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OSHA Inspection: NORTHWESTERN STEEL & WIRE CO

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of NORTHWESTERN STEEL & WIRE CO in 121 WALLACE, Sterling, IL 61081 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 15654320.

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OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
121 WALLACE
City
Sterling
State
IL
ZIP
61081
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Health
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
3312
Employees
3800
Industry flags
Manufacturing health.

19 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.1025 C01

Serious 2 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Oct 12, 1981
Penalty
Initial $490
Recent events (2)
  • — D (S)
  • — Z (S) $490.00

1910.1025 E02

Serious 2 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Oct 12, 1981
Recent events (2)
  • — D (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.1025 F01

Serious 2 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Oct 12, 1981
Recent events (2)
  • — D (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.1025 D02

Serious 12 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Dec 9, 1981
Penalty
Initial $630
Recent events (2)
  • — D (S)
  • — Z (S) $630.00

1910.1025 R01

Serious 12 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Dec 9, 1981
Recent events (2)
  • — D (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.1025 G01

Serious 2 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Sep 24, 1981
Penalty
Initial $490
Recent events (2)
  • — D (S)
  • — Z (S) $490.00

1910.1025 H01

Serious 1 instance
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Sep 4, 1981
Recent events (2)
  • — D (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.141 G02

Serious 5 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Sep 17, 1981
Recent events (2)
  • — D (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.141 G04

Serious 5 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Sep 17, 1981
Recent events (2)
  • — D (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.1025 I01

Serious 2 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Sep 17, 1981
Recent events (2)
  • — D (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.1025 I02 II

Serious 2 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Oct 12, 1981
Recent events (2)
  • — D (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.1025 I03 I

Serious 2 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Oct 12, 1981
Recent events (2)
  • — D (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.1025 J01 I

Serious 12 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Oct 1, 1981
Penalty
Initial $720
Recent events (2)
  • — D (S)
  • — Z (S) $720.00

1910.132 A

Other-than-serious 20 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Dec 9, 1981

1910.219 D01

Other-than-serious 6 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Sep 1, 1981

1910.219 E01 I

Other-than-serious 6 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Sep 1, 1981

1910.1025 L01 I

Other-than-serious 25 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Oct 12, 1981
Recent events (2)
  • — D (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.1025 L01 II

Other-than-serious 12 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Dec 9, 1981
Recent events (2)
  • — D (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.1025 M02 I

Other-than-serious 10 instances
Issued
Sep 11, 1981
Abate by
Sep 24, 1981
Recent events (2)
  • — D (O)
  • — Z (O)

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