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Strike Tool Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Cannon Falls, Minnesota · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326199

7inspections
31citation items
$5,488current penalties
Sep 4, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Strike Tool Inc 7 times in Minnesota since 2000.

The latest one began on Sep 4, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Cannon Falls.

Those inspections ended with 31 citation items: 19 serious and 12 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $8,600 and now stand at $5,488, 36% lower after settlements or reviews.

comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 5206.700.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Strike Tool Inc averages $556 (4 cited inspections).

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

Strike Tool Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2000 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348487091 OPENED SEP 4, 2025Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 48 employees at the site · Closed Dec 16, 2025

31785 64th Avenue, Cannon Falls, MN 55009 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$800$480Nov 20, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$400$240Nov 20, 2025Final

Inspection 345639470 OPENED NOV 16, 2021Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 48 employees at the site · Closed Dec 20, 2021

31785 64th Avenue, Cannon Falls, MN 55009 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$400$280Dec 1, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i) · Hazard communication
Serious$300$210Dec 1, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$300$210Dec 1, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$100$70Dec 1, 2021Final

Inspection 343198610 OPENED MAY 31, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Aug 15, 2018

31785 64th Avenue, Cannon Falls, MN 55009 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
Serious$300$210Jun 20, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$100$70Jun 20, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$100$70Jun 20, 2018Final

Inspection 341151496 OPENED DEC 2, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 25 employees at the site · Closed Jan 28, 2016

31765 64th Avenue, Cannon Falls, MN 55009 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$300$210Dec 30, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$100$70Dec 30, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$150$105Dec 30, 2015Final

Inspection 314417981 OPENED APR 14, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 11 employees at the site · Closed May 24, 2010

31765 64th Avenue, Cannon Falls, MN 55009 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$225$158May 10, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$150$105May 10, 2010Closed

Inspection 310362074 OPENED JUL 31, 2006Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 12 employees at the site · Closed Sep 22, 2006

31765 64th Avenue, Cannon Falls, MN 55009 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$0$0Aug 28, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$500$500Aug 28, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Other-than-serious$250$250Aug 28, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.24(h) · Fixed industrial stairs
Other-than-serious$125$125Aug 28, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 3 Other-than-serious$125$125Aug 28, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 4 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 28, 2006Closed

Inspection 303299051 OPENED MAR 2, 2000Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 19 employees at the site · Closed Jul 15, 2000

31765 64th Avenue, Cannon Falls, MN 55009 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$375$206Mar 28, 2000Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$375$206Mar 28, 2000Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(k)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$500$275Mar 28, 2000Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$750$283Mar 28, 2000Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$375$206Mar 28, 2000Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(3) · Guarding of portable powered tools
Serious$375$206Mar 28, 2000Final
Citation 1, item 7 Serious$375$206Mar 28, 2000Final
Citation 1, item 8 Serious$375$206Mar 28, 2000Final
Citation 1, item 9 Serious$375$206Mar 28, 2000Final
Citation 1, item 10 Serious$0$0Mar 28, 2000Closed
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 28, 2000Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2017, the Cannon Falls site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 36 workers: 14.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Strike Tool, Inc
Cannon Falls · 2017
36 5014.72.1

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1820.6530

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i)

(i) The information specified under paragraphs (f)(1)(i) through (v) of this section for labels on shipped containers; or,

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 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv)

(iv) The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

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 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.24 · Fixed industrial stairs

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.243 · Guarding of portable powered tools

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

29 CFR 5205.116

29 CFR 5205.1200

29 CFR 5205.890

29 CFR 5206.700

29 CFR 5210.630

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