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Inventitives Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Buffalo, Minnesota · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

2inspections
5citation items
$652current penalties
Mar 27, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Inventitives Inc 2 times in Minnesota since 2015.

The latest one began on Mar 27, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Buffalo.

Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 1 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $825 and now stand at $652, 21% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Inventitives Inc averages $326 (2 cited inspections).

Inventitives Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343050894 OPENED MAR 27, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed May 23, 2018

909 1st Ave Nw, Buffalo, MN 55313 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.304(b)(4)(ii)(b) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$375$262May 3, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$100$70May 3, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$100$70May 3, 2018Final

Inspection 317958536 OPENED FEB 4, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 7 employees at the site · Closed Mar 18, 2015

909 1st Ave Nw, Buffalo, MN 55313 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$125$125Feb 11, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Other-than-serious$125$125Feb 11, 2015Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv)

(iv) The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2)

(2) Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.304(b)(4)(ii)(b)

(B) Where connected to a branch circuit supplying two or more receptacles or outlets, a receptacle may not supply a total cord- and plug-connected load in excess of the maximum specified in Table S-4; and

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 5206.700

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