UNIVERSAL COOPERATIVES INC
408 SOUTH FIRST AVE, ALBERT LEA, MN 56007
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Inspection records
Jan 11, 1988#107730889Jan 11, 1988Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#107730889$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107730889
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 11, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 11, 1988
- Closed
- Feb 12, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 408 1st Ave. S.w., Albert Lea, MN 56007
- 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.
Aug 6, 1984#14901565Aug 6, 1984Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#14901565$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14901565
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 6, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 6, 1984
- Closed
- Aug 16, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 34
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 408 South First Ave, Albert Lea, MN 56007
- 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, 1984#14928097Jun 13, 1984Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#14928097$19617 viol.17 violations$196 in penalties
Inspection #14928097
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 13, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 14, 1984
- Closed
- Jun 3, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 34
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 17
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 16 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $196
- Penalties on Record
- $196
- Site Address
- 408 S First Ave, Albert Lea, MN 56007
- 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 (10 of 17 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 C01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $76 | $76 | Jul 5, 1984 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 A02 | Other | 5 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1984 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1984 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F | Other | 2 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1984 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A05 VF | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1984 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B08 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 9, 1984 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 D09 II | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1984 | - | - |
| 02007 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B04 I | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1984 | - | - |
| 02008 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B06 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1984 | - | - |
| 02009 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B05 VA | Other | 7 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1984 | - | - |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 17 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jun 13, 1984#14928089Jun 13, 1984Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#14928089$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14928089
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 13, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 13, 1984
- Closed
- Jun 20, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 12
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 600 14th St, Albert Lea, MN 56007
- 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.
Feb 11, 1975#15606205Feb 11, 1975Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#15606205$22516 viol.16 violations$225 in penalties
Inspection #15606205
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 11, 1975
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 12, 1975
- Closed
- Apr 25, 1975
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 175
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 16
- Violation Types
- 16 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $225
- Penalties on Record
- $225
- Site Address
- 408 First Avenue South, Albert Lea, MN 56007
- 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 (10 of 16 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 B01 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 24, 1975 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 E01 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 21, 1975 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 II | Other | 3 | - | $35 | $35 | Feb 27, 1975 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B09 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 21, 1975 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 C06 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 21, 1975 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 E02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 27, 1975 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 E09 | Other | 1 | - | $35 | $35 | Apr 21, 1975 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 G02 | Other | 1 | - | $35 | $35 | Feb 27, 1975 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 D02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 21, 1975 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 27, 1975 | - | - |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 16 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.
5 inspections, 1975 to 1988. 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.