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Becker Machine - Tool Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Princeton, Minnesota · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

3inspections
2citation items
$608current penalties
Jun 8, 2026last inspection

Since 2017, OSHA inspectors have visited Becker Machine - Tool Inc in Minnesota 3 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jun 8, 2026 as a planned inspection, in Princeton.

In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $675; today they stand at $608, 10% less.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Becker Machine - Tool Inc averages $304 across 2 cited inspections.

Becker Machine - Tool Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348983230 OPENED JUN 8, 2026Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Jul 16, 2026

12714 320th Ave Nw, Princeton, MN 55371 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$450$450Jun 16, 2026Final

Inspection 345155337 OPENED FEB 18, 2021Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Apr 14, 2021

12714 320th Ave Nw, Princeton, MN 55371 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$225$158Mar 16, 2021Final

Inspection 342157393 OPENED MAR 6, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 8 employees at the site · Closed Mar 29, 2017

12714 320th Ave Nw, Princeton, MN 55371 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1)

(d) Pulleys—(1) Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, shall be guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section. Pulleys serving as balance wheels (e.g., punch presses) on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than six feet six inches (6 ft. 6 in.) from the floor or platform may be guarded with a disk covering the spokes.

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