GRANITE CITY DIV. NATIONAL STEEL CORPORATION

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, GRANITE CITY DIV. NATIONAL STEEL CORPORATION — a industry sector 00 facility located at 20TH & STATE STREET, GRANITE CITY, IL 62040 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 68 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $65,047.50. The inspection case was opened on 1997-08-04.

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 IL, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 88,899 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,496.90.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 68 citations spanning 8 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 10 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 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. 2 repeat — A substantially similar violation was found during a previous inspection and the original citation has become a final order.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning August 8, 1989 with the latest abatement deadline set for December 6, 1995. Of the 68 total citations, 11 (16%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $65,047.50 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 $956.58 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for the Granite City Division of National Steel Corporation revealed a deeply entrenched pattern of systemic safety failures