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Whirltronics Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Buffalo, Minnesota · Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333112

10inspections
41citation items
$8,822current penalties
Aug 25, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Whirltronics Inc 10 times in Minnesota since 1982.

The latest one began on Aug 25, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Buffalo.

Those inspections ended with 41 citation items: 25 serious and 16 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $15,740 and now stand at $8,822, 44% lower after settlements or reviews.

Mechanical power presses comes up most often in these citations: 8 items under 1910.217.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Whirltronics Inc averages $720 (1 cited inspection).

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

Whirltronics Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1982 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348462656 OPENED AUG 25, 2025Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 113 employees at the site · Closed Sep 22, 2025

208 Centennial Dr, Buffalo, MN 55313 · Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$900$540Sep 2, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment
 Other-than-serious$300$180Sep 2, 2025Final

Inspection 342919313 OPENED JAN 31, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Feb 2, 2018

208 Centennial Dr, Buffalo, MN 55313 · Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 317686624 OPENED APR 15, 2014Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 62 employees at the site · Closed Aug 10, 2015

208 Centennial Dr, Buffalo, MN 55313 · Forging and Stamping · 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$270May 5, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
 Serious$750$270May 5, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(iii) · Mechanical power presses
 Serious$900$324May 5, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
 Serious$900$324May 5, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(ia) · Mechanical power presses
 Serious$750$270May 5, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i) · Safeguards for personnel protection
 Serious$1,650$594May 5, 2014Final

Inspection 316552116 OPENED MAY 31, 2012Closed

Planned · No inspection · Health · 53 employees at the site · Closed Jun 5, 2012

208 Centennial Dr, Buffalo, MN 55313 · Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 312833080 OPENED JAN 8, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 58 employees at the site · Closed May 4, 2010

208 Centennial Dr, Buffalo, MN 55313 · Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(3) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Serious$1,200$780Feb 3, 2009Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
 Serious$1,200$780Feb 3, 2009Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
 Serious$600$390Feb 3, 2009Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$600$390Feb 3, 2009Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$600$390Feb 3, 2009Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$600$390Feb 3, 2009Final
Citation 1, item 7 Serious$600$390Feb 3, 2009Final

Inspection 307942532 OPENED NOV 2, 2004Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 75 employees at the site · Closed Dec 23, 2004

208 Centennial Dr, Buffalo, MN 55313 · Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment 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$450$315Nov 24, 2004Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$450$315Nov 24, 2004Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$0$0Nov 24, 2004Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
 Serious$600$420Nov 24, 2004Closed
Citation 1, item 4 Serious$600$420Nov 24, 2004Closed

Inspection 120396338 OPENED MAY 28, 1996Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 57 employees at the site · Closed Jul 17, 1996

208 Centennial Dr, Buffalo, MN 55313 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$150$105Jul 2, 1996Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
 Serious$200$140Jul 2, 1996Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$150$105Jul 2, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
 Other-than-serious$100$70Jul 2, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$100$70Jul 2, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 3 Other-than-serious$100$70Jul 2, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 4 Other-than-serious$100$70Jul 2, 1996Closed

Inspection 120374806 OPENED JUN 13, 1994Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 47 employees at the site · Closed Sep 8, 1994

208 Centennial Dr, Buffalo, MN 55313 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(5) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Serious$105$105Aug 30, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$135$135Aug 30, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 30, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(d)(3) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 30, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 30, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 30, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.253(e)(5)(v) · Gas welding and cutting
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 30, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 6 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 30, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 7 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 30, 1994Closed
2 older inspections

Inspection 15384548 OPENED JUN 29, 1982Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 29 employees at the site · Closed Jul 7, 1982

3401 48th Ave North, Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(ivc) · Welding fire safety
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 7, 1982Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 7, 1982Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 7, 1982Closed

Inspection 15434806 OPENED JUN 29, 1982Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 26 employees at the site · Closed Oct 20, 1982

3401 48th Ave N, Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 11, 1982Closed
Citation 2, item 1 Serious$200$200Aug 11, 1982Closed

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 Buffalo site logged 17 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 110 workers: 14.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 74 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Whirltronics
Buffalo · 2025
110 17514.82.7
Whirltronics Inc
Buffalo · 2017
78 648.12.7

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.151(c)

(c) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4)

(4) The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are maintained in a fully charged and operable condition and kept in their designated places at all times except during use.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.217 · Mechanical power presses

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

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

29 CFR 1910.335 · Safeguards for personnel protection

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

29 CFR 5205.120

29 CFR 5205.1210

29 CFR 5205.40

29 CFR 5206.1000

29 CFR 5206.700

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