POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY
227 S. 6TH STREET, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501 · NAICS 924110
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Inspection records
May 9, 2017#342312451May 9, 2017FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#342312451$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342312451
Dates
- Opened
- May 9, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 14, 2017
- Closed
- Sep 25, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 200
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1400 Big Lake Road, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
- Industry
- 921190
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.
Two employees are shot with firearm; one killed and one is h
Apr 10, 2017#342239126Apr 10, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342239126$4,5005 viol.5 violations$4,500 in penalties
Inspection #342239126
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 10, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 10, 2017
- Final Order
- May 22, 2017
- Closed
- Jun 19, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 220
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,500
- Penalties on Record
- $4,500
- Site Address
- 1400 Big Lake Road, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
- Industry
- 921190
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.
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 amputates finger replacing v-belts on the drive sys
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 6 | 2 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Jun 9, 2017 | - | May 22, 2017 |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 6 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 9, 2017 | - | May 22, 2017 |
| 01001C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 6 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 9, 2017 | - | May 22, 2017 |
| 01001D | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 6 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 9, 2017 | - | May 22, 2017 |
| 01001E | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 | Serious | 6 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 9, 2017 | - | May 22, 2017 |
Jan 10, 2005#308257062Jan 10, 2005FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#308257062$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308257062
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 10, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 20, 2005
- Closed
- Jan 20, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 400
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 227 S. 6th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
- Industry
- 924110
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 strikes head on calvert and is killed
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
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.
3 inspections, 2005 to 2017. 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).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Public Administration, 3,427 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.