GEORGE A HORMEL & CO
, Ottumwa, IA 00000
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Inspection records
Sep 4, 1986#101939700Sep 4, 1986Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#101939700$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #101939700
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 4, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 4, 1986
- Closed
- Sep 4, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 510
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- South Iowa Avenue, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- 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.
Fingertip amputated by pneumatic stapler
Dec 5, 1985#101922342Dec 5, 1985Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#101922342$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #101922342
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 5, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 5, 1985
- Closed
- Dec 5, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 900
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- South Iowa Avenue, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- 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.
Feb 11, 1985#2646248Feb 11, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#2646248$6004 viol.4 violations$600 in penalties
Inspection #2646248
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 11, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 9, 1985
- Closed
- Oct 1, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 900
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $600
- Penalties on Record
- $600
- Site Address
- South Iowa Avenue, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- 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 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $180 | $180 | Sep 2, 1985 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $180 | $180 | Aug 28, 1985 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 2 | 4 | $240 | $240 | Aug 28, 1985 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Other | 2 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Aug 28, 1985 | - | - |
Mar 9, 1982#18788828Mar 9, 1982Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#18788828$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #18788828
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 9, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Feb 12, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- , Ottumwa, IA 00000
- 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.
Mar 9, 1982#17173782Mar 9, 1982Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#17173782$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #17173782
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 9, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 9, 1982
- Closed
- Mar 9, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 875
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- South Iowa Ave Po Box 718, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- 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.
Jan 12, 1981#17173394Jan 12, 1981Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#17173394$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #17173394
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 12, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 12, 1981
- Closed
- Jan 12, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 725
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- South Iowa Avenue Po Box 718, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- 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.
Aug 12, 1980#17173238Aug 12, 1980Accident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#17173238$6208 viol.8 violations$620 in penalties
Inspection #17173238
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 12, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 15, 1980
- Contested
- Sep 15, 1980
- Closed
- Jan 12, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 717
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 1 repeat, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,040
- Penalties on Record
- $620
- Site Address
- South Iowa Ave Po Box #718, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 6 | - | $320 | $160 | Sep 12, 1980 | Sep 15, 1980 | - |
| 01001B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 12, 1980 | Sep 15, 1980 | - |
| 01001C | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 12, 1980 | Sep 15, 1980 | - |
| 01002A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | 3 | - | $240 | $160 | Sep 12, 1980 | Sep 15, 1980 | - |
| 01002B | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 12, 1980 | Sep 15, 1980 | - |
| 02001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Repeat | 1 | - | $480 | $300 | Aug 13, 1980 | Sep 15, 1980 | - |
| 03001 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Other | 5 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 12, 1980 | Sep 15, 1980 | - |
Showing the 7 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
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.
7 inspections, 1980 to 1986. 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.