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BUHLER INC

13105 12TH AVE N, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55441
Operated by Buhler Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
332999All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
EIN 410791630

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OSHA inspections
6
over 21 years
Violations
20
$25,235 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program

Summary

BUHLER INC has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $25,235 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 334 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

BUHLER INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.3 / yr · last 21 yrs
Violations
20
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$25,235
$1,262 avg / violation
65% serious35% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 6
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 6

83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 20 citations in this view · $25,235 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$1,995Jan 2007Jul 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I22$1,470Jan 2007Jun 2010
29 CFR 1910.0137 C02 VIII11$4,620Jul 2025Jul 2025
29 CFR 5205.01160111$2,800Mar 2005Mar 2005
29 CFR 1910.0304 G0511$2,100Jul 2025Jul 2025
29 CFR 5206.070001 G11$2,100Mar 2005Mar 2005
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$1,750May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111$1,400Mar 2005Mar 2005
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211$1,400Mar 2005Mar 2005
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$1,260Jul 2025Jul 2025
29 CFR 1910.1052 I03 I11$735Jun 2010Jun 2010
29 CFR 1910.1052 D0211$735Jun 2010Jun 2010
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11$735Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0134 H02 I11$700Mar 2005Mar 2005
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11$420Jul 2025Jul 2025
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$420Jul 2025Jul 2025
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0211$350May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$245Jan 2007Jan 2007

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

87th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3329 within MN. Peer group: 334 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $1,433
Inspection frequency
87th
peer median: 2

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
0.3
vs industry
−1.1
TRIR
0.9
vs industry
−1.7

Reported for 350 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
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.9
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
5
Complaint
1

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 BUHLER INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

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

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BUHLER 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 BUHLER INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
3
Certified
3
Avg wage ratio
1.00x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BUHLER 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
BUHLER INC
1100 XENIUM LANE · PLYMOUTH, MN, 55441
AirNo 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 BUHLER INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$795K
Obligated (all-time)
$2.0M
Awards
21
Top agency
Department of the Treasury
$1.1M
Company-wide — BÜHLER HOLDING AG (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$462K
Obligated (all-time)
$1.1M
Awards (all-time)
9

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of the Treasury$1.1M
Department of Agriculture$679K
Department of Defense$170K
Department of the Interior$9K
Largest awards
  • Department of the Treasury
    WCF INK MILL REPLACEMENT
    contract · Last action 2024-06-12
    $717,716
  • Department of Agriculture
    BUHLER - AUTOMATIC LABORATORY GRAIN MILL
    contract · Last action 2010-09-13
    $268,946
  • Department of the Treasury
    BUHLER 3 ROLL INK MILL SPARE PARTS
    contract · Last action 2025-02-05
    $217,528
  • Department of Defense
    BUHLER MILLING MACHINE
    contract · Last action 2022-09-06
    $169,726
  • Department of Agriculture
    ABERDEEN, ID/BOZEMAN, MT. EXTRUDER BARREL AND SCREW ELEMENTS. W.SEALEY
    contract · Last action 2022-09-27
    $156,398
  • Department of Agriculture
    OVERHAUL MIAG GRAIN MILL, TO INCLUDE PARTS AND LABOR
    contract · Last action 2011-09-26
    $135,546
  • Department of Agriculture
    AUTOMATIC LABORATORY MILL MCKA
    contract · Last action 2017-09-18
    $99,520
  • Department of the Treasury
    BUHLER SPARE PARTS
    contract · Last action 2025-01-21
    $92,200
  • Department of the Treasury
    SPARE PARTS
    contract · Last action 2024-11-20
    $30,461
  • Department of the Treasury
    SPARE PARTS
    contract · Last action 2024-12-12
    $11,002
  • Department of the Treasury
    SPARE PARTS
    contract · Last action 2024-11-08
    $9,904
  • Department of the Treasury
    SPARE PARTS
    contract · Last action 2024-10-21
    $9,655
  • Department of the Interior
    contract · Last action 2008-08-22
    $8,745
  • Department of the Treasury
    PRESSING DEVICE
    contract · Last action 2024-11-14
    $8,061
  • Department of the Treasury
    SPARE PARTS
    contract · Last action 2024-10-23
    $7,817
  • Department of the Treasury
    SPARE PARTS
    contract · Last action 2024-02-14
    $6,712
  • Department of Agriculture
    LAB EQUIPMENT EXTRUDER TEMPERING UNITS NEEDED FOR THE BUHLER TWIN SCREW EXTRUDER TO CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE OF THE EXTRUSION BARRELS AND THE DIE HEADS DURING EXTRUSION
    contract · Last action 2008-10-31
    $6,286
  • Department of Agriculture
    REPAIR PARTS FOR BUHLER DNDL 44 EXTRUDER-BARROWS
    contract · Last action 2015-10-22
    $5,037
  • Department of Agriculture
    MIAG MULTOMAT MILLS ASSESSMENT
    contract · Last action 2010-10-05
    $4,304
  • Department of Agriculture
    BUHLER CO-ROTATING INTERMESHING SCREW SHAFTS&ELEMENTS-BARROWS
    contract · Last action 2015-04-22
    $2,829
  • Department of Agriculture
    UNIVERSAL LABORATORY DISC MILL DLFU
    contract · Last action 2013-09-24
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333519 - ROLLING MILL AND OTHER METALWORKING MACHINERY MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2025-02-05. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-06-24Planned64$10,080
2017-03-23Planned0$0
2013-04-30Planned21$2,100
2010-05-06Planned33$2,205
2007-01-09Planned43$2,450
2005-02-22Complaint52$8,400

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BUHLER INC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Buhler Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Buhler Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in all other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing within MN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Buhler Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

  • BUHLER INCPLYMOUTH, MN — 1 federal enforcement record

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BUHLER 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Buhler Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is BUHLER INC's OSHA violation history?
BUHLER INC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $25,235 in total penalties.
How does BUHLER INC's safety record compare to its industry?
BUHLER INC operates in the all other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.6. BUHLER INC's self-reported DART rate is 0.3 compared to an industry average of 1.4.