BENSON QUINN CO., ELLENDALE BRANCH
HWY 30 & C&NW RAILROAD ST., ELLENDALE, MN 56026
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Inspection records
Feb 20, 1991#111633855Feb 20, 1991Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#111633855$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111633855
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 20, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 20, 1991
- Closed
- Mar 12, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Hwy 30 & C&nw Railroad St., Ellendale, MN 56026
- 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.
Nov 13, 1990#111633699Nov 13, 1990Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#111633699$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111633699
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 13, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 13, 1990
- Closed
- Dec 4, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Hwy 30 & C&nw Railroad St., Ellendale, MN 56026
- 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 22, 1990#111633558Aug 22, 1990Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#111633558$60016 viol.16 violations$600 in penalties
Inspection #111633558
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 22, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 22, 1990
- Closed
- Dec 31, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 16
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 15 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $600
- Penalties on Record
- $600
- Site Address
- Hwy 30 & C&nw Railroad St., Ellendale, MN 56026
- 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 (16 of 16 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.307 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 B | Serious | 1 | 2 | $330 | $330 | Oct 15, 1990 | - | - |
| 02001 | 5206070002 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Oct 1, 1990 | - | - |
| 02002 | 5210063001 | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Sep 24, 1990 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 I 1 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 24, 1990 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 L 1 I | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Sep 24, 1990 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 L 1 II | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Sep 24, 1990 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 L 4 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Sep 24, 1990 | - | - |
| 02007 | 1910.307 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 B | Other | 8 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Oct 15, 1990 | - | - |
| 02008 | 1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 D 1 X | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 14, 1990 | - | - |
| 02009 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 I 4 | Other | 5 | 3 | $270 | $270 | Sep 14, 1990 | - | - |
| 02010 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F 5 V | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Oct 15, 1990 | - | - |
| 02011 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G 2 III | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 14, 1990 | - | - |
| 02012 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B 1 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 14, 1990 | - | - |
| 02013 | 5205058002 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 14, 1990 | - | - |
| 02014 | 5205058003 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 14, 1990 | - | - |
| 02015 | 5205058002 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Oct 1, 1990 | - | - |
Failure to Abate Penalties3 citations, $828 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 3 citations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02001 | #111633699 | Dec 10, 1990 | $144 | - | - |
| 02006 | #111633699 | Dec 10, 1990 | $144 | - | - |
| 02015 | #111633699 | Dec 10, 1990 | $540 | - | - |
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.
3 inspections, 1990 to 1991. 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.