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Wendells Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Minneapolis, Minnesota · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · NAICS 339999

8inspections
19citation items
$7,380current penalties
Oct 21, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Wendells Inc 8 times in Minnesota since 1975.

The latest one began on Oct 21, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Anoka.

Those inspections ended with 19 citation items: 12 serious and 7 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $7,740 and now stand at $7,380, 5% lower after settlements or reviews.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Wendells Inc averages $3,300 (1 cited inspection).

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

Wendells Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1975 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348561929 OPENED OCT 21, 2025Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 22 employees at the site · Closed Jan 13, 2026

6601 Bunker Lake Blvd Nw, Anoka, MN 55303 · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$2,100$2,100Dec 2, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Serious$750$750Dec 2, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$150$150Dec 2, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$300$300Dec 2, 2025Final

Inspection 315623975 OPENED MAY 27, 2011Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 43 employees at the site · Closed Jun 13, 2011

6601 Bunker Lake Blvd Nw, Ramsey, MN 55303 · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 315253435 OPENED FEB 7, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Mar 24, 2011

6601 Bunker Lake Blvd Nw, Ramsey, MN 55303 · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$750$750Feb 24, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$750$750Feb 24, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$450$450Feb 24, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$450$450Feb 24, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$450$450Feb 24, 2011Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2011Closed
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$150$150Feb 24, 2011Closed

Inspection 310632476 OPENED NOV 15, 2006Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 52 employees at the site · Closed Dec 19, 2006

6601 Bunker Lake Blvd. Nw, Ramsey, MN 55303 · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$0$0Nov 29, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$400$280Nov 29, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$500$350Nov 29, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(ia) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$0$0Nov 29, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$200$140Nov 29, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$100$70Nov 29, 2006Closed

Inspection 111670881 OPENED JUL 30, 1991Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 66 employees at the site · Closed Oct 2, 1991

2424 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55406 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$240$240Aug 29, 1991Closed
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 29, 1991Closed

Inspection 2904829 OPENED AUG 2, 1985Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 67 employees at the site · Closed Aug 5, 1985

2424 E Franklin Ave, Mpls, MN 55406 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 15413883 OPENED APR 20, 1983Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Mar 22, 1984

2424 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 15609860 OPENED MAR 27, 1975Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 65 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

2424 East Franklin, Minneapolis, MN 55406 · 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 2019, the Ramsey site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 35 workers: 2.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 3 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Wendells Inc
Ramsey · 2019
35 112.94.0

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 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

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 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.138(a)

(a) General requirements. Employers shall select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.217 · Mechanical power presses

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 5205.1200

29 CFR 5206.700

Other all other miscellaneous manufacturing employers in Minnesota

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.