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.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Minnesota · latest 90 days of OSHA records
381employers cited
2 of them in the same industry
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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 year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Ergotron
Eagan · 2025
279
1
0
0.3
3.3
Ergotron, Inc
Eagan · 2024
294
0
0
0.0
3.3
Ergotron Eagan
Eagan · 2021
280
1
0
0.3
3.3
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(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.
(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.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.