NOR-AM COLD STORAGE
1555 21ST STREET SOUTHWEST, LE MARS, IA 51031 · NAICS 493120 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
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Inspection records
Jan 7, 2025#347964215Jan 7, 2025Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#347964215$8,0362 viol.2 violations$8,036 in penalties
Inspection #347964215
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 7, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 4, 2025
- Final Order
- Mar 25, 2025
- Closed
- Apr 11, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 50
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,036
- Penalties on Record
- $8,036
- Site Address
- 1555 21st Street Southwest, Le Mars, IA 51031
- Industry
- 493120 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 A04 | Other | 1 | 3 | $8,036 | $8,036 | Apr 11, 2025 | - | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 01001B | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 A05 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Apr 11, 2025 | - | Mar 25, 2025 |
Aug 13, 2019#344230727Aug 13, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344230727$6,5001 viol.1 violation$6,500 in penalties
Inspection #344230727
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 13, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 13, 2019
- Final Order
- Sep 13, 2019
- Closed
- Oct 25, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 80
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,524
- Penalties on Record
- $6,500
- Site Address
- 801 6th St Sw, Le Mars, IA 51031
- Industry
- 493120 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
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 fractures leg when struck by pallet jack
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 N06 | Other | 1 | 11 | $8,524 | $6,500 | Sep 18, 2019 | - | Sep 13, 2019 |
Oct 30, 2018#343569257Oct 30, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343569257$6,6792 viol.2 violations$6,679 in penalties
Inspection #343569257
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 30, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 30, 2018
- Final Order
- Dec 19, 2018
- Closed
- Dec 26, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 85
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,679
- Penalties on Record
- $6,679
- Site Address
- 801 6th St Sw, Le Mars, IA 51031
- Industry
- 493120 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
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 crushes foot in lift collision, is later amputated
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L06 | Other | 1 | 1 | $674 | $674 | - | Dec 19, 2018 | |
| 01002A | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 N15 | Other | 1 | 1 | $6,005 | $6,005 | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
Feb 21, 2018#342969029Feb 21, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342969029$7501 viol.1 violation$750 in penalties
Inspection #342969029
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 21, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 21, 2018
- Final Order
- Apr 2, 2018
- Closed
- Mar 21, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 59
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $750
- Penalties on Record
- $750
- Site Address
- 801 6th St Sw, Le Mars, IA 51031
- Industry
- 493120 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
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 falls from elevated work platform and fractures hip
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1904.7 General Recording Criteria for Cases OSHA citation code: 19040007 B03 | Other | 1 | 4 | $750 | $750 | Apr 24, 2018 | - | Apr 2, 2018 |
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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.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Warehousing and Storage, 14,531 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: refrigerated warehousing and storage reported 3.4 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 9.3%; NAICS 49312 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source