MARKETING SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.
900 8TH ST SE, DETROIT LAKES, MN 56501
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Inspection records
Jul 2, 1997#126585090Jul 2, 1997Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Health#126585090$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #126585090
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 2, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Jul 2, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 8th St Se, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
- 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.
May 11, 1995#120395975May 11, 1995Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#120395975$06 viol.6 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #120395975
Dates
- Opened
- May 11, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- May 31, 1995
- Contested
- Jul 12, 1995
- Closed
- Mar 13, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 15
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 4 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $9,900
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 8th St Se, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Jul 12, 1995. Final orders are recorded through Dec 3, 1996. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | $0 | Jul 5, 1995 | Jul 12, 1995 | Dec 3, 1996 |
| 01002A | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F04 | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $2,700 | $0 | Jul 9, 1995 | Jul 12, 1995 | Dec 3, 1996 |
| 01002B | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 III | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 9, 1995 | - | - |
| 01003 | 5206070001 | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $2,700 | $0 | Aug 31, 1995 | Jul 12, 1995 | Dec 3, 1996 |
| 02001 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | $0 | Aug 1, 1995 | Jul 12, 1995 | Dec 3, 1996 |
| 02002 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $900 | $0 | Jul 9, 1995 | Jul 12, 1995 | Dec 3, 1996 |
Jun 13, 1994#111695656Jun 13, 1994Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#111695656$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111695656
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 13, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 13, 1994
- Closed
- Jun 21, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 9
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 8th St Se, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
- 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.
Jun 13, 1994#107734394Jun 13, 1994Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#107734394$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107734394
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 13, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 13, 1994
- Closed
- Jun 21, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 9
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 8th St Se, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
- 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.
Jun 7, 1993#120392261Jun 7, 1993Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#120392261$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #120392261
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 7, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 7, 1993
- Closed
- Aug 1, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 8th St Se, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5206070001 | Other | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 1993 | - | - |
Jun 7, 1993#111614673Jun 7, 1993Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#111614673$1,04023 viol.23 violations$1,040 in penalties
Inspection #111614673
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 7, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 7, 1993
- Contested
- Aug 20, 1993
- Final Order
- Apr 8, 1994
- Closed
- Apr 11, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 23
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 18 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,160
- Penalties on Record
- $1,040
- Site Address
- 900 8th St Se, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
- 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 (8 of 23 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $319 | $94 | Aug 22, 1993 | Aug 20, 1993 | Apr 8, 1994 |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $319 | $86 | Jul 26, 1993 | Aug 20, 1993 | Apr 8, 1994 |
| 01003 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 5 | 20 | $797 | $86 | Aug 1, 1993 | Aug 20, 1993 | Apr 8, 1994 |
| 01004 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F04 | Serious | 2 | 20 | $551 | $86 | Aug 22, 1993 | Aug 20, 1993 | Apr 8, 1994 |
| 01005 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F05 V | Serious | 4 | 20 | $551 | $86 | Aug 22, 1993 | Aug 20, 1993 | Apr 8, 1994 |
| 02001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 3 | 20 | $217 | $86 | Aug 22, 1993 | Aug 20, 1993 | Apr 8, 1994 |
| 02002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 III | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 22, 1993 | Aug 20, 1993 | Apr 8, 1994 |
| 02003 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q01 | Other | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Aug 22, 1993 | Aug 20, 1993 | Apr 8, 1994 |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 23 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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, 1993 to 1997. 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.