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Challman Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Minneapolis, Minnesota · Iron and Steel Forging · NAICS 332111

2inspections
6citation items
$3,315current penalties
May 29, 2025last inspection

Challman Inc has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Minnesota, the first in 2017.

OSHA's last visit started on May 29, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Minneapolis.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $3,450 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $3,315, down 4%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Challman Inc averages $1,658 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Challman Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348281874 OPENED MAY 29, 2025Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jul 9, 2025

2900 14th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407 · Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 182.676
 Serious$250$250Jun 12, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
 Serious$1,250$1,250Jun 12, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$1,250$1,250Jun 12, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment
 Other-than-serious$250$250Jun 12, 2025Final

Inspection 342336377 OPENED MAY 16, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jun 14, 2017

2900 14th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407 · Iron and Steel Forging · 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$225$158May 19, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$225$158May 19, 2017Final

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 1910.217 · Mechanical power presses

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i)

(c) Safeguarding the point of operation—(1) General requirements. (i) It shall be the responsibility of the employer to provide and insure the usage of “point of operation guards” or properly applied and adjusted point of operation devices on every operation performed on a mechanical power press. See Table O-10.

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

29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1)

(b) Prime-mover guards—(1) Flywheels. Flywheels located so that any part is seven (7) feet or less above floor or platform shall be guarded in accordance with the requirements of this subparagraph:

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

29 CFR 5205.116

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