106341 - HERON LAKE BIOENERGY LLC is a ethyl alcohol manufacturing employer in HERON LAKE, MN. Federal records show 4 OSHA inspections with 5 violations and $2,100 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.

106341 - HERON LAKE BIOENERGY LLC

91246 390TH AVE, HERON LAKE, MN, 56137

325193 — Top companies in Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing

EIN: 412002393

39 employees

Federal Enforcement

OSHA inspections

5 violations

$2,100 in penalties

Violations across 2 federal agencies

Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR

3.9

Industry Avg DART

2.1

Self-Reported DART

0.0

Self-Reported TRIR

6.7

Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).

OSHA Inspections

OSHA Violations

Total Penalties

$2,100

Trend

IMPROVING

WHD Cases

Back Wages Owed

Confidence

HIGH

SVEP Flag

Data Insights

History Span

14 years

Last Activity

2yr ago

Inspection Rate

0.3/yr

Violation Rate

0.4/yr

Violation Severity Mix

80% serious$420 avg per violation$525 avg per inspection

Active Agencies:

OSHAEPA$20,545 total across all agencies

TRIR vs Industry Avg

+2.8

Above industry average

DART vs Industry Avg

-2.1

Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned

Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

Violation rate: 50% of inspections

Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

71%

Above average violations

vs 42 employers in same industry & state

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty Percentile

63%

Inspection Frequency Percentile

93%

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections

Quarters Non-Compliant

Formal Actions

EPA Penalties

$18,445

Status: Significant Violation

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

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Industry context

Within the ethyl alcohol manufacturing industry in MN, 106341 - HERON LAKE BIOENERGY LLC ranks in the 71th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 42 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 63th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 93th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.9 for the ethyl alcohol manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.1. 106341 - HERON LAKE BIOENERGY LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 106341 - HERON LAKE BIOENERGY LLC's OSHA violation history?: 106341 - HERON LAKE BIOENERGY LLC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $2,100 in total penalties.
How does 106341 - HERON LAKE BIOENERGY LLC's safety record compare to its industry?: 106341 - HERON LAKE BIOENERGY LLC operates in the ethyl alcohol manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. 106341 - HERON LAKE BIOENERGY LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.1.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on 106341 - HERON LAKE BIOENERGY LLC of HERON LAKE, MN from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if 106341 - HERON LAKE BIOENERGY LLCoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.