Inspection 348271701 OPENED MAY 22, 2025Closed
3400 Sioux River Road, Sioux City, IA 51109 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Ames Construction, Inc. has 9 OSHA inspections on record in Iowa, the first in 1981.
OSHA's last visit started on May 22, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Sioux City.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 3 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $25,972 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
Most often, OSHA cited 1926.350, gas welding and cutting (2 items).
For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Ames Construction, Inc. averages $9,333 over 3 cited inspections in that time.
Ames Construction, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Inspection 346532278 OPENED FEB 27, 2023Closed
416 Benson Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51501 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 345977425 OPENED MAY 23, 2022Closed
416 Benson Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51501 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2021) |
Other-than-serious | $12,288 | $15,000 | Sep 2, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 344771167 OPENED JUN 2, 2020Closed
10998 189th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 28, 2020: Employee suffers laceration to hand from contact with sprayi
At 10:45 a.m. on May 28, 2020, Employee #1 was working for an general contractor. Employee #1 was replacing a hydraulic hose on an excavator. Employee #1 had loosened the bolts on each end of the clamp that held the hose in place. The 2-inch hydraulic hose popped off pre-maturely and sprayed hydraulic fluid at high pressure cutting the hand of Employee #1. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $8,524 | $9,000 | Sep 3, 2020 | Final |
Inspection 342378296 OPENED JUN 6, 2017Closed
1611 Alpine Ave, Holstein, IA 51025 · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342297413 OPENED MAY 3, 2017Closed
1004 216th Place, Pella, IA 50219 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.701(b) · Concrete and Masonry Construction: general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $4,500 | $4,000 | May 19, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 104227129 OPENED NOV 8, 1988Closed
3203 Vandalia Road, Des Moines, IA 50317 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 104219456 OPENED JUN 20, 1988Closed
3203 Vandalia Road, Des Moines, IA 50317 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.152(a)(1) · Flammable liquids |
Serious | $300 | $150 | Jul 6, 1988 | Closed |
1 older inspection
Inspection 17162504 OPENED MAY 12, 1981Closed
Rr 5 9 Miles South Off Louisa, Muscatine, IA 52761 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.350(a)(1) · Gas welding and cutting |
Serious | $360 | $150 | Jun 3, 1981 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.350(a)(4) · Gas welding and cutting |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 3, 1981 | Contested |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2017, the Pella site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 193 workers: 0.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.2 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ames Construction inc. Pella · 2017 | 193 | 5 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1926.152 · Flammable liquids
29 CFR 1926.152(a)(1)
(a) General requirements. (1) Only approved containers and portable tanks shall be used for storage and handling of flammable liquids. Approved safety cans or Department of Transportation approved containers shall be used for the handling and use of flammable liquids in quantities of 5 gallons or less, except that this shall not apply to those flammable liquid materials which are highly viscid (extremely hard to pour), which may be used and handled in original shipping containers. For quantities of one gallon or less, the original container may be used, for storage, use and handling of flammable liquids.
29 CFR 1926.350 · Gas welding and cutting
29 CFR 1926.350(a)(1)
(a) Transporting, moving, and storing compressed gas cylinders. (1) Valve protection caps shall be in place and secured.
29 CFR 1926.701 · Concrete and Masonry Construction: general requirements
Other commercial and institutional building construction employers in Iowa
- H and R Construction Co Sioux City · 2 citations · $524
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- Greiner Construction Inc Dyersville · 2 citations · $2,494
- City Construction Iowa City · 4 citations · $2,125
- McComas Lacina Construction Iowa City · 12 citations · $17,125
- Dci Group, Inc. Truro · 1 citation · $5,000
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