	Serious	$400	$300	Apr 14, 1988
01016A	1910.108 Dip Tanks (Reserved) OSHA citation code: 19100108 C02 I	Serious	$500	$500	May 11, 1988
01016B	1910.108 Dip Tanks (Reserved) OSHA citation code: 19100108 C03 I	Serious	$0	$0	May 11, 1988
01016C	1910.108 Dip Tanks (Reserved) OSHA citation code: 19100108 C05	Serious	$0	$0	May 11, 1988
01016D	1910.108 Dip Tanks (Reserved) OSHA citation code: 19100108 E01 I	Serious	$0	$0	May 11, 1988
01016E	1910.108 Dip Tanks (Reserved) OSHA citation code: 19100108 F04	Serious	$0	$0	May 11, 1988
01017	1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A	Serious	$500	$500	May 11, 1988
01018	1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C	Serious	$100	$100	Apr 14, 1988
01019	1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B	Serious	$300	$300	Jun 10, 1988
01020	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M02	Serious	$300	$300	Apr 14, 1988
01021	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M05	Serious	$500	$400	Apr 14, 1988
01022	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M12	Serious	$300	$300	Apr 14, 1988
01023	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q01	Serious	$300	$200	May 11, 1988
01024	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 C02	Serious	$600	$600	Aug 10, 1988
01025	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 D03	Serious	$300	$300	May 11, 1988
01026	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 D04 II	Serious	$600	$300	Apr 14, 1988
01027	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 E06 I	Serious	$400	$300	Aug 10, 1988
01028	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 F06 II	Willful	$500	$400	Aug 10, 1988
01029	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 G02 I	Serious	$600	$450	Aug 10, 1988
01030	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 G06	Serious	$700	$700	May 11, 1988
01031	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 H01 I	Serious	$300	$300	Apr 18, 1988
01032	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 L02 II	Serious	$200	$200	Apr 14, 1988
01033	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 L03 II	Serious	$500	$400	Apr 18, 1988
01034	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 J02 VI	Serious	$500	$250	Apr 26, 1988
01035	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 N03 IV	Serious	$500	$500	Apr 18, 1988
01036	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 N03 VI	Serious	$400	$400	Jul 11, 1988
01037	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 D	Serious	$400	$400	Apr 14, 1988
01038	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E02 II	Serious	$200	$200	Apr 14, 1988
01039	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E04	Serious	$300	$300	May 11, 1988
01040	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E09 I	Serious	$200	$150	Apr 18, 1988
01041	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 F01	Serious	$500	$500	Apr 18, 1988
01042A	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 F05 I	Serious	$500	$500	Apr 18, 1988
01042B	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 F05 III	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 18, 1988
01042C	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 F05 V	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 18, 1988
01043	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 I09 III	Serious	$200	$150	Apr 14, 1988
01044	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Serious	$800	$800	Jun 10, 1988
01045	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A02	Serious	$200	$100	Apr 15, 1988
01046	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II	Serious	$500	$500	Jun 10, 1988
01047	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A04	Serious	$300	$300	Apr 18, 1988
01048	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A05	Serious	$300	$300	Apr 26, 1988
01049	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 C02	Serious	$300	$150	Apr 25, 1988
01050	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H01	Serious	$700	$500	Apr 25, 1988
01051	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H03	Serious	$400	$400	Apr 18, 1988
01052	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H04	Serious	$400	$200	Apr 14, 1988
01053	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 I01	Serious	$400	$300	Apr 14, 1988
01054	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C03	Serious	$300	$300	Apr 14, 1988
01055A	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01	Serious	$500	$500	May 11, 1988
01055B	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I	Serious	$0	$0	May 11, 1988
01055C	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I	Serious	$0	$0	May 11, 1988
01056	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F01	Serious	$300	$200	Apr 14, 1988
01057	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03	Serious	$500	$500	May 11, 1988
01058	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 K01	Serious	$300	$300	Apr 14, 1988
01059	1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C03	Serious	$500	$500	May 11, 1988
01060	1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C04	Serious	$400	$300	Apr 14, 1988
01061	1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C05 V	Serious	$300	$300	Apr 14, 1988
01062	1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 E02 IA	Serious	$100	$50	Apr 14, 1988
01063	1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 E02 III	Serious	$300	$300	Apr 18, 1988
01064	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 I	Serious	$700	$700	May 11, 1988
01065A	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I	Serious	$700	$700	Apr 14, 1988
01065B	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 J01 I	Serious	$0	$0	May 11, 1988
01066	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 H02	Serious	$700	$500	Apr 14, 1988
01067	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 A02 IIIG	Serious	$300	$200	Apr 14, 1988
01068	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 II	Serious	$200	$200	Apr 14, 1988
02001	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F01 I	Repeat	$200	$200	Apr 14, 1988
03001A	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Other	$100	$100	May 11, 1988
03001B	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 B02	Other	$0	$0	May 11, 1988
03002	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01	Other	$0	$0	Apr 18, 1988
03003	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 B01	Other	$0	$0	May 11, 1988
03004	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 D01	Other	$0	$0	May 11, 1988
03005	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A05	Other	$0	$0	Apr 14, 1988
03006	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A06	Other	$0	$0	Apr 14, 1988
03007	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A07	Other	$0	$0	Apr 14, 1988
03008	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08	Other	$0	$0	Jun 10, 1988
03009	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A09	Other	$0	$0	Apr 14, 1988
03010	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 E01 I	Other	$0	$0	Apr 14, 1988
03011	1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 D01 X	Other	$0	$0	Apr 14, 1988
03012	1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 D02 VIII	Other	$0	$0	Apr 14, 1988
03013	1910.26 Dockboards OSHA citation code: 19100026 C02 VII	Other	$0	$0	Apr 18, 1988
03014	1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 D01 IV	Other	$0	$0	May 11, 1988
03015	1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 A04 II	Other	$0	$0	Apr 25, 1988
03016	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B05	Other	$0	$0	Apr 14, 1988
03017	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 F02	Other	$0	$0	Apr 14, 1988
03018	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 I	Other	$0	$0	Jun 10, 1988
03019	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 K02	Other	$0	$0	Apr 14, 1988
03020	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q01	Other	$0	$0	May 11, 1988
03021	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q02	Other	$0	$0	Apr 14, 1988

Showing the 100 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 187 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

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.

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