OSSEO, MN —
OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR IRON, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SUPERIOR IRON, INC. in 12015 BROCKTON AVENUE NORTH, OSSEO, MN 55369 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 304800964.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SUPERIOR IRON, INC.
- Site address
- 12015 BROCKTON AVENUE NORTH
- City
- OSSEO
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55369
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3446
- Employees
- 18
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
182065302
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2002
- Abate by
- Jan 28, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $500 · Current $500
General-duty citation text
Minn. 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, on the 10 ft. (no-name) squaring shear in the shop: a)An extension spring and a rubber/ poly-cord tiedown strap were used to provide tension on the foot-treadle. The pedal/ treadle return spring was not of the compression type, operating on a rod or guided within a hole or tube, and designed to prevent interleaving of spring coils in event of breakage. b)The employer had not acted responsibly to establish and ensure the use of safe procedures for the care and maintenance of the shear. c)A training program and procedures had not been developed and implemented to ensure that maintenance personnel were instructed in proper and safe maintenance procedures. d)A systematic program of periodic and regular inspection of shear production systems to ensure that all their parts, auxiliary equipment, and safeguarding were in safe operating condition and adjustment.
182065308
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2002
- Abate by
- Jan 28, 2002
1910.252 B02 IA
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2002
- Abate by
- Jan 8, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $375 · Current $375
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2002
- Abate by
- Jan 28, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $500 · Current $500
Recent events (2)
- — F $100.00
- — Z $180.00
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2002
- Abate by
- Jan 28, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $750
1910.304 F04
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2002
- Abate by
- Jan 14, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $500 · Current $500
1910.305 A02 IIIG
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2002
- Abate by
- Jan 14, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $500 · Current $500
1910.305 G01 III
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2002
- Abate by
- Jan 14, 2002
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Source
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 304800964.
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