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Podco LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Lancaster, Minnesota · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · NAICS 332812

3inspections
10citation items
$2,575current penalties
Jun 22, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Podco LLC 3 times in Minnesota since 2011.

The latest one began on Jun 22, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Lancaster.

Those inspections ended with 10 citation items: 5 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,575 and still stand at $2,575.

comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 5206.700.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Podco LLC averages $1,200 (1 cited inspection).

Podco LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Podco LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2011 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341585321 OPENED JUN 22, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 32 employees at the site · Closed Sep 14, 2016

507 Us Hwy 59 South, Lancaster, MN 56735 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$300$300Aug 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$300$300Aug 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
 Serious$500$500Aug 8, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$100$100Aug 8, 2016Final

Inspection 315719633 OPENED AUG 2, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 25 employees at the site · Closed Oct 17, 2011

507 Us Hwy 59 South, Lancaster, MN 56735 · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.124(g)(2) · General requirements for dipping and coating operations
 Serious$375$375Aug 24, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$500$500Aug 24, 2011Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$125$125Aug 24, 2011Closed
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$125$125Aug 24, 2011Closed
Citation 2, item 3 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 24, 2011Closed

Inspection 315719666 OPENED AUG 2, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 6 employees at the site · Closed Oct 17, 2011

120 Minnesota Ave, Lancaster, MN 56735 · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$250$250Aug 24, 2011Closed

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 Lancaster site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 67 workers: 5.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.2 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
PoDCo
Lancaster · 2025
67 305.43.2

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(b)(5)(iv)

(iv) Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters shall be protected with approved automatic sprinklers.

29 CFR 1910.124 · General requirements for dipping and coating operations

29 CFR 1910.124(g)(2)

(2) An emergency shower and eye-wash station close to the dipping or coating operation. In place of this equipment, you may use a water hose that is at least 4 feet (1.22 m) long and at least 3/4 of an inch (18 mm) thick with a quick-opening valve and carrying a pressure of 25 pounds per square inch (1.62 k/cm 2) or less; and

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2)

(2) The CNP system defaults selected for test pressure shall be set at −15 mm of water (-0.58 inches of water) and the modeled inspiratory flow rate shall be 53.8 liters per minute for performing fit tests.

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 5205.116

29 CFR 5206.700

Other metal coating, engraving (except jewelry and silverware), and allied services to manufacturers employers in Minnesota

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