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Ampc, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Lytton, Iowa · Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing · NAICS 311613

6inspections
12citation items
$47,308current penalties
Aug 6, 2024last inspection

Since 2015, OSHA inspectors have visited Ampc, LLC in Iowa 6 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Aug 6, 2024 on a referral, in Lytton.

In all, OSHA issued 12 citation items: 9 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $55,828; today they stand at $47,308, 15% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.219 (belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,872 penalty. Ampc, LLC averages $9,462 across 5 cited inspections.

Ampc, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347671117 OPENED AUG 6, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 98 employees at the site · Closed Oct 15, 2024

101 Main Street, Lytton, IA 50561 · Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$5,804$5,804Sep 26, 2024Final

Inspection 347582504 OPENED JUN 24, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 85 employees at the site · Closed Dec 23, 2024

1347 Hwy 44, Harlan, IA 51537 · All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$8,372$8,382Nov 15, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$8,372$8,372Nov 15, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.219(i)(2) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$0$0Nov 15, 2024Final

Inspection 347165938 OPENED DEC 15, 2023Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Dec 29, 2023

2425 Se Oak Tree Ct., Ankeny, IA 50021 · Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 344801089 OPENED JUN 19, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Feb 11, 2021

101 Main Street, Lytton, IA 50561 · Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 15, 2020: Employee is burned by steam

At 11:15 a.m. on June 15, 2020, an employee was using an inspection valve to check the condition of material in a rendering vat. The employee opened the product inspection valve and pressured steam (200 degrees Fahrenheit) caused piping secured with temporary wire to swing out toward the employee. The steam burned the employee's abdomen, groin area, and upper leg. No heat-resistant clothing was worn during this activity. The employee was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2019)
Serious$7,104$5,500Nov 10, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$8,525$6,500Nov 10, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$7,104$5,500Nov 10, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log
Other-than-serious$797$500Nov 10, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1904.32(b)(2)(i) · Yearly injury summary
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 10, 2020Final

Inspection 342532959 OPENED AUG 8, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 59 employees at the site · Closed Sep 7, 2017

1347 Hwy 44, Harlan, IA 51537 · Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 12, 2017: Employee becomes overheated while working and is hospitalize

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on July 12, 2017, Employee #1 was scooping bone meal with a shovel. As he worked, he became overheated and suffered heat exhaustion. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment for heat illness and was then hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
Other-than-serious$750$750Aug 21, 2017Final

Inspection 341144418 OPENED NOV 18, 2015Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 84 employees at the site · Closed Oct 21, 2016

101 Main Street, Lytton, IA 50561 · Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(ii) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$4,500$3,000Apr 14, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(iv) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$4,500$3,000Apr 14, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1)

(b) Implementation—(1) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.

29 CFR 1904.32 · Yearly injury summary

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(2)(i)

(i) Total the columns on the OSHA 300 Log (if you had no recordable cases, enter zeros for each column total); and

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

Other rendering and meat byproduct processing employers in Iowa

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