TORRANCE CASTINGS, INC.
3131 COMMERCE STREET, LA CROSSE, WI 54603 · NAICS 331511 Iron Foundries
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Inspection records
Mar 16, 2016#341329597Mar 16, 2016Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#341329597$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341329597
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 16, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 13, 2016
- Closed
- Oct 19, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 96
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3131 Commerce Street, La Crosse, WI 54603
- Industry
- 331511 Iron Foundries
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 29, 2013#339235590Jul 29, 2013FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Complete scope, HealthFatality#339235590$23,85012 viol.12 violations$23,850 in penalties
Inspection #339235590
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 29, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 17, 2013
- Contested
- Feb 19, 2014
- Final Order
- Jul 27, 2015
- Closed
- Sep 17, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 106
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 12
- Violation Types
- 11 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $47,700
- Penalties on Record
- $23,850
- Site Address
- 3131 Commerce Street, La Crosse, WI 54603
- Industry
- 331511 Iron Foundries
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
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 falls into furnace and dies from asphyxiation
Violations
Violation list (12 of 12 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 L01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Feb 19, 2014 | Feb 19, 2014 | Jul 27, 2015 |
| 01001B | 1910.307 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 19, 2014 | Feb 19, 2014 | Jul 27, 2015 |
| 01002 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 5 | 5 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Feb 19, 2014 | Feb 19, 2014 | Jul 27, 2015 |
| 01003 | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A05 | Serious | 5 | 5 | $6,300 | $3,150 | Feb 19, 2014 | Feb 19, 2014 | Jul 27, 2015 |
| 01004A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C04 | Serious | 2 | 4 | $6,300 | $3,150 | Feb 19, 2014 | Feb 19, 2014 | Jul 27, 2015 |
| 01004B | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D03 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Feb 19, 2014 | Feb 19, 2014 | Jul 27, 2015 |
| 01005 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D06 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $6,300 | $3,150 | Feb 19, 2014 | Feb 19, 2014 | Jul 27, 2015 |
| 01006 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 E01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $6,300 | $3,150 | Feb 19, 2014 | Feb 19, 2014 | Jul 27, 2015 |
| 01007 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 C09 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Feb 19, 2014 | Feb 19, 2014 | Jul 27, 2015 |
| 01008 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Feb 19, 2014 | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| 01009 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H03 II | Serious | 1 | 10 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Mar 12, 2014 | Feb 19, 2014 | Jul 27, 2015 |
| 02001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 D01 III | Other | 5 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 2014 | Feb 19, 2014 | Jul 27, 2015 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
2 inspections, 2013 to 2016. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Primary Metal Manufacturing, 9,101 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: iron foundries reported 5.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 7.1%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source