PLASTIC RECYCLING OF IOWA FALLS, INC.
10252 HIGHWAY 65, IOWA FALLS, IA 50126
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Inspection records
Feb 7, 2018#342933264Feb 7, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342933264$7,7083 viol.3 violations$7,708 in penalties
Inspection #342933264
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 7, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 7, 2018
- Final Order
- Mar 19, 2018
- Closed
- May 30, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 63
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,427
- Penalties on Record
- $7,708
- Site Address
- 10252 Hwy 65, Iowa Falls, IA 50126
- Industry
- 337127 Institutional Furniture Manufacturing
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's thumb is amputated when machine cycled
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 9 | 12 | $7,483 | $7,483 | May 31, 2018 | - | Mar 19, 2018 |
| 01002 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B07 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,494 | $0 | Apr 18, 2018 | - | Mar 19, 2018 |
| 02001 | 1904.39 Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye OSHA citation code: 19040039 A02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $450 | $225 | Apr 18, 2018 | - | Mar 19, 2018 |
Jul 30, 2010#314713959Jul 30, 2010Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#314713959$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #314713959
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 30, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 3, 2010
- Closed
- Nov 5, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 55
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 10252 Highway 65, Iowa Falls, IA 50126
- Industry
- 326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 C01 | Other | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Oct 29, 2010 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C02 I | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Oct 29, 2010 | - | - |
May 9, 2008#312240369May 9, 2008Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#312240369$4,00013 viol.13 violations$4,000 in penalties
Inspection #312240369
Dates
- Opened
- May 9, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- May 9, 2008
- Closed
- Sep 2, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 56
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 12 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,000
- Penalties on Record
- $4,000
- Site Address
- 10252 Highway 65, Iowa Falls, IA 50126
- Industry
- 325991 Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (12 of 13 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 D03 | Serious | 1 | 15 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Jul 3, 2008 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E02 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Jul 3, 2008 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01 | Serious | 1 | 15 | $0 | $0 | Aug 15, 2008 | - | - |
| 01001D | 1910.158 Standpipe and Hose Systems OSHA citation code: 19100158 E02 III | Serious | 1 | 15 | $0 | $0 | Jul 3, 2008 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A02 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $1,250 | $625 | Aug 15, 2008 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 2 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Aug 15, 2008 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 VII | Serious | 2 | 3 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Jul 25, 2008 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 XIVB | Serious | 2 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 2008 | - | - |
| 01003C | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B05 IIIB | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 2008 | - | - |
| 01003D | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 E01 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 2008 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F02 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,750 | $875 | Jul 25, 2008 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 II | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 2008 | - | - |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 13 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Aug 4, 1995#115076440Aug 4, 1995Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#115076440$1,1004 viol.4 violations$1,100 in penalties
Inspection #115076440
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 4, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 9, 1995
- Closed
- Oct 4, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 39
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,339
- Penalties on Record
- $1,100
- Site Address
- 10252 Highway 65, Iowa Falls, IA 50126
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 880004 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $688 | $300 | Sep 13, 1995 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 6 | $413 | $200 | Sep 13, 1995 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $550 | $300 | Sep 13, 1995 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $688 | $300 | Sep 13, 1995 | - | - |
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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.
4 inspections, 1995 to 2018. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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