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GPM Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Duluth, Minnesota · Pump and Compressor Manufacturing · NAICS 333911

8inspections
36citation items
$16,005current penalties
Sep 29, 2025last inspection

Since 1994, OSHA inspectors have visited GPM Inc in Minnesota 8 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Sep 29, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Duluth and is still open.

In all, OSHA issued 36 citation items: 27 serious and 9 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $18,100; today they stand at $16,005, 12% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.107 (spray painting and finishing), 5 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. GPM Inc averages $4,027 across 3 cited inspections.

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

GPM Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1994 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348534504 OPENED SEP 29, 2025Open

Planned · Complete · Safety · 85 employees at the site · Open

4432 Venture Ave, Duluth, MN 55811 · Pump and Compressor Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(3) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$1,200$1,200Oct 27, 2025Contested
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$1,500$1,500Oct 27, 2025Contested
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$900$900Oct 27, 2025Contested
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,800$1,800Oct 27, 2025Contested
Citation 1, item 5 Serious$1,500$1,500Oct 27, 2025Contested
Citation 1, item 6 Serious$900$900Oct 27, 2025Contested
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i) · Spray painting and finishing
 Other-than-serious$300$300Oct 27, 2025Contested
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9) · Spray painting and finishing
 Other-than-serious$600$600Oct 27, 2025Contested
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Other-than-serious$300$300Oct 27, 2025Contested

Inspection 345826978 OPENED MAR 8, 2022Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed May 25, 2022

4432 Venture Ave, Duluth, MN 55811 · Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$600$420Apr 6, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$750$525Apr 6, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$450$315Apr 6, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$750$525Apr 6, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$450$315Apr 6, 2022Final

Inspection 343468088 OPENED SEP 12, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Oct 18, 2018

4432 Venture Ave, Duluth, MN 55811 · Pump and Compressor 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$500$350Sep 24, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$300$210Sep 24, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$400$280Sep 24, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$100$70Sep 24, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$100$70Sep 24, 2018Final

Inspection 317951945 OPENED JAN 22, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 17 employees at the site · Closed Feb 5, 2015

4424 Venture Ave, Duluth, MN 55811 · Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 317078400 OPENED APR 24, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 21 employees at the site · Closed Jul 1, 2013

4432 Venture Ave, Duluth, MN 55811 · Pump and Compressor Manufacturing · 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$400$400Apr 30, 2013Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1) · Hexavalent chromium
 Serious$400$400Apr 30, 2013Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1) · Hexavalent chromium
 Serious$400$400Apr 30, 2013Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2) · Methylene chloride
 Serious$300$300Apr 30, 2013Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(3)(i) · Methylene chloride
 Serious$300$300Apr 30, 2013Closed

Inspection 317078418 OPENED APR 24, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 14 employees at the site · Closed Jul 1, 2013

4424 Venture Ave, Duluth, MN 55811 · Pump and Compressor Manufacturing · 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$400$400Apr 30, 2013Closed

Inspection 314837006 OPENED AUG 26, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Oct 18, 2010

4432 Venture Ave, Duluth, MN 55811 · Pump and Compressor Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$300$210Sep 21, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$300$210Sep 21, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$300$210Sep 21, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$300$210Sep 21, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 5 Serious$300$210Sep 21, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 6 Serious$300$210Sep 21, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Other-than-serious$100$70Sep 21, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$100$70Sep 21, 2010Closed

Inspection 120406665 OPENED NOV 3, 1994Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Nov 16, 1995

4432 Venture Ave, Duluth, MN 55811 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(dii) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$300$225Dec 15, 1994Final
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$100$0Dec 15, 1994Final
Citation 2, item 3 Other-than-serious$100$100Dec 15, 1994Final

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 Duluth site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 81 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
GPM Inc
Duluth · 2025
81 000.01.9
GPM
Duluth · 2024
78 313.71.9
GPM, Inc.
Duluth · 2020
80 628.51.9
GPM - Duluth
Duluth · 2017
60 213.41.9

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1026 · Hexavalent chromium

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1)

(d) Exposure determination—(1) General. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this section shall determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI). This determination shall be made in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)

(l) Communication of chromium (VI) hazards to employees—(1) Hazard communication—general—(i) Chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors and employers shall comply with all requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (§ 1910.1200) for chromium (VI).

29 CFR 1910.1052 · Methylene chloride

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2)

(2) Initial determination. Each employer whose employees are exposed to MC shall perform initial exposure monitoring to determine each affected employee's exposure, except under the following conditions:

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

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

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 5205.116

29 CFR 5205.1200

29 CFR 5205.1210

29 CFR 5205.890

29 CFR 5206.700

Other pump and compressor manufacturing employers in Minnesota

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