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Establishment profile

HERC-U-LIFT

5655 WEST HIGHWAY 12, MAPLE PLAIN, MN, 55359
Operated by Herc-U-Lift
423830Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 410968548

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OSHA inspections
1
over 17 years
Violations
4
$1,960 in penalties
Penalties
$1,960
$490 avg

Summary

HERC-U-LIFT has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 17 years of recorded history, with $1,960 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 65th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 134 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

HERC-U-LIFT 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, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
4
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$1,960
$490 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

65th

Above average violations in NAICS 4238 within MN. Peer group: 134 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
82nd
peer median: $580
Inspection frequency
0th
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
6.2
vs industry
+5.3
TRIR
9.5
vs industry
+8.0

Reported for 208 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
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
9.5
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
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 HERC-U-LIFT. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 HERC-U-LIFT. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HERC-U-LIFT. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HERC-U-LIFT. 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 HERC-U-LIFT. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HERC-U-LIFT. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
220450
Operation
A

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 HERC-U-LIFT. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$19K
Obligated (all-time)
$34K
Awards
3
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$19K
Company-wide — HERC-U-LIFT INC (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$42K
Obligated (all-time)
$84K
Awards (all-time)
5

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Veterans Affairs$19K
Department of Defense$12K
Department of Homeland Security$2K
Largest awards
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    REPAIR SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2025-02-12
    $19,270
  • Department of Defense
    F10150-L/D 10 DEWATER-SUPPLY CONTRACTS- RENTAL,DELIVERY AND PICKUP OF TWO (2) DIESEL POWERED SCISSORS LIFTS WITH GENERATORS FOR THE LD10 DEWATERING PROJECT IN GUTTENBERG, IA.
    contract · Last action 2010-12-02
    $12,300
  • Department of Homeland Security
    RENTAL OF 19' SISSOR LIFT FOR DIKE CAMP
    contract · Last action 2009-05-06
    $2,288

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 811310 - COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (EXCEPT AUTOMOTIVE AND ELECTRONIC) REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Last action: 2025-02-12. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-09-03Planned44$1,960

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

HERC-U-LIFT is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Herc-U-Lift.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Herc-U-Lift across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HERC-U-LIFT 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 Herc-U-Lift.

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Frequently asked

What is HERC-U-LIFT's OSHA violation history?
HERC-U-LIFT has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $1,960 in total penalties.
How does HERC-U-LIFT's safety record compare to its industry?
HERC-U-LIFT operates in the industrial machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. HERC-U-LIFT's self-reported DART rate is 6.2 compared to an industry average of 0.9.