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C-Axis Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Hamel, Minnesota · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

5inspections
16citation items
$9,282current penalties
Sep 3, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected C-Axis Inc 5 times in Minnesota since 2011.

The latest one began on Sep 3, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Hamel.

Those inspections ended with 16 citation items: 14 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $9,875 and now stand at $9,282, 6% lower after settlements or reviews.

Hand and power tools comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.242.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and C-Axis Inc averages $3,024 (3 cited inspections).

C-Axis Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2011 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348480021 OPENED SEP 3, 2025Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Oct 14, 2025

800 Tower Drive, Hamel, MN 55340 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 182.676
Serious$300$300Sep 29, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$1,000$1,000Sep 29, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$1,500$1,500Sep 29, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Serious$1,500$1,500Sep 29, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$900$900Sep 29, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$900$900Sep 29, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$900$900Sep 29, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$900$900Sep 29, 2025Final

Inspection 345119051 OPENED JAN 26, 2021Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 22 employees at the site · Closed Mar 29, 2021

800 Tower Drive, Hamel, MN 55340 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$225$158Feb 3, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$150$105Feb 3, 2021Final

Inspection 342407475 OPENED JUN 16, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 31 employees at the site · Closed Aug 30, 2017

800 Tower Drive, Hamel, MN 55340 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$300$210Jun 22, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$300$210Jun 22, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$300$210Jun 22, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$300$210Jun 22, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$100$70Jun 22, 2017Final

Inspection 317443463 OPENED DEC 13, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 23 employees at the site · Closed Dec 18, 2013

800 Tower Drive, Hamel, MN 55340 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 315253203 OPENED FEB 3, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 13 employees at the site · Closed Mar 15, 2011

800 Tower Drive, Hamel, MN 55340 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$300$210Feb 15, 2011Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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