MIDDLETOWN, IA —
OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC in IOWA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT 17575 STATE HIGHWAY 79, MIDDLETOWN, IA 52638 (NAICS 332993). OSHA activity number 344029053.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC
- Site address
- IOWA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT 17575 STATE HIGHWAY 79
- City
- MIDDLETOWN
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 52638
- Mailing
- 17575 STATE HIGHWAY 79, MIDDLETOWN, IA 52638
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Records only (C)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332993
- Employees
- 750
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1904.29 B02
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 28, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,895 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2): The employer did not complete or correctly fill out an OSHA Form 301 or equivalent for each recordable injury or illness. On or about March 25, 2019, an employee was hospitalized after being found on the ground from an apparent loss of consciousness and fall to a lower level. (a) The employer did not complete block 9 of the OSHA 301 form, identifying that the employee was hospitalized. (b) Loss of consciousness is an OSHA recordable injury. The employer did not record this injury on their OSHA 300 log and placed an N/A in block 10 of the OSHA 301. (c) The employer did not complete block 12 of the OSHA 301 form, identifying the time the employee began work. (d) The employer did not properly fill out block 16 in that, the employer placed an "n/a" in the block. (e) The employer did not properly fill out block 17 in that, the employer placed an "n/a" in the block. NOTE: Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation. The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos, which you believe will be helpful. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citation(s).
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $1895
1904.29 B03
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 28, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,895 · Current $1,895
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2): The employer failed to enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred. (a) The employer failed to enter a recordable injury or illness (loss of consciousness and fall from an elevation) on the OSHA 300 Log within seven (7) calendar days. On or about March 25, 2019, an employee was hospitalized after being found on the ground from an apparent loss of consciousness and fall to a lower level. (b) The employer failed to complete an OSHA 301 Incident Report for a recordable injury or illness (loss of consciousness and fall from an elevation) within seven (7) calendar days. On or about March 25, 2019, an employee was hospitalized after being found on the ground from an apparent loss of consciousness and fall to a lower level and the report was not filled out until May 12, 2019. NOTE: Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation. The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos, which you believe will be helpful. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citation(s).
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1895
- — Z (O) $1895
1904.29 B03
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 28, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,895 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): The employer failed to enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred. (a) The employer failed to complete an OSHA 301 Incident Report for a recordable injury or illness (loss of consciousness and fall from an elevation) within seven (7) calendar days. On or about March 25, 2019, an employee was hospitalized after being found on the ground from an apparent loss of consciousness and fall to a lower level and the report was not filled out until May 13, 2019.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $1895
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,471 · Current $8,105 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye. (a) On or about March 25, 2019, an employee was hospitalized after being found on the ground from an apparent loss of consciousness and fall to a lower level. The employer failed to report the hospitalization within 24 hours and OSHA became aware of the hospitalization on or about May 21, 2019.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $8105
- — Z (O) $9471
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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 344029053.
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