GOPHER SMELTING AND REFINING CO
3385 SOUTH HIGHWAY 49, EAGAN, MN 55121
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Jul 9, 1990#111627246Jul 9, 1990Accident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#111627246$2863 viol.3 violations$286 in penalties
Inspection #111627246
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 9, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 10, 1990
- Contested
- Aug 22, 1990
- Closed
- Jun 20, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 101
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $434
- Penalties on Record
- $286
- Site Address
- 3385 S. Hwy. 149, Eagan, MN 55121
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Aug 22, 1990. Final orders are recorded through Feb 13, 1991. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 2 | 2 | $434 | $286 | Sep 10, 1990 | Aug 22, 1990 | Feb 13, 1991 |
| 02001 | 5206070001 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 6, 1990 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C04 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 2, 1990 | - | - |
May 14, 1985#2878254May 14, 1985Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#2878254$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #2878254
Dates
- Opened
- May 14, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- May 14, 1985
- Closed
- May 22, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 45
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3385 South Highway 49, Eagan, MN 55121
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jan 19, 1984#15430168Jan 19, 1984Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Health#15430168$3,0783 viol.3 violations$3,078 in penalties
Inspection #15430168
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 19, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 22, 1984
- Closed
- May 22, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 35
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 willful
- Initial Penalties
- $5,632
- Penalties on Record
- $3,078
- Site Address
- 3385 S Highway 149, Eagan, MN 55121
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D06 III | Serious | 35 | 35 | $232 | $116 | Jun 5, 1984 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F02 I | Serious | 18 | 18 | $525 | $525 | Aug 31, 1984 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 ID | Willful | 7 | 35 | $4,875 | $2,437 | Jun 5, 1984 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
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.
3 inspections, 1984 to 1990. 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.