REES ASSOCIATES INC.
1800 S.W. 2ND STREET, DES MOINES, IA 50309
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Inspection records
Aug 25, 2021#345495493Aug 25, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345495493$38,2209 viol.9 violations$38,220 in penalties
Inspection #345495493
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 25, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 19, 2021
- Final Order
- Dec 1, 2021
- Closed
- Oct 10, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 125
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 9 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $76,454
- Penalties on Record
- $38,220
- Site Address
- 1918 Southwest 2nd Street, Des Moines, IA 50315
- Industry
- 511140 Directory and Mailing List Publishers
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.
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 amputates fingers when caught in machine
Violations
Violation list (9 of 9 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 | 2 | 7 | $10,922 | $5,460 | Mar 11, 2022 | - | Dec 1, 2021 |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | 7 | $10,922 | $5,460 | - | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| 01003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 7 | $10,922 | $5,460 | - | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| 01004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 2 | 7 | $10,922 | $5,460 | - | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| 01005A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 2 | 7 | $10,922 | $5,460 | - | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| 01005B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | - | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| 01005C | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 | Serious | 3 | 7 | $0 | $0 | - | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| 01006 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 1 | 7 | $10,922 | $5,460 | - | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| 01007 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 III | Serious | 1 | 7 | $10,922 | $5,460 | - | Dec 1, 2021 |
Feb 3, 1995#115073256Feb 3, 1995Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#115073256$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #115073256
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 3, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 3, 1995
- Closed
- Feb 3, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 105
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1800 S.w. 2nd Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
- 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.
Dec 19, 1994#115071045Dec 19, 1994Accident (A) · Partial scope, Health#115071045$10,87733 viol.33 violations$10,877 in penalties
Inspection #115071045
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 19, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 3, 1995
- Closed
- May 28, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 105
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 33
- Violation Types
- 18 serious, 15 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $30,315
- Penalties on Record
- $10,877
- Site Address
- 1800 S.w. 2nd Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
- 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.
Employees hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
Violations
Violation list (12 of 33 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B04 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $1,295 | $1,200 | Jan 20, 1995 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $2,590 | $1,200 | Mar 6, 1995 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 B01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $2,590 | $1,200 | Mar 6, 1995 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 B03 | Other | 1 | 10 | $777 | $0 | Jan 20, 1995 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D03 I | Serious | 2 | 10 | $1,813 | $700 | Mar 6, 1995 | - | - |
| 01005B | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D03 II | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Mar 6, 1995 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E09 I | Serious | 3 | 10 | $777 | $777 | Mar 6, 1995 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E09 II | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Mar 6, 1995 | - | - |
| 01006C | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E09 III | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Mar 6, 1995 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Other | 1 | 10 | $2,590 | $0 | Apr 17, 1995 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $777 | $700 | Jan 20, 1995 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C04 | Other | 1 | 10 | $777 | $0 | Jan 20, 1995 | - | - |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 33 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Sep 15, 1989#104242441Sep 15, 1989Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#104242441$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104242441
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 15, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 15, 1989
- Closed
- Sep 15, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 87
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1800 S.w. 2nd Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
- 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
4 inspections, 1989 to 2021. 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.