MERCURY TOOL AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
3815 JEFFERSON STREET NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421 · NAICS 332710 Machine Shops
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Inspection records
Apr 12, 2012#316471150Apr 12, 2012Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#316471150$2,50010 viol.10 violations$2,500 in penalties
Inspection #316471150
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 12, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 12, 2012
- Contested
- May 14, 2012
- Closed
- Sep 10, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 11
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,200
- Penalties on Record
- $2,500
- Site Address
- 3815 Jefferson Street Ne, Columbia Heights, MN 55421
- Industry
- 332710 Machine Shops
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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on May 14, 2012. Final orders are recorded through Aug 9, 2012. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (10 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 182065308 | Serious | 1 | 11 | $350 | $200 | May 20, 2012 | May 14, 2012 | Aug 9, 2012 |
| 01002 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $875 | $500 | May 20, 2012 | May 14, 2012 | Aug 9, 2012 |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $525 | $300 | May 20, 2012 | May 14, 2012 | Aug 9, 2012 |
| 01004 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Serious | 1 | 1 | $525 | $325 | May 6, 2012 | May 14, 2012 | Aug 9, 2012 |
| 01005 | 5205120003 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $525 | $325 | May 20, 2012 | May 14, 2012 | Aug 9, 2012 |
| 01006 | 5205.1210 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $525 | $325 | May 6, 2012 | May 14, 2012 | Aug 9, 2012 |
| 01007 | 5206070001 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $525 | $325 | May 20, 2012 | May 14, 2012 | Aug 9, 2012 |
| 02001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L | Other | 1 | 2 | $175 | $100 | May 20, 2012 | May 14, 2012 | Aug 9, 2012 |
| 02002 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02 | Other | 2 | 5 | $175 | $100 | May 20, 2012 | May 14, 2012 | Aug 9, 2012 |
| 02003 | 5206070001 OSHA citation code: 5206070001 B | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | May 20, 2012 | - | - |
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About these records
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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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, 45,913 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: machine shops reported 2.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 7.0%; NAICS 33271 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source