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Specsys Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Granite Falls, Minnesota · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · NAICS 332999

4inspections
14citation items
$5,920current penalties
Feb 13, 2018last inspection

Specsys Inc has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Minnesota, the first in 2006.

OSHA's last visit started on Feb 13, 2018 as a planned inspection, in New Ulm.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 14 citation items: 8 serious and 6 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $11,300 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,920, down 48%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.305, electrical wiring methods (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Specsys Inc averages $1,710 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Specsys Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Specsys Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2006 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342945706 OPENED FEB 13, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 36 employees at the site · Closed Aug 15, 2018

2120 Broadway St N, New Ulm, MN 56073 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.107(e)(2) · Spray painting and finishing
Serious$900$600Mar 2, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
Other-than-serious$300$300Mar 2, 2018Final

Inspection 318018512 OPENED AUG 19, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Oct 12, 2015

1123 Highway 212 W, Granite Falls, MN 56241 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product 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$1,200$840Sep 16, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$600$420Sep 16, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$1,000$700Sep 16, 2015Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$200$140Sep 16, 2015Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$200$140Sep 16, 2015Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment
Other-than-serious$400$280Sep 16, 2015Closed

Inspection 315748368 OPENED AUG 3, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 50 employees at the site · Closed Aug 2, 2013

1123 Highway 212 W, Granite Falls, MN 56241 · Industrial Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$1,000$400Aug 30, 2011Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv) · Spray painting and finishing
Other-than-serious$1,000$400Aug 30, 2011Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(3) · Air contaminants
Serious$3,500$1,300Aug 30, 2011Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Aug 30, 2011Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.252(c)(1)(iii) · Welding fire safety
Serious$0$0Aug 30, 2011Final
Citation 1, item 4 Other-than-serious$1,000$400Aug 30, 2011Final

Inspection 310699376 OPENED NOV 30, 2006Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 79 employees at the site · Closed Jan 9, 2007

Hwy 212, Granite Falls, MN 56241 · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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 Granite Falls site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 32 workers: 3.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 2 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
SpecSys Inc
Granite Falls · 2025
32 113.03.6

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1000 · Air contaminants

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 1910.107(e)(2)

(2) Quantity. The quantity of flammable liquids or liquids with a flashpoint greater than 199.4 °F (93 °C) kept in the vicinity of spraying operations shall be the minimum required for operations and should ordinarily not exceed a supply for 1 day or one shift. Bulk storage of portable containers of flammable liquids or liquids with a flashpoint greater than 199.4 °F (93 °C) shall be in a separate, constructed building detached from other important buildings or cut off in a standard manner.

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 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

29 CFR 5205.116

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