NATIONAL STEEL CORPORATION (MIDWEST DIVISION)
6300 U.S. HIGHWAY 12, PORTAGE, IN 46368
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Inspection records
Sep 11, 1997#125376236Sep 11, 1997Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#125376236$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125376236
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 11, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 6, 1997
- Closed
- Nov 6, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,530
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 6300 U.s. Highway 12, Portage, IN 46368
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Apr 16, 1996#124045485Apr 16, 1996Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#124045485$25,19545 viol.45 violations$25,195 in penalties
Inspection #124045485
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 16, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- May 10, 1996
- Contested
- Feb 6, 1998
- Closed
- Apr 18, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,537
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 45
- Violation Types
- 30 serious, 1 repeat, 14 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $50,850
- Penalties on Record
- $25,195
- Site Address
- 6300 U.s. Highway 12, Portage, IN 46368
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Feb 6, 1998. Final orders are recorded through Feb 13, 2001. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (10 of 45 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Repeat | 2 | 13 | $2,250 | $2,250 | Aug 19, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08 | Serious | 3 | 19 | $3,150 | $1,125 | Jun 28, 1996 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 2 | 211 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Jun 28, 1996 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B04 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Jun 28, 1996 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D03 II | Serious | 4 | 469 | $3,150 | $2,360 | Jul 7, 1996 | - | - |
| 01005B | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D05 I | Serious | 3 | 26 | $0 | $0 | Jun 28, 1996 | - | - |
| 01005C | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 III | Serious | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 13, 1996 | - | - |
| 01005D | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IVD | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 13, 1996 | - | - |
| 01005E | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 II | Serious | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 28, 1996 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B05 I | Serious | 1 | 5 | $2,250 | $1,125 | Jul 13, 1996 | - | - |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 45 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jun 6, 1994#124066432Jun 6, 1994Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#124066432$1,0502 viol.2 violations$1,050 in penalties
Inspection #124066432
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 6, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 1, 1994
- Closed
- Nov 15, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,413
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,125
- Penalties on Record
- $1,050
- Site Address
- 6300 U.s. Highway 12, Portage, IN 46368
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,125 | $1,050 | Oct 28, 1994 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E02 | Other | 1 | 999 | $0 | $0 | Nov 7, 1994 | - | - |
Mar 3, 1994#108631326Mar 3, 1994Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#108631326$9,74010 viol.10 violations$9,740 in penalties
Inspection #108631326
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 3, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 23, 1994
- Closed
- Aug 23, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,416
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $13,875
- Penalties on Record
- $9,740
- Site Address
- 6300 U.s. Highway 12, Portage, IN 46368
- 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 (10 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 C | Serious | 1 | 4 | $3,750 | $2,810 | May 10, 1994 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 3 | 5 | $3,750 | $2,810 | May 6, 1994 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 D04 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,875 | $935 | May 20, 1994 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 H03 IB | Serious | 1 | 5 | $3,750 | $2,810 | May 6, 1994 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.101 Compressed Gases (General Requirements) OSHA citation code: 19100101 B | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | May 5, 1994 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M05 I | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 5, 1994 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 E02 I | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 20, 1994 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 G01 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 20, 1994 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 6, 1994 | - | - |
| 02007 | 1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 B02 I | Other | 1 | 80 | $750 | $375 | Jun 17, 1994 | - | - |
Jan 8, 1990#107922353Jan 8, 1990Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#107922353$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107922353
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 8, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 30, 1990
- Closed
- Jan 30, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,650
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 6300 U.s. Highway 12, Portage, IN 46368
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
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.
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.
15 inspections, 1990 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.