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OSHA Inspection: L.H. SOWLES COMPANY

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of L.H. SOWLES COMPANY in 800 NICOLLET PIPER JAFFRAY CENTER/50 SO. 9TH, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 302495056.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
L.H. SOWLES COMPANY
Site address
800 NICOLLET PIPER JAFFRAY CENTER/50 SO. 9TH
City
MINNEAPOLIS
State
MN
ZIP
55402
Mailing
2813 BRYANT AVE. SOUTH, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55408
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Y
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
1791
Employees
38
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

182065302

Serious 1 instance 10 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 1999
Abate by
Mar 2, 1999
Penalty
Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500
MN Stat. 182.653 subd.2: The employer did not furnish to each employee,
conditions of
employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards which
caused or were
likely to cause death or serious injury to employees; specifically:
Employees were using a Jerk-Pin Lifting Device to lift columns, without
the keyhole
cotter pin inserted to prevent the Jerk-Pin from being pulled out during
the lifting
sequence.
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $3500.00
  • — Z (S) $3500.00

1926.21 B02

Serious 1 instance 25 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 1999
Abate by
Mar 2, 1999
Penalty
Initial $25,000 · Current $17,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $17500.00
  • — Z (S) $25000.00

1926.250 A02

Deleted Serious 1 instance 25 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 1999
Abate by
Mar 3, 1999
Penalty
Initial $25,000 · Current $25,000
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $25000.00
  • — Z (S) $25000.00

1926.751 D

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 1999
Abate by
Mar 3, 1999
Penalty
Initial $3,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (O) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $3500.00

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This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 302495056.

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