OSHA has inspected Merit Contracting Inc 11 times in Minnesota since 1985.
The latest one began on Jun 3, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Faribault.
Those inspections ended with 12 citation items: 5 serious and 7 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $3,177 and still stand at $3,177.
Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1926.500.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Merit Contracting Inc averages $1,650 (1 cited inspection).
Merit Contracting Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Minnesota · latest 90 days of OSHA records
381employers cited
33 of them in the same industry
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Watch this company300 State St, Faribault, MN 55021 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1) · Fall protection |
Other-than-serious | $1,650 | $1,650 | Jun 20, 2016 | Final |
402 31st Street Ne, Rochester, MN 55906 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
851 30th Ave Se, Rochester, MN 55904 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
1279 St Charles Avenue, St Charles, MN 55972 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
859 S.e. 30th Ave. (winona State Univ.-rochester), Rochester, MN 55904 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
802 Main St (riley Funeral Home), Chatfield, MN 55923 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
1215 S.w. 2nd St (fiksdal Motel), Rochester, MN 55902 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.500(g)(1) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart |
Serious | $696 | $696 | Dec 12, 1991 | Closed |
1216 S.w. 2nd St (st Mary's Hospita), Rochester, MN 55902 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
201 Center St. W. (rochester Methodist Hospital), Rochester, MN 55901 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.500(g)(5) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart |
Serious | $196 | $196 | Mar 27, 1991 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2) · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements |
Serious | $133 | $133 | Mar 27, 1991 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1926.500(g)(3)(iia) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 27, 1991 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 2 | Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 27, 1991 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 3 | Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 27, 1991 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 4 | Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 27, 1991 | Closed |
539 N. Broadway (oakridge Apts.), Rochester, MN 55901 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.500(g)(1) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart |
Serious | $400 | $400 | Jan 8, 1991 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1926.500(g)(6)(i) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 8, 1991 | Closed |
1st Ave & 3rd St Nw Broadstreet On The Park, Rochester, MN 55901 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.500(g)(1) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart |
Serious | $102 | $102 | Apr 5, 1985 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1926.152(a)(1) · Flammable liquids |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 5, 1985 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Rochester site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 68 workers: 12.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merit Contracting Rochester · 2025 | 68 | 8 | 0 | 12.7 | 2.8 |
| Merit Contracting, Inc. Rochester · 2017 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 5.9 | 2.8 |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.152(a)(1)
(a) General requirements. (1) Only approved containers and portable tanks shall be used for storage and handling of flammable liquids. Approved safety cans or Department of Transportation approved containers shall be used for the handling and use of flammable liquids in quantities of 5 gallons or less, except that this shall not apply to those flammable liquid materials which are highly viscid (extremely hard to pour), which may be used and handled in original shipping containers. For quantities of one gallon or less, the original container may be used, for storage, use and handling of flammable liquids.
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2)
(2) Belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, drums, fly wheels, chains, or other reciprocating, rotating or moving parts of equipment shall be guarded if such parts are exposed to contact by employees or otherwise create a hazard. Guarding shall meet the requirements as set forth in American National Standards Institute, B15.1-1953 (R1958), Safety Code for Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus.
29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1)
(a) General requirements. (1) Except as provided by paragraph (a)(3) of this section, each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level shall be protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems or fall restraint systems.
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