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Ricks Welding Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Lake Benton, Minnesota · Metal Window and Door Manufacturing · NAICS 332321

1inspections
19citation items
$5,000current penalties
Oct 15, 2024last inspection

Ricks Welding Inc has one OSHA inspection on record in Minnesota.

OSHA opened it on Oct 15, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Lake Benton.

From that inspection OSHA issued 19 citation items: 11 serious and 8 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $12,500 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,000, down 60%.

Most often, OSHA cited 5205.1200, (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Ricks Welding Inc averages $5,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Ricks Welding Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347822488 OPENED OCT 15, 2024Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Apr 22, 2025

1482 200th Ave, Lake Benton, MN 56149 · Metal Window and Door Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 182.653(08)
 Serious$250$100Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$1,500$600Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$1,000$400Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(l) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$1,000$400Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
 Serious$750$300Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$750$300Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(3) · Guarding of portable powered tools
 Serious$1,250$500Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(i)(a) · Welding fire safety
 Serious$750$300Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$1,500$600Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 10 Serious$1,000$400Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 11 Serious$750$300Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$250$100Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.244(a)(1)(ii) · Other portable tools and equipment
 Other-than-serious$500$200Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Other-than-serious$250$100Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$250$100Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 6 Other-than-serious$250$100Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 7 Other-than-serious$250$100Nov 14, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 8 Other-than-serious$250$100Nov 14, 2024Final

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(c)(6)

(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.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.243 · Guarding of portable powered tools

29 CFR 1910.244 · Other portable tools and equipment

29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 5205.116

29 CFR 5205.1200

29 CFR 5205.1210

29 CFR 5205.880

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