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Corchran Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Waseca, Minnesota · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · NAICS 332999

9inspections
28citation items
$1,765current penalties
Feb 7, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Corchran Inc 9 times in Minnesota since 1973.

The latest one began on Feb 7, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Waseca.

Those inspections ended with 28 citation items: 5 serious and 23 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,200 and now stand at $1,765, 20% lower after settlements or reviews.

Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.212.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Corchran Inc averages $420 (1 cited inspection).

Corchran Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Corchran Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1973 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342932498 OPENED FEB 7, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Mar 13, 2018

1340 S State St, Waseca, MN 56093 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$600$420Feb 22, 2018Final

Inspection 317870822 OPENED OCT 7, 2014Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Oct 30, 2014

1340 State Street S, Waseca, MN 56093 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$250$175Oct 10, 2014Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$300$210Oct 10, 2014Closed

Inspection 315437798 OPENED MAR 16, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 57 employees at the site · Closed May 2, 2011

1340 State Street S, Waseca, MN 56093 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i) · Lead in general industry
Serious$300$210Apr 18, 2011Closed

Inspection 111625331 OPENED MAY 15, 1991Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed Mar 5, 1993

101 Production Rd., Waseca, MN 56093 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$408$408Jun 27, 1991Closed

Inspection 111624037 OPENED NOV 28, 1990Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 74 employees at the site · Closed Mar 5, 1993

101 Production Rd., Waseca, MN 56093 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.252(c)(2)(ib) · Welding fire safety
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 19, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii) · Welding fire safety
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 19, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(vic) · Welding fire safety
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 19, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.94(c)(2) · Ventilation
Other-than-serious$252$252Dec 19, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2) · Spray painting and finishing
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 19, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 19, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 7 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 19, 1990Closed

Inspection 104595954 OPENED DEC 2, 1986Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 68 employees at the site · Closed Dec 10, 1986

101 Production Rd., Waseca, MN 56093 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 15394794 OPENED OCT 26, 1982Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 55 employees at the site · Closed Nov 3, 1982

101 Production Rd, Waseca, MN 56093 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 15394521 OPENED SEP 15, 1982Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 55 employees at the site · Closed Nov 3, 1982

101 Production Rd, Waseca, MN 56093 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 1, 1982Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 1, 1982Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 1, 1982Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 1, 1982Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(8)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 1, 1982Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(ii) · Mechanical power presses
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 1, 1982Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.110(b)(6)(vi) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 1, 1982Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 1, 1982Closed
1 older inspection

Inspection 15615552 OPENED SEP 19, 1973Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 55 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

101 Production Road, Waseca, MN 56093 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 25, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 25, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.157(a)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 25, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$30$30Sep 25, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 25, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.178(k)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$30$30Sep 25, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Other-than-serious$30$30Sep 25, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(4) · Woodworking machinery
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 25, 1973Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2019, the Waseca site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 40 workers: 7.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 76 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Corchran, Inc.
Waseca · 2019
40 317.82.4

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1025 · Lead in general industry

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i)

(l) Employee information and training—(1) Training program. (i) Each employer who has a workplace in which there is a potential exposure to airborne lead at any level shall inform employees of the content of Appendices A and B of this regulation.

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2)

(2) Cleaning. All spraying areas shall be kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary. Scrapers, spuds, or other such tools used for cleaning purposes shall be of nonsparking material.

29 CFR 1910.110 · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases

29 CFR 1910.110(b)(6)(vi)

(vi) Readily ignitible material such as weeds and long dry grass shall be removed within 10 feet of any container.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.217 · Mechanical power presses

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.94 · Ventilation

29 CFR 5205.870

29 CFR 5206.700

Other all other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing employers in Minnesota

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