MERIT GAGE, INC.
3954 MEADOWBROOK RD., ST. LOUIS PARK, MN 55426
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Inspection records
Sep 30, 2014#317859981Sep 30, 2014Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#317859981$3001 viol.1 violation$300 in penalties
Inspection #317859981
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 30, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 30, 2014
- Closed
- Nov 5, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $300
- Penalties on Record
- $300
- Site Address
- 3954 Meadowbrook Rd., St. Louis Park, MN 55426
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Serious | 1 | 1 | $300 | $300 | Nov 13, 2014 | - | - |
Sep 9, 2010#314845215Sep 9, 2010Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#314845215$2,0007 viol.7 violations$2,000 in penalties
Inspection #314845215
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 9, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 13, 2010
- Closed
- Nov 4, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 17
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,000
- Penalties on Record
- $2,000
- Site Address
- 3954 Meadowbrook Rd., St. Louis Park, MN 55426
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 182065308 | Serious | 1 | 17 | $400 | $400 | Oct 30, 2010 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.304 Wiring design and protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 G05 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $600 | $600 | Sep 26, 2010 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 III | Other | 1 | 3 | $200 | $200 | Oct 30, 2010 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 1 | 1 | $200 | $200 | Sep 26, 2010 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02 | Other | 1 | 2 | $200 | $200 | Sep 26, 2010 | - | - |
| 02004 | 5206070001 OSHA citation code: 5206070001 B | Other | 12 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Oct 30, 2010 | - | - |
| 02005 | 5206070001 OSHA citation code: 5206070001 G | Other | 1 | 12 | $400 | $400 | Oct 30, 2010 | - | - |
Feb 21, 2006#309899292Feb 21, 2006Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#309899292$2,20013 viol.13 violations$2,200 in penalties
Inspection #309899292
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 21, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 21, 2006
- Closed
- Sep 11, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 25
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 8 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,200
- Penalties on Record
- $2,200
- Site Address
- 3954 Meadowbrook Rd., St. Louis Park, MN 55426
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 13 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $225 | $225 | Mar 26, 2006 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 23, 2006 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $300 | $300 | Apr 2, 2006 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $300 | $300 | Apr 2, 2006 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $300 | $300 | Apr 2, 2006 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $225 | $225 | Mar 19, 2006 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $225 | $225 | Mar 19, 2006 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $225 | $225 | Mar 19, 2006 | - | - |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 13 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Sep 23, 1998#302094693Sep 23, 1998Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#302094693$6503 viol.3 violations$650 in penalties
Inspection #302094693
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 23, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 2, 1998
- Closed
- Jan 28, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $650
- Penalties on Record
- $650
- Site Address
- 3954 Meadowbrook Rd., St. Louis Park, MN 55426
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $200 | $200 | Oct 26, 1998 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 P04 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $150 | $150 | Nov 7, 1998 | - | - |
| 01003 | 5206070002 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $300 | $300 | Oct 26, 1998 | - | - |
Apr 30, 1996#126550284Apr 30, 1996Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#126550284$4003 viol.3 violations$400 in penalties
Inspection #126550284
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 30, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 30, 1996
- Closed
- Sep 11, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 40
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $400
- Penalties on Record
- $400
- Site Address
- 3954 Meadowbrook Rd., St. Louis Park, MN 55426
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $150 | $150 | Jul 2, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $150 | $150 | Jul 2, 1996 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.106 OSHA citation code: 19100106 D04 V | Other | 1 | 1 | $100 | $100 | Jul 2, 1996 | - | - |
Mar 27, 1990#111612669Mar 27, 1990Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#111612669$05 viol.5 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111612669
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 27, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 3, 1990
- Closed
- Aug 2, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 34
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3954 Meadowbrook Rd., St. Louis Park, MN 55426
- 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 (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A03 | Other | 29 | 29 | $0 | $0 | Jul 30, 1990 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Other | 29 | 29 | $0 | $0 | May 20, 1990 | - | - |
| 01002A | 5205011601 | Other | 1 | 29 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 1990 | - | - |
| 01002B | 5205011602 | Other | 1 | 29 | $0 | $0 | May 20, 1990 | - | - |
| 01003 | 5206070001 | Other | 1 | 29 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 1990 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
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.
6 inspections, 1990 to 2014. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
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