Inspection 348515883 OPENED SEP 17, 2025Closed
15765 Acorn Trail, Faribault, MN 55021 · Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2012, OSHA inspectors have visited Trystar LLC in Minnesota 7 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Sep 17, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Faribault.
In all, OSHA issued 15 citation items: 13 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $56,050; today they stand at $42,305, 25% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Trystar LLC averages $10,101 across 4 cited inspections.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Trystar LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 346641467 OPENED APR 18, 2023Closed
15765 Acorn Trail, Faribault, MN 55021 · Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 346015746 OPENED JUN 10, 2022Closed
15765 Acorn Trail, Faribault, MN 55021 · Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 10, 2022 (fatal): Employee is electrocuted testing docking station
On June 10, 2022, an employee working alone and was conducting quality control tests and programing the unit before it was shipped to a buyer. The docking station had not been deenergized. The employee reached inside the back of the unit, causing his right hand to contact the energized busbar. He was electrocuted and killed while providing power to a 480 volt dual breaker docking station.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1) · Working near live electrical parts |
Serious | $25,000 | $25,000 | Nov 22, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i) · Safeguards for personnel protection |
Serious | $25,000 | $12,500 | Nov 22, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 344590534 OPENED JAN 28, 2020Closed
2917 Industrial Drive, Faribault, MN 55021 · Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $1,000 | $700 | Feb 3, 2020 | Final |
Inspection 341242048 OPENED FEB 9, 2016Closed
2917 Industrial Drive, Faribault, MN 55021 · Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $600 | $420 | Mar 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 | Serious | $600 | $420 | Mar 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i) · Lead in general industry |
Other-than-serious | $150 | $105 | Mar 17, 2016 | Final |
Inspection 341242105 OPENED FEB 9, 2016Closed
3305 Industrial Drive, Faribault, MN 55021 · Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1) · Noise |
Serious | $600 | $420 | Mar 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1) · Hexavalent chromium |
Serious | $600 | $420 | Mar 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1) · Hexavalent chromium |
Serious | $600 | $420 | Mar 17, 2016 | Final |
Inspection 316753813 OPENED OCT 16, 2012Closed
2917 Industrial Drive, Faribault, MN 55021 · Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $400 | $400 | Nov 28, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash |
Serious | $500 | $500 | Nov 28, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $300 | $300 | Nov 28, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4 | Serious | $300 | $300 | Nov 28, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 5 | Serious | $300 | $300 | Nov 28, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods |
Other-than-serious | $100 | $100 | Nov 28, 2012 | Closed |
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 Faribault site logged 13 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 329 workers: 3.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 78 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trystar Faribault Faribault · 2025 | 329 | 13 | 7 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1025 · Lead in general industry
29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i)
(l) Employee information and training—(1) Training program. (i) Each employer who has a workplace in which there is a potential exposure to airborne lead at any level shall inform employees of the content of Appendices A and B of this regulation.
29 CFR 1910.1026 · Hexavalent chromium
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1)
(d) Exposure determination—(1) General. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this section shall determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI). This determination shall be made in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this section.
29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)
(l) Communication of chromium (VI) hazards to employees—(1) Hazard communication—general—(i) Chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors and employers shall comply with all requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (§ 1910.1200) for chromium (VI).
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods
29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts
29 CFR 1910.335 · Safeguards for personnel protection
29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise
Other copper rolling, drawing, extruding, and alloying employers in Minnesota
- Gopher Resource LLC Saint Paul · 7 citations · $13,230
- W E Mowrey Co St Paul · 24 citations · $13,172
- Maguire Refining Inc Minneapolis · 5 citations · $735
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.