AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC, IOWA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT
17575 STATE HIGHWAY 79, MIDDLETOWN, IA 52638 · NAICS 332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
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Inspection records
May 12, 2009#301556882May 12, 2009FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#301556882$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301556882
Dates
- Opened
- May 12, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 9, 2009
- Closed
- Jul 6, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 612
- Related Activity
- 1 referral, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 17575 State Highway 79, Middletown, IA 52638
- Industry
- 332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
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 is struck in head by sling, later dies
Jun 13, 2006#301555504Jun 13, 2006FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#301555504$34,0008 viol.8 violations$34,000 in penalties
Inspection #301555504
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 13, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 30, 2006
- Closed
- Feb 21, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 715
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 8 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $36,000
- Penalties on Record
- $34,000
- Site Address
- 17575 State Highway 79, Middletown, IA 52638
- Industry
- 332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
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.
Two employees are killed in explosion
Violations
Violation list (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Dec 31, 2007 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 F01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Dec 31, 2007 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 G01 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Dec 31, 2007 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 I02 II | Serious | 1 | 4 | $4,500 | $2,500 | Dec 31, 2007 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 O01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Dec 31, 2007 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 C06 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Dec 29, 2006 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 C09 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Dec 29, 2006 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 D | Serious | 1 | 4 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Dec 29, 2006 | - | - |
Nov 8, 2005#301555280Nov 8, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#301555280$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301555280
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 8, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 8, 2005
- Closed
- Nov 14, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 17575 State Highway 79, Middletown, IA 52638
- Industry
- 332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
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.
Aug 1, 2001#301551305Aug 1, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#301551305$8,6256 viol.6 violations$8,625 in penalties
Inspection #301551305
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 1, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 2, 2001
- Closed
- Nov 14, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 870
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 6 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,625
- Penalties on Record
- $8,625
- Site Address
- 17575 State Highway 79, Middletown, IA 52638
- Industry
- 332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
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 (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 C02 III | Serious | 4 | 65 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Nov 5, 2001 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Serious | 4 | 65 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Nov 5, 2001 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 65 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Nov 5, 2001 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III | Serious | 1 | 12 | $1,125 | $1,125 | Sep 4, 2001 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F | Serious | 10 | 12 | $1,125 | $1,125 | Mar 4, 2002 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 1 | 12 | $1,875 | $1,875 | Mar 4, 2002 | - | - |
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, 48,574 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: all other fabricated metal product manufacturing reported 2.3 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 7.5%; NAICS 33299 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source