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BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC

7900 FULLER ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, 55344
325612Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
2
over 20 years
Violations
18
$5,050 in penalties
Penalties
$5,050
$281 avg

Summary

BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $5,050 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 42 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 54th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 20 yrs
Violations
18
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$5,050
$281 avg / violation
78% serious22% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 18 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $5,050 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$600Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$500Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$420Aug 2009Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.0332 B0111$400Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$400Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0178 L11$400Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$400Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 5206.10000111$315Aug 2009Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$315Aug 2009Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$300Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$300Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11$300Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0311$100Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0036 G0211$100Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 5206.070001 G11$100Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0029 F04 I11$100Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0138 A11Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111Jun 2006Jun 2006

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3256 within MN. Peer group: 42 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $926
Inspection frequency
54th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−1.2
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−2.2

Reported for 69 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
2

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

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
16 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES LLC
7900 FULLER RD. · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, 55344
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$2K
Awards
12
Top agency
Department of Defense
$969.2
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$969.2
Department of Veterans Affairs$769.97
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    N4215880128200; PRESTO BLACK MKP
    contract · Last action 2018-01-24
    $571
  • Department of Defense
    FSC: 8030 NAME: METAL COND PART NUMBER:
    contract · Last action 2009-03-26
    $211
  • Department of Defense
    8030-01-238-8185
    contract · Last action 2007-11-28
    $187
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    FULLER SHIELD, UNIVERSAL, 24-48", 12/CASE
    contract · Last action 2008-07-14
    $95
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    FULLER SHIELD,PERINEAL BINDER
    contract · Last action 2008-06-03
    $95
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SUPPORT,DRESSING,FULLER SHIELD,PERINEAL BINDER,SI
    contract · Last action 2008-03-07
    $95
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    FULLER SHIELD, UNIVERSAL, 24-48", 12/CASE
    contract · Last action 2008-03-07
    $95
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    FULLER SHIELD, UNIVERSAL, 24-48", 12/CASE
    contract · Last action 2008-02-15
    $95
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    FULLER SHIELD, UNIVERSAL, 24-48", 12/CASE
    contract · Last action 2007-10-05
    $94
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SWAB,COLLECTION,OB/GYN,RAYON TIP,PAPER SHAFT,8 IN
    contract · Last action 2008-04-01
    $84
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PAD,ANAL,LEAKAGE,MILD,INCONTINENCE,BUTTERFLY,SHAP
    contract · Last action 2008-08-01
    $60
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PAD,ANAL,LEAKAGE,MILD,INCONTINENCE,BUTTERFLY,SHAP
    contract · Last action 2008-01-09
    $60

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 325998 - ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2018-01-24. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-08-03Planned33$1,050
2006-05-25Planned1511$4,000

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

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Frequently asked

What is BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC's OSHA violation history?
BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $5,050 in total penalties.
How does BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC operates in the polish and other sanitation good manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.2.