ASARCO, INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, ASARCO, INC. — a industry sector 00 facility located at 500 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA, NE 68102 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 79 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $116,948.00. The inspection case was opened on 1992-05-13.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

State Context: Within NE, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 12,745 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $4,129.57.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 79 citations spanning 5 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 3 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm. 11 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 1 unclassified — A technical violation that does not fit neatly into the standard classification categories.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning September 9, 1992 with the latest abatement deadline set for April 19, 1999. Of the 79 total citations, 15 (19%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $116,948.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $1,480.35 falls within the standard penalty range.

The 1992 inspection of ASARCO’s Omaha facility revealed a catastrophic systemic breakdown