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Inspection outcome
Opened: October 3, 2019 · Closed: March 16, 2020
Serious citation issued

OSHA cited the employer for at least one Serious violation.

Health inspection · Planned (Programmed) · Comprehensive — entire establishment

Violations1
Serious+1
Initial penalty$625
Current penalty$625
Accidents0
Duration165d
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On October 3, 2019, OSHA opened 100438 - Engineering Laboratory Design Co Inc’s inspection #344353446 at LAKE CITY, Minnesota. The case was administratively closed on March 16, 2020, 165 days after opening.

OSHA cited the employer for 1 violation totaling $625 in current penalties. Of those, 1 was classified as Serious or worse.

Breakdown by classification
1violation total
Repeat1100%

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

1citations issued
$625current penalty
Look up on OSHA.gov

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 344353446 at OSHA Establishment Search.

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 Planned (Programmed) — a programmed (planned) inspection, typically targeting high-hazard industries.

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 344353446 directly: