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Inspection outcome
Opened: December 13, 2018 · Closed: July 16, 2019
Serious citation issued

OSHA cited the employer for at least one Serious violation.

Health inspection · Follow-up · Partial — limited to specific operations or areas

Violations2
Serious+1
Initial penalty$6,517
Current penalty$6,517
Accidents0
Duration215d
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On December 13, 2018, OSHA opened North Topeka Fabrication, Llc’s inspection #343661450 at TOPEKA, Kansas. The case was administratively closed on July 16, 2019, 215 days after opening.

OSHA cited the employer for 2 violations totaling $6,517 in current penalties. Of those, 1 was classified as Serious or worse.

Breakdown by classification
2violations total
Repeat2100%

A Repeat violation means OSHA cited the employer for a substantially similar violation within the past 5 years. Penalties multiply (up to ~$165,000 per repeat citation) and indicate the employer failed to permanently abate a recurring hazard.

Citations

Citations issued in this inspection

2citations issued
$6,517current penalty
Look up on OSHA.gov
Repeatgravity 1
Citation #01001
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)View full regulation text on OSHA.gov
Initial$5,001
Current$5,001
Repeat
Citation #01002
29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2)View full regulation text on OSHA.gov
Initial$1,516
Current$1,516

Standard codes link to the regulation text on OSHA.gov. The text describes the rule itself; the specific findings of this inspection appear above. To see OSHA’s official record of this inspection, search activity number 343661450 at OSHA Establishment Search.

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Other OSHA inspections at North Topeka Fabrication, Llc

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Reference

About OSHA inspections

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts inspections under several triggers: programmed targeting of high-hazard industries, employee complaints, workplace accidents, fatalities, and follow-ups to prior citations.

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Citations

Each citation specifies a section of 29 CFR, a severity tier, and a proposed penalty. Employers can contest citations through OSHA’s informal conference or before the OSH Review Commission.

Open vs closed

An open case has not yet been administratively closed — citations may follow or the case may close without action.

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Current vs initial penalty

Initial penalty is the proposed amount at citation. Current penalty is the post-conference / settlement figure on file today.

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Trigger types

A = Accident, B = Complaint, H = Programmed, F = Follow-up. See the glossary for all codes.

About this inspection

OSHA classified this as Follow-up — a follow-up inspection to verify abatement of previously cited violations.

Sources

Cross-check with OSHA directly

This page draws from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) via the DOL Open Data Portal. For the authoritative record, look up activity number 343661450 directly: