MERRILAT INDUSTRIES, INC.
21755 CEDAR AVE SOUTH, Lakeville, MN 55044
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Inspection records
Jun 26, 2001#304602527Jun 26, 2001Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#304602527$4,6557 viol.7 violations$4,655 in penalties
Inspection #304602527
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 26, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 26, 2001
- Closed
- Sep 19, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 330
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,650
- Penalties on Record
- $4,655
- Site Address
- 21755 Cedar Ave. S., Lakeville, MN 55044
- 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 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | $735 | Sep 4, 2001 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | $735 | Sep 4, 2001 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | 1 | $1,400 | $980 | Aug 20, 2001 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | $735 | Aug 11, 2001 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.332 Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - Training OSHA citation code: 19100332 B01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,400 | $980 | Sep 4, 2001 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B09 | Other | 1 | 1 | $350 | $245 | Aug 20, 2001 | - | - |
| 02002 | 5205011601 | Other | 1 | 2 | $350 | $245 | Sep 4, 2001 | - | - |
Aug 14, 1996#300360302Aug 14, 1996Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#300360302$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300360302
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 14, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 14, 1996
- Closed
- Aug 14, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 275
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 21755 Cedar Ave. S., Lakeville, MN 55044
- 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 17, 1991#111622528May 17, 1991Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#111622528$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111622528
Dates
- Opened
- May 17, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- May 17, 1991
- Closed
- Jun 21, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 320
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 21755 Cedar Ave. S., Lakeville, MN 55044
- 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.
Aug 8, 1990#111627600Aug 8, 1990Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#111627600$56410 viol.10 violations$564 in penalties
Inspection #111627600
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 8, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 8, 1990
- Contested
- Sep 7, 1990
- Closed
- Jun 4, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 320
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 8 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $564
- Penalties on Record
- $564
- Site Address
- 21755 Cedar Ave. S., Lakeville, MN 55044
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Sep 7, 1990. Final orders are recorded through Jan 18, 1991. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 2 | 12 | $264 | $264 | Sep 24, 1990 | Sep 7, 1990 | Jan 18, 1991 |
| 01002 | 5205.670 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $300 | $300 | Sep 4, 1990 | Sep 7, 1990 | Jan 18, 1991 |
| 01005 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 C 7 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 10, 1990 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B 1 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 4, 1990 | Sep 7, 1990 | - |
| 02002 | 5205067502 | Other | 2 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 24, 1990 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B 1 III | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Aug 27, 1990 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B 5 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 4, 1990 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G 1 III | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Sep 24, 1990 | - | - |
Showing the 8 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.
Failure to Abate Penalties1 citation, $1,663 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 1 citation issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | #111622528 | Jun 26, 1991 | $1,663 | - | - |
Apr 14, 1988#107780488Apr 14, 1988Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#107780488$787 viol.7 violations$78 in penalties
Inspection #107780488
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 14, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 14, 1988
- Closed
- May 27, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 244
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $78
- Penalties on Record
- $78
- Site Address
- 21755 Cedar Ave. S., Lakeville, MN 55044
- 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 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B 1 | Serious | 1 | 9 | $78 | $78 | May 1, 1988 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 G 3 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | May 2, 1988 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G 2 III | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 1, 1988 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B 6 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | May 1, 1988 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 B 1 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 1, 1988 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | May 1, 1988 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E 1 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 2, 1988 | - | - |
Jul 25, 1983#15388630Jul 25, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15388630$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15388630
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 25, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 26, 1983
- Closed
- Jul 27, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 240
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 21755 Cedar Ave South, Lakeville, MN 55044
- 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.
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
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, 1983 to 2001. 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.