WESTERN STEEL ERECTORS INC
15 N 23 RD STREET, Grand Forks, ND 58201
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Inspection records
Aug 26, 1981#217790765Aug 26, 1981Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#217790765$04 viol.4 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217790765
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 26, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 26, 1981
- Closed
- Oct 9, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Storage Igloos & Imf Bldg Air, Grand Forks, ND 58203
- 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11001 | 1926.104 Safety Belts, Lifelines, and Lanyards OSHA citation code: 19260104 B | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 11, 1981 | - | - |
| 11002 | 1926.104 Safety Belts, Lifelines, and Lanyards OSHA citation code: 19260104 D | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 11, 1981 | - | - |
| 11003 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 A04 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 11, 1981 | - | - |
| 11004 | 1926.751 Steel Erection - Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260751 D | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 11, 1981 | - | - |
Aug 1, 1978#217786490Aug 1, 1978Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#217786490$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217786490
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 1, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 1, 1978
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 20
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 15 N 23rd Street, Grand Forks, ND 58201
- 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.
Jul 7, 1978#217801984Jul 7, 1978Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#217801984$3,80011 viol.11 violations$3,800 in penalties
Inspection #217801984
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 7, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 11, 1978
- Contested
- Aug 15, 1978
- Closed
- Mar 13, 1980
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,720
- Penalties on Record
- $3,800
- Site Address
- 15 N 23 Rd Street, Grand Forks, ND 58201
- 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 15, 1978. Final orders are recorded through Jan 15, 1979. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (11 of 11 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04001 | 1926.450 Scaffolding - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260450 A06 | Serious | 1 | - | $560 | $560 | Jul 25, 1978 | Aug 15, 1978 | - |
| 04002 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 B01 | Serious | 2 | - | $560 | $560 | Jul 25, 1978 | Aug 15, 1978 | - |
| 04003 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 D02 | Serious | 2 | - | $560 | $560 | Jul 25, 1978 | Aug 15, 1978 | - |
| 04004 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | - | $560 | $560 | Jul 25, 1978 | Aug 15, 1978 | - |
| 04005 | 1926.750 Steel Erection - Scope OSHA citation code: 19260750 B01 III | Serious | 3 | - | $560 | $560 | Jul 25, 1978 | Aug 15, 1978 | - |
| 05001 | 1926.28 Personal Protective Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260028 A | Serious | 1 | - | $3,920 | $1,000 | Jul 21, 1978 | Aug 15, 1978 | Jan 15, 1979 |
| 06001 | 1926.25 Housekeeping OSHA citation code: 19260025 A | Other | 3 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 1978 | - | - |
| 06002 | 1926.400 Introduction (Electrical - Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260400 A 011117 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 1978 | - | - |
| 06003 | 1926.401 OSHA citation code: 19260401 H | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 1978 | - | - |
| 06004 | 1926.402 Applicability (Electrical - Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260402 A05 | Other | 3 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 1978 | - | - |
| 06005 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 B01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 1978 | - | - |
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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.
3 inspections, 1978 to 1981. 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).
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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.