NORTHWEST ALUMINUM COMPANY
3313 W 2ND ST, THE DALLES, OR 97058
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Jun 14, 1993#123763591Jun 14, 1993Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#123763591$97015 viol.15 violations$970 in penalties
Inspection #123763591
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 14, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 17, 1993
- Closed
- Mar 30, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 377
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 15
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 10 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $970
- Penalties on Record
- $970
- Site Address
- 3313 W 2nd St, The Dalles, OR 97058
- 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 (12 of 15 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 789062001 OSHA citation code: 789062001 A | Serious | 2 | 1 | $250 | $250 | Jun 15, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $210 | $210 | Aug 5, 1993 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $210 | $210 | Aug 1, 1993 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Serious | 2 | 1 | $150 | $150 | Jun 15, 1993 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $150 | $150 | Jun 15, 1993 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 4 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jun 15, 1993 | - | - |
| 02007 | 750001002 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 1, 1993 | - | - |
| 02008 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 16, 1993 | - | - |
| 02009 | 789009007 | Other | 6 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Aug 5, 1993 | - | - |
| 02010 | 740004001 | Other | 2 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Aug 1, 1993 | - | - |
| 02011 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 A01 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 15, 1993 | - | - |
| 02012 | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 H | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 5, 1993 | - | - |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 15 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jul 27, 1992#115761611Jul 27, 1992Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#115761611$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #115761611
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 27, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 27, 1992
- Closed
- Aug 27, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 419
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3313 W 2nd St, The Dalles, OR 97058
- 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 burned by molten metal
Nov 13, 1991#115744047Nov 13, 1991Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#115744047$2054 viol.4 violations$205 in penalties
Inspection #115744047
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 13, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 13, 1991
- Contested
- Jan 28, 1992
- Final Order
- Mar 25, 1992
- Closed
- May 26, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 416
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $305
- Penalties on Record
- $205
- Site Address
- 3313 W 2nd St, The Dalles, OR 97058
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 7112005010 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $105 | $105 | Feb 13, 1992 | Jan 28, 1992 | Mar 25, 1992 |
| 02003 | 7127002002 | Other | 1 | 416 | $50 | $50 | Jan 19, 1992 | - | Mar 25, 1992 |
| 02004 | 7153001001 | Other | 1 | 1 | $50 | $50 | Jan 23, 1992 | - | Mar 25, 1992 |
| 02005 | 701072003 | Other | 1 | 679 | $100 | $0 | Nov 13, 1991 | Jan 28, 1992 | Mar 25, 1992 |
Jan 3, 1990#105276687Jan 3, 1990Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#105276687$1,00520 viol.20 violations$1,005 in penalties
Inspection #105276687
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 3, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 8, 1990
- Closed
- May 18, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 375
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 20
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 14 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,005
- Penalties on Record
- $1,005
- Site Address
- 3313 W 2nd St, The Dalles, OR 97058
- 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 (12 of 20 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 750005001 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $500 | $500 | Jan 8, 1990 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $75 | $75 | Jan 5, 1990 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $75 | $75 | Jan 8, 1990 | - | - |
| 01004 | 702024207 OSHA citation code: 702024207 B | Serious | 1 | 1 | $75 | $75 | Jan 5, 1990 | - | - |
| 01005 | 740003001 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $75 | $75 | Jan 4, 1990 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.177 Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels OSHA citation code: 19100177 F04 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $105 | $105 | Feb 21, 1990 | - | - |
| 02007 | 740006502 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 5, 1990 | - | - |
| 02008 | 767.295 | Other | 1 | 1 | $50 | $50 | Mar 7, 1990 | - | - |
| 02009 | 740004001 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Feb 10, 1990 | - | - |
| 02010 | 766028006 OSHA citation code: 766028006 D | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 10, 1990 | - | - |
| 02011 | 766028006 OSHA citation code: 766028006 B | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jan 4, 1990 | - | - |
| 02012 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 4, 1990 | - | - |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 20 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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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.
14 inspections, 1990 to 2002. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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