GROSSE STEEL CO. INC.
2225 LINCOLN ST, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
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Inspection records
May 13, 2002#304792690May 13, 2002Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#304792690$4139 viol.9 violations$413 in penalties
Inspection #304792690
Dates
- Opened
- May 13, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- May 15, 2002
- Closed
- Sep 30, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 16
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $825
- Penalties on Record
- $413
- Site Address
- 2225 Lincoln, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
- 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 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 G01 V | Serious | 1 | 1 | $300 | $150 | Jun 18, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $525 | $263 | Jun 18, 2002 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.4 Recording Criteria OSHA citation code: 19040004 A | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 2002 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G01 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 2002 | - | - |
| 02003A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 2002 | - | - |
| 02003B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 2002 | - | - |
| 02003C | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 K03 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 2002 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 2002 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 I | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 2002 | - | - |
Mar 3, 1998#115085441Mar 3, 1998Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#115085441$1651 viol.1 violation$165 in penalties
Inspection #115085441
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 3, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 5, 1998
- Closed
- May 1, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 19
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $165
- Penalties on Record
- $165
- Site Address
- 2225 Lincoln, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
- 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 finger amputated in punch press machine
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 2 | 5 | $165 | $165 | May 5, 1998 | - | - |
May 12, 1992#104245436May 12, 1992Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#104245436$2,0506 viol.6 violations$2,050 in penalties
Inspection #104245436
Dates
- Opened
- May 12, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- May 12, 1992
- Contested
- Jul 9, 1992
- Final Order
- Mar 9, 1993
- Closed
- May 5, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 14
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,500
- Penalties on Record
- $2,050
- Site Address
- 2225 Lincoln, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
- 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 (6 of 6 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 | Other | 1 | 17 | $1,500 | $250 | Aug 11, 1992 | Jul 9, 1992 | Mar 9, 1993 |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Aug 11, 1992 | Jul 9, 1992 | Mar 9, 1993 |
| 01004A | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 I | Serious | 2 | 2 | $1,500 | $300 | Aug 11, 1992 | Jul 9, 1992 | Mar 9, 1993 |
| 01004B | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 III | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 11, 1992 | Jul 9, 1992 | Mar 9, 1993 |
| 02001 | 120.3 OSHA citation code: 1200003 1 | Other | 1 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Aug 11, 1992 | Jul 9, 1992 | Mar 9, 1993 |
| 02002 | 120.6 | Other | 1 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Aug 11, 1992 | Jul 9, 1992 | Mar 9, 1993 |
Feb 9, 1984#464453Feb 9, 1984Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#464453$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #464453
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 9, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 9, 1984
- Closed
- Feb 9, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 13
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2225 Lincoln St, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
- 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.
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.
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, 1984 to 2002. 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.