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Open Gates: OSHA inspections and violations

Kalona, Iowa · All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · NAICS 541990

1inspections
6citation items
$3,000current penalties
Jan 11, 2017last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Open Gates in Iowa one time.

It opened on Jan 11, 2017 on a referral, in Kalona.

In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 3 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $4,950; today they stand at $3,000, 39% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.1053 (ladders in construction), 2 times.

Among professional services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,821 penalty. Open Gates averages $3,000 across 1 cited inspection.

Open Gates also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Open Gates: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342019486 OPENED JAN 11, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Mar 9, 2017

5195 Farmers Ave, Kalona, IA 52247 · All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2015)
 Other-than-serious$875$500Feb 3, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$2,500$2,500Feb 3, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$0$0Feb 3, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(ii) · Ladder and stairway training
 Serious$875$0Feb 3, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.32(a)(1) · Yearly injury summary
 Other-than-serious$350$0Feb 3, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$350$0Feb 3, 2017Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Kalona site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 77 workers: 3.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 4 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Open Gates
Kalona · 2025
77 223.00.0

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.32 · Yearly injury summary

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(1)

(1) Review the OSHA 300 Log to verify that the entries are complete and accurate, and correct any deficiencies identified;

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 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16)

(16) Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, shall either be immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or be tagged with “Do Not Use” or similar language, and shall be withdrawn from service until repaired.

29 CFR 1926.1060 · Ladder and stairway training

Other all other professional, scientific, and technical services employers in Iowa

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.