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Hardin County: OSHA inspections and violations

Ackley, Iowa · Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities · NAICS 922190

1inspections
4citation items
$17,500current penalties
Sep 9, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Hardin County once in Iowa.

The inspection began on Sep 9, 2024 on a referral, in Ackley.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $25,000 and now stand at $17,500, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

Personal protective equipment, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.132.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for public administration employers since 2015 is $0, and Hardin County averages $17,500 (1 cited inspection).

Hardin County: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347740730 OPENED SEP 9, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · Local government · 6 employees at the site · Closed Feb 3, 2025

15537 South Avenue, Ackley, IA 50601 · Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$12,500$8,750Dec 13, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 13, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$12,500$8,750Dec 13, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1904.33(a) · Retention and updating
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 13, 2024Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.33 · Retention and updating

29 CFR 1904.33(a)

(a) Basic requirement. You must save the OSHA 300 Log, the privacy case list (if one exists), the annual summary, and the OSHA 301 Incident Report forms for five (5) years following the end of the calendar year that these records cover.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)

(6) Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with either:

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i)

(i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;

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