Establishment profile
GRUBER PALLETS INC
11490 HUDSON BLVD, LAKE ELMO, MN, 55042
321920 — Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
EIN 411654304
Summary
GRUBER PALLETS INC has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $11,630 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 296 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GRUBER PALLETS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · 32 citations in this view · $10,410 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 4 | 4 | $1,140 | May 1995 | Dec 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 3 | 3 | $1,000 | May 1995 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 3 | 3 | $825 | Jun 1999 | Dec 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 2 | 2 | $1,110 | Aug 1999 | Mar 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0010 A | 2 | 2 | $670 | May 2004 | Mar 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $625 | Jun 1999 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $560 | May 1995 | Dec 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1820.65308 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1995 | Dec 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 A03 | 1 | 1 | $630 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 K01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Aug 1999 | Aug 1999 |
| 29 CFR 5205.011601 | 1 | 1 | $420 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 D02 | 1 | 1 | $420 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 G03 IV D | 1 | 1 | $350 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $315 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $315 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 5206.070001 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Aug 1999 | Aug 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 29 CFR 5205.014001 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 E04 III | 1 | 1 | $280 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3219 within MN. Peer group: 296 employers. This establishment has 42 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 35 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 GRUBER PALLETS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 GRUBER PALLETS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GRUBER PALLETS 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 GRUBER PALLETS 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 GRUBER PALLETS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GRUBER PALLETS 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GRUBER PALLETS INC 11490 HUDSON BLVD BAY 1 · LAKE ELMO, MN, 55042 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GRUBER PALLETS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-09 | Referral | 4 | 2 | $1,200 | |
| 2021-11-04 | Planned | 5 | 5 | $1,400 | |
| 2008-04-15 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $1,050 | |
| 2008-04-15 | Planned | 6 | 6 | $2,310 | |
| 2004-03-23 | Planned | 2 | — | $140 | |
| 2002-12-03 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $770 | |
| 1999-07-02 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $1,500 | |
| 1999-05-24 | Planned | 7 | 7 | $2,000 | |
| 1995-04-11 | Planned | 7 | 6 | $1,260 |
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 GRUBER PALLETS 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is GRUBER PALLETS INC's OSHA violation history?
- GRUBER PALLETS INC has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $11,630 in total penalties.
- How does GRUBER PALLETS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- GRUBER PALLETS INC operates in the wood container and pallet manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. GRUBER PALLETS INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.48 compared to an industry average of 2.6.