FREEBORN FOODS, INC.
620 ADAMS AVE, Albert Lea, MN 56007
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Inspection records
Feb 27, 1992#111686416Feb 27, 1992Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#111686416$5273 viol.3 violations$527 in penalties
Inspection #111686416
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 27, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 12, 1992
- Closed
- Feb 10, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 50
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $527
- Penalties on Record
- $527
- Site Address
- 517 Adams Avenue, Albert Lea, MN 56007
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $323 | $323 | Jun 8, 1992 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 8, 1992 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Other | 1 | 3 | $204 | $204 | May 4, 1992 | - | - |
Jan 31, 1992#111643367Jan 31, 1992Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#111643367$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111643367
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 31, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 31, 1992
- Closed
- Mar 16, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 40
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 517 Adams Avenue, Albert Lea, MN 56007
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Dec 14, 1990#111624078Dec 14, 1990Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#111624078$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111624078
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 14, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 14, 1990
- Closed
- Jan 8, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 55
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 517 Adams Avenue, Albert Lea, MN 56007
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jul 31, 1990#111629432Jul 31, 1990Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#111629432$54010 viol.10 violations$540 in penalties
Inspection #111629432
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 31, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 31, 1990
- Closed
- Oct 30, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 55
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 10 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $540
- Penalties on Record
- $540
- Site Address
- 517 Adams Avenue, Albert Lea, MN 56007
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5205067502 | Other | 8 | 8 | $120 | $120 | Oct 1, 1990 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Other | 2 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 17, 1990 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 F | Other | 3 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 17, 1990 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 I02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 17, 1990 | - | - |
| 01005 | 5205.890 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 1, 1990 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 10, 1990 | - | - |
| 01007 | 5205.1210 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 17, 1990 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 10 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jan 17, 1989#107816993Jan 17, 1989Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#107816993$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107816993
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 17, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 17, 1989
- Closed
- Feb 10, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 56
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 620 Adams Ave., Albert Lea, MN 56007
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Dec 3, 1987#104523386Dec 3, 1987Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#104523386$804 viol.4 violations$80 in penalties
Inspection #104523386
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 3, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 3, 1987
- Closed
- Dec 28, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 56
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $80
- Penalties on Record
- $80
- Site Address
- 620 Adams Ave., Albert Lea, MN 56007
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 2 | $80 | $80 | Dec 25, 1987 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 B01 III | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Dec 25, 1987 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.252 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 B04 IXC | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Dec 25, 1987 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.37 OSHA citation code: 19100037 K02 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Dec 25, 1987 | - | - |
Sep 8, 1982#15434954Sep 8, 1982Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#15434954$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #15434954
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 8, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 8, 1982
- Closed
- Oct 20, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 37
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 620 Adams Ave, Albert Lea, MN 56007
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 E01 | Other | 8 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 22, 1982 | - | - |
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About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
7 inspections, 1982 to 1992. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.