Inspection #316629955
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a referral inspection of PERMEATE REFINING, INC. at 202 Locust Street Se, Hopkinton, IA 52237 on Aug 7, 2012. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Oct 8, 2015.
OSHA documented 44 violations (43 serious, 1 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $10,625. This inspection is linked to 1 referral in OSHA records.
This employer has 1 other OSHA inspection on record at this establishment.
Inspection Details
- Inspection Number
- 316629955
- Type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial
- Opened
- Aug 7, 2012
- Closed
- Oct 8, 2015
- Total Violations
- 44
- Penalties on Record
- $10,625
- Initial Penalties
- $21,250
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Establishment
- Address
- 202 Locust Street Se, Hopkinton, IA 52237
- Industry
- 325193 Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing
Other Inspections of This Employer1 on record
| Inspection | Opened | Type | Violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #317109965 | Apr 23, 2013 | Follow-Up (F) | 16 violations | $24,320 |
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.
Inspection closed Oct 8, 2015.
43 serious, 1 other-than-serious.
Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.
Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.
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 C | Serious | $1,250 | $625 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 B01 I | Serious | $1,250 | $625 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C02 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01002C | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 E04 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 A04 | Serious | $1,250 | $625 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B02 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 D | Serious | $1,250 | $625 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 F01 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C01 | Serious | $1,250 | $625 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01005B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E01 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01005C | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F01 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01005D | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 H02 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01005E | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 K04 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C01 | Serious | $1,250 | $625 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C02 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01006C | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C04 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01007A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C02 II | Serious | $1,250 | $625 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01007B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01007C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01008A | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 D | Serious | $1,250 | $625 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01008B | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 I01 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01008C | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 I09 III | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01009A | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | $2,500 | $1,250 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01009B | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A02 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01010A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Serious | $1,250 | $625 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01010B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C03 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01010C | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01010D | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01010E | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01010F | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01010G | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 H01 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01010H | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 I02 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01011 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III | Serious | $1,250 | $625 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01012 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | $1,250 | $625 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01013A | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 I | Serious | $1,250 | $625 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01013B | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 A02 IA | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01014 | 1910.334 Electrical - Use of Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100334 A02 I | Serious | $1,250 | $625 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01015A | 1910.1026 Chromium (VI) OSHA citation code: 19101026 D01 | Serious | $1,250 | $625 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01015B | 1910.1026 Chromium (VI) OSHA citation code: 19101026 L02 IA | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01015C | 1910.1026 Chromium (VI) OSHA citation code: 19101026 L02 IB | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01016A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Serious | $1,250 | $625 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01016B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01016C | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 C01 | Other | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2012 | - | - |
Failure to Abate Penalties8 citations, $33,075 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 8 citationsissued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01003A | #317109965 | Apr 23, 2013 | $6,750 | - | - |
| 01005A | #317109965 | Apr 23, 2013 | $10,125 | - | - |
| 01005B | #317109965 | Apr 23, 2013 | - | - | - |
| 01005C | #317109965 | Apr 23, 2013 | - | - | - |
| 01005E | #317109965 | Apr 23, 2013 | - | - | - |
| 01007B | #317109965 | Apr 23, 2013 | $6,750 | - | - |
| 01009B | #317109965 | Apr 23, 2013 | $6,750 | - | - |
| 02001 | #317109965 | Apr 23, 2013 | $2,700 | - | - |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
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.
Data Source and Methodology
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