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Van Technologies Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Duluth, Minnesota · Paint and Coating Manufacturing · NAICS 325510

4inspections
10citation items
$2,275current penalties
Jan 24, 2024last inspection

Van Technologies Inc has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Minnesota, the first in 2005.

OSHA's last visit started on Jan 24, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Duluth.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 10 citation items: 8 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $3,625 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $2,275, down 37%.

Most often, OSHA cited 5206.700, (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Van Technologies Inc averages $420 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Van Technologies Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2005 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347234494 OPENED JAN 24, 2024Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 18 employees at the site · Closed Mar 13, 2024

5791 Bergquist Rd, Duluth, MN 55804 · Paint and Coating Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$600$420Feb 29, 2024Final

Inspection 317745784 OPENED MAY 23, 2014Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 10 employees at the site · Closed May 28, 2014

5791 Bergquist Rd, Duluth, MN 55804 · Paint and Coating Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 314423724 OPENED APR 16, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 6 employees at the site · Closed Feb 2, 2011

5791 Bergquist Rd, Duluth, MN 55804 · Paint and Coating Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$500$300Jun 11, 2010Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$0$0Jun 11, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iib)(2) · Flammable liquids
Serious$500$300Jun 11, 2010Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii) · Flammable liquids
Serious$625$375Jun 11, 2010Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$500$300Jun 11, 2010Final
Citation 1, item 6 Serious$500$300Jun 11, 2010Final

Inspection 308723063 OPENED MAR 8, 2005Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 6 employees at the site · Closed May 3, 2005

5791 Bregquist Rd, Duluth, MN 55804 · Paint and Coating Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$300$210Mar 29, 2005Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$100$70Mar 29, 2005Closed
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 29, 2005Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iib)(2)

(ii) Containers. Flammable liquids shall be stored in tanks or closed containers.

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii)

(ii) Grounding. Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 5205.116

29 CFR 5206.700

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