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Ergotron Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Eagan, Minnesota · Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing · NAICS 337214

8inspections
12citation items
$2,201current penalties
Aug 18, 2026last inspection

Ergotron Inc has 8 OSHA inspections on record in Minnesota, the first in 1990.

OSHA's last visit started on Aug 18, 2026 as a planned inspection, in Saint Paul.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 12 citation items: 3 serious and 9 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $2,846 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $2,201, down 23%.

Most often, OSHA cited 5206.700, (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Ergotron Inc averages $668 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

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

Ergotron Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1990 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Minnesota · latest 90 days of OSHA records

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2 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 349119693 OPENED AUG 18, 2026Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 133 employees at the site · Closed Sep 22, 2026

1181 Trapp Rd, Saint Paul, MN 55121 · Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$600$600Aug 27, 2026Final

Inspection 346544166 OPENED MAR 3, 2023Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 278 employees at the site · Closed May 2, 2023

1181 Trapp Rd, Saint Paul, MN 55121 · Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a) · Respiratory protection
Serious$1,050$735Apr 21, 2023Final

Inspection 315115477 OPENED DEC 1, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 138 employees at the site · Closed Dec 7, 2010

1181 Trapp Rd, Eagan, MN 55121 · Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 310512967 OPENED SEP 12, 2006Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 160 employees at the site · Closed Sep 12, 2006

1181 Trapp Rd, St Paul, MN 55121 · Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 306283698 OPENED MAR 4, 2003Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 150 employees at the site · Closed Apr 1, 2003

1181 Trapp Rd, St Paul, MN 55121 · Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing · 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$750$525Mar 12, 2003Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$150$105Mar 12, 2003Closed

Inspection 304602360 OPENED JUN 26, 2001Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 90 employees at the site · Closed Nov 20, 2001

1181 Trapp Rd, St Paul, MN 55121 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$200$140Sep 20, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 20, 2001Closed

Inspection 120384334 OPENED MAY 19, 1994Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 48 employees at the site · Closed May 23, 1994

3450 Yankee Dr, Eagan, MN 55121 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 107777740 OPENED MAY 7, 1990Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Jun 11, 1990

3450 Yankee Dr, Eagan, MN 55121 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$96$96May 17, 1990Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0May 17, 1990Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6) · Spray painting and finishing
Other-than-serious$0$0May 17, 1990Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(l) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0May 17, 1990Closed
Citation 2, item 4 Other-than-serious$0$0May 17, 1990Closed
Citation 2, item 5 Other-than-serious$0$0May 17, 1990Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2025, the Eagan site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 279 workers: 0.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.3 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Ergotron
Eagan · 2025
279 100.33.3
Ergotron, Inc
Eagan · 2024
294 000.03.3
Ergotron Eagan
Eagan · 2021
280 100.33.3

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6)

(6) Wiring type approved. Electrical wiring and equipment not subject to deposits of combustible residues but located in a spraying area as herein defined shall be of explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part, for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations. Electrical wiring, motors, and other equipment outside of but within twenty (20) feet of any spraying area, and not separated therefrom by partitions, shall not produce sparks under normal operating conditions and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a)

(A) Facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function; or

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

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 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 5205.1200

29 CFR 5206.700

29 CFR 5210.630

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