Establishment profile
DARTER PLASTICS INC
13990 INDUSTRY AVE, BECKER, MN, 55308
326199 — All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
Summary
DARTER PLASTICS INC has accumulated 35 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $5,873 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 491 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
DARTER PLASTICS 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, 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
88% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 28 citations in this view · $5,873 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 3 | 3 | $425 | Feb 1992 | May 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $863 | Sep 2016 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | $750 | Feb 1992 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | $675 | May 2010 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $480 | Mar 2006 | May 2010 |
| 29 CFR 5206.070001 | 2 | 2 | $300 | Feb 1992 | May 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 2 | 2 | $100 | Feb 1992 | Dec 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $375 | May 2010 | May 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $263 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $263 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $225 | May 2010 | May 2010 |
| 29 CFR 5205.0040 | 1 | 1 | $225 | May 2010 | May 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $158 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 5206.070001 G | 1 | 1 | $158 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 5205.011601 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Dec 1996 | Dec 1996 |
| 29 CFR 5210.0420 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Feb 1992 | Feb 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1052 L03 I | 1 | 1 | $140 | Mar 2006 | Mar 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 1 | 1 | $100 | Dec 1996 | Dec 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | $75 | May 2010 | May 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2010 | May 2010 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3261 within MN. Peer group: 491 employers. This establishment has 35 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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.
Reported for 25 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
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
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 DARTER PLASTICS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 12 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for DARTER PLASTICS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DARTER PLASTICS 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 DARTER PLASTICS 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 DARTER PLASTICS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DARTER PLASTICS 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DARTER PLASTICS INC 13990 INDUSTRY AVE · BECKER, MN, 55308 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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 contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334519 - OTHER MEASURING AND CONTROLLING DEVICE MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-01-12. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-18 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $1,800 | |
| 2019-07-30 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-08-17 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $525 | |
| 2013-03-13 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $578 | |
| 2010-04-16 | Planned | 9 | 7 | $2,025 | |
| 2006-02-09 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $245 | |
| 1996-09-26 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $550 | |
| 1992-01-16 | Planned | 11 | — | $150 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DARTER PLASTICS INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is DARTER PLASTICS INC's OSHA violation history?
- DARTER PLASTICS INC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 35 violations and $5,872.5 in total penalties.
- How does DARTER PLASTICS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- DARTER PLASTICS INC operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. DARTER PLASTICS INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.8.