MASON CITY RECYCLING CENTER LTD.
16585 245TH STREET, MASON CITY, IA 50401
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Inspection records
Apr 26, 2016#341429488Apr 26, 2016Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#341429488$3,7507 viol.7 violations$3,750 in penalties
Inspection #341429488
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 26, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 26, 2016
- Final Order
- Jun 22, 2016
- Closed
- Dec 8, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 18
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,400
- Penalties on Record
- $3,750
- Site Address
- 16585 245th St, Mason City, IA 50401
- Industry
- 322299 All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
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.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 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 C01 | Serious | 1 | 18 | $750 | $375 | Sep 21, 2016 | - | Jun 22, 2016 |
| 01002A | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 18 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Jun 9, 2016 | - | Jun 22, 2016 |
| 01002B | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A02 | Serious | 1 | 18 | $0 | $0 | Jun 29, 2016 | - | Jun 22, 2016 |
| 01003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 2 | 18 | $750 | $375 | Jun 29, 2016 | - | Jun 22, 2016 |
| 01004 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 II | Serious | 2 | 4 | $1,500 | $750 | Jun 29, 2016 | - | Jun 22, 2016 |
| 01005 | 1910.334 Electrical - Use of Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100334 A02 II | Serious | 1 | 6 | $1,500 | $750 | Jun 29, 2016 | - | Jun 22, 2016 |
| 02001 | 1904.39 Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye OSHA citation code: 19040039 A02 | Other | 1 | 2 | $400 | $0 | Jun 9, 2016 | - | Jun 22, 2016 |
Aug 19, 1993#115065062Aug 19, 1993Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#115065062$1,3004 viol.4 violations$1,300 in penalties
Inspection #115065062
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 19, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 2, 1993
- Closed
- Dec 31, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 8
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,752
- Penalties on Record
- $1,300
- Site Address
- 16585 245th Street, Mason City, IA 50401
- 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's leg amputated by boom when crane overturns
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 C02 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $688 | $325 | Nov 15, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 D06 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $688 | $325 | Sep 30, 1993 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $688 | $325 | Sep 30, 1993 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E03 II | Serious | 1 | 3 | $688 | $325 | Sep 30, 1993 | - | - |
May 7, 1991#115041691May 7, 1991Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#115041691$7209 viol.9 violations$720 in penalties
Inspection #115041691
Dates
- Opened
- May 7, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 17, 1991
- Closed
- Aug 30, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 13
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $720
- Penalties on Record
- $720
- Site Address
- 16585 245th Street, Mason City, IA 50401
- 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 (9 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 2 | 1 | $240 | $240 | Sep 2, 1991 | - | - |
| 01002 | 120.3 OSHA citation code: 1200003 1 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $240 | $240 | Sep 2, 1991 | - | - |
| 01003 | 120.6 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $240 | $240 | Sep 2, 1991 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 C01 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Sep 2, 1991 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q01 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Sep 2, 1991 | - | - |
| 02003A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B01 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Sep 2, 1991 | - | - |
| 02003B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B03 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Sep 2, 1991 | - | - |
| 02003C | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B10 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Sep 2, 1991 | - | - |
| 02003D | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B11 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Aug 2, 1991 | - | - |
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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.
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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.
3 inspections, 1991 to 2016. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: all other converted paper product manufacturing reported 2.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 14.5%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source