METAL FABRICATORS, INC.
1401 6TH AVENUE, BUILDING 4, CLEAR LAKE, IA 50425
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Inspection records
Apr 29, 2024#347446957Apr 29, 2024Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#347446957$5,02211 viol.11 violations$5,022 in penalties
Inspection #347446957
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 29, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 9, 2024
- Final Order
- Nov 11, 2024
- Closed
- Jan 2, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 17
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 11 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,044
- Penalties on Record
- $5,022
- Site Address
- 1907 6th Ave. South, Clear Lake, IA 50428
- Industry
- 332322 Sheet Metal Work 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 (11 of 11 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 18 | 17 | $1,674 | $837 | Nov 22, 2024 | - | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 01001B | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 IV D | Serious | 5 | 15 | $0 | $0 | Nov 22, 2024 | - | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 01002A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A01 | Serious | 1 | 17 | $1,674 | $837 | Nov 22, 2024 | - | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 01002B | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A02 | Serious | 1 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Nov 22, 2024 | - | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 01002C | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | 1 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Nov 22, 2024 | - | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 01003A | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C01 I | Serious | 4 | 17 | $1,674 | $837 | Nov 22, 2024 | - | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 01003B | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C02 I D | Serious | 1 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Nov 22, 2024 | - | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 01004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 B01 | Serious | 4 | 17 | $1,674 | $837 | Nov 22, 2024 | - | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 01005 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Serious | 4 | 17 | $1,674 | $837 | Nov 22, 2024 | - | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 01006A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 1 | 17 | $1,674 | $837 | Nov 22, 2024 | - | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 01006B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 1 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Nov 22, 2024 | - | Nov 11, 2024 |
Jul 27, 2011#316071604Jul 27, 2011Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#316071604$2631 viol.1 violation$263 in penalties
Inspection #316071604
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 27, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 27, 2011
- Closed
- Dec 22, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 16
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $525
- Penalties on Record
- $263
- Site Address
- 1401 6th Avenue, Building 4, Clear Lake, IA 50425
- Industry
- 332322 Sheet Metal Work 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 (1 of 1 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 | 4 | 1 | $525 | $263 | Jan 9, 2012 | - | - |
Oct 30, 1995#115074114Oct 30, 1995Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#115074114$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #115074114
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 30, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 30, 1995
- Closed
- Oct 30, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1401 6th Avenue, Building 4, Clear Lake, IA 50425
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
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.
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, 1995 to 2024. 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
BLS 2024 survey: sheet metal work manufacturing reported 3.3 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 9.4%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source