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Sharp Machine Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Cannon Falls, Minnesota · Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing · NAICS 333514

3inspections
9citation items
$4,728current penalties
Jul 29, 2026last inspection

Sharp Machine Inc has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Minnesota, the first in 2014.

OSHA's last visit started on Jul 29, 2026 as a planned inspection, in Cannon Falls, and the case has not closed yet.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 9 citation items: 4 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $4,825 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,728, down 2%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1200, hazard communication (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Sharp Machine Inc averages $2,364 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Sharp Machine Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 349127787 OPENED JUL 29, 2026Open

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Open

311 Holiday Ave, Cannon Falls, MN 55009 · Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture 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$1,250$1,250Sep 11, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$1,250$1,250Sep 11, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$1,250$1,250Sep 11, 2026Contested
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1) · Exit route design
 Other-than-serious$250$250Sep 11, 2026Contested
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$250$250Sep 11, 2026Contested
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$250$250Sep 11, 2026Contested
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 11, 2026Final

Inspection 342013984 OPENED JAN 6, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jan 25, 2017

311 Holiday Ave, Cannon Falls, MN 55009 · Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture 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$225$158Jan 13, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$100$70Jan 13, 2017Final

Inspection 317524122 OPENED JAN 28, 2014Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 5 employees at the site · Closed Feb 5, 2014

311 Holiday Ave, Cannon Falls, MN 55009 · Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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(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(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

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 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

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