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CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

5700 LINCOLN DRIVE, EDINA, MN, 55436
Operated by Oatey Company · 1 of 2 establishments
326299All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
EIN 341628220

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OSHA inspections
8
over 44 years
Violations
17
$3,990 in penalties
Penalties
$3,990
$235 avg

Summary

CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 44 years of recorded history, with $3,990 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 70 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED 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, 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
8
0.2 / yr · last 44 yrs
Violations
17
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$3,990
$235 avg / violation
71% serious29% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 8
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 8

63% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

86th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3262 within MN. Peer group: 70 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
80th
peer median: $1,855
Inspection frequency
90th
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
2.0
vs industry
+0.6
TRIR
2.0
vs industry
−0.4

Reported for 105 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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.0
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
6
Complaint
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 CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED. 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 CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-07-31Planned11$630
2006-02-15Planned21$1,050
2003-03-06Planned87$1,540
1999-10-04Planned33$770
1990-05-31Planned0$0
1989-06-22Complaint3$0
1984-01-04Complaint0$0
1982-04-01Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Oatey Company.

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

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Oatey Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED 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 Oatey Company, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $3,990 in total penalties.
How does CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED operates in the all other rubber product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. CHERNE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED's self-reported DART rate is 1.99 compared to an industry average of 1.4.