Inspection #312590128

Name: OSHA Inspection #312590128: AGRIPROCESSORS, INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a referral inspection of AGRIPROCESSORS, INC. at 220 West Street, Postville, IA 52162 on Sep 9, 2008. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Dec 21, 2009.

OSHA documented 30 violations (19 serious, 7 repeat, 4 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $132,000. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint, 1 referral in OSHA records.

This employer has 17 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 312590128
Type: Referral (C)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Sep 9, 2008
Closed: Dec 21, 2009
Contested: Dec 22, 2008
Final Order: Feb 19, 2009
Total Violations: 30
Penalties on Record: $132,000
Initial Penalties: $131,000
Related Activity: 1 complaint, 1 referral

Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.

Establishment

Name: AGRIPROCESSORS, INC.
Address: 220 West Street, Postville, IA 52162
Industry: 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

Other Inspections of This Employer17 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#312750193	Oct 2, 2008	Complaint (B)	No violations
#312422637	Jul 8, 2008	Follow-Up (F)	29 violations	$78,500
#312307853	May 28, 2008	Referral (C)	1 violation	$3,500
#311797500	Feb 11, 2008	Referral (C)	19 violations	$13,000
#311615652	Oct 31, 2007	Complaint (B)	20 violations	$29,750
#308263789	Feb 7, 2006	Complaint (B)	3 violations	$1,250
#308263797	Feb 7, 2006	Complaint (B)	1 violation
#308263128	Jan 4, 2006	Complaint (B)	3 violations	$1,000
#308262294	Nov 21, 2005	Planned (H)	No violations
#308260702	Aug 25, 2005	Referral (C)	3 violations	$7,500
#115098394	Apr 22, 2004	Complaint (B)	1 violation	$950
#115098972	Nov 12, 2002	Referral (C)	1 violation	$800
#115098915	Sep 17, 2002	Referral (C)	1 violation	$1,300
#303744437	Jul 17, 2001	Complaint (B)	No violations
#115096661	Apr 3, 2001	Complaint (B)	11 violations	$11,400
#115091571	Dec 1, 1998	Referral (C)	3 violations	$4,500
#115053837	Jul 26, 1993	Referral (C)	13 violations	$7,000

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Dec 21, 2009.

Citations on Record

19 serious, 7 repeat, 4 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$131,000

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$132,000

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Dec 22, 2008. Final orders are recorded through Feb 19, 2009. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Violations

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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 D01	Other	$2,000	$3,000	Dec 15, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01002	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01	Serious	$2,000	$2,000	Dec 15, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01003	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 II	Serious	$2,000	$2,000	Dec 15, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01004A	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 E02	Serious	$2,000	$2,000	Dec 15, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01004B	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 E03 II	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 15, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01005	1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 E	Serious	$2,500	$2,500	Dec 22, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01006	1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 I	Serious	$2,000	$2,000	Dec 22, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01007A	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 II	Serious	$5,000	$5,000	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01007B	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 IIB	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01008	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 B	Serious	$2,000	$2,000	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01009	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F01	Serious	$5,000	$5,000	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01010	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03	Serious	$2,500	$2,500	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01011	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B01	Serious	$3,500	$3,500	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01012	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B08 I	Serious	$2,500	$2,500	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01013	1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 B02 II	Serious	$2,500	$2,500	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01014	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IV	Serious	$2,000	$2,000	Dec 15, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01015	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 II	Serious	$2,500	$2,500	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01016	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 III	Serious	$3,500	$3,500	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01017	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01	Serious	$2,500	$2,500	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
01018	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I	Serious	$1,500	$1,500	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
02001A	1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A	Repeat	$12,500	$12,500	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
02001B	1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01	Repeat	$0	$0	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
02001C	1910.138 Hand Protection OSHA citation code: 19100138 A	Repeat	$0	$0	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
02002	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Repeat	$25,000	$25,000	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
02003	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B07 I	Repeat	$17,500	$17,500	Dec 15, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
02004	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IV	Repeat	$10,000	$10,000	Dec 15, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
02005	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 J02 II	Repeat	$17,500	$17,500	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
03001A	1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B03	Other	$1,000	$1,000	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
03001B	1904.31 Covered employees OSHA citation code: 19040031 A	Other	$0	$0	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009
03001C	1904.40 Providing records to government representatives OSHA citation code: 19040040 A	Other	$0	$0	Dec 8, 2008	Dec 22, 2008	Feb 19, 2009

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.

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