OSHA has inspected Shield Pattern Works Inc 9 times in Minnesota since 1985.
The latest one began on Nov 19, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Minneapolis.
Those inspections ended with 24 citation items: 13 serious and 11 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $6,050 and now stand at $4,738, 22% lower after settlements or reviews.
Woodworking machinery comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.213.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Shield Pattern Works Inc averages $2,028 (2 cited inspections).
Shield Pattern Works Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 342684404 OPENED OCT 4, 2017Closed
Planned · Complete · Health · 25 employees at the site · Closed Nov 15, 2017
1740 99th Ln Ne, Minneapolis, MN 55449 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 317977882 OPENED MAR 20, 2015Closed
Planned · Complete · Safety · 23 employees at the site · Closed Mar 25, 2015
1740 99th Ln Ne, Blaine, MN 55449 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Blaine site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 16 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
