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HYDRO ENGINEERING INC

115 E MAIN ST, YOUNG AMERICA, MN, 55368
Operated by Hydro Engineering · 1 of 7 establishments
333111Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
3
over 22 years
Violations
20
$7,280 in penalties
Penalties
$7,280
$364 avg

Summary

HYDRO ENGINEERING INC has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $7,280 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 77th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 159 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 47th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

HYDRO ENGINEERING 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, 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
3
0.1 / yr · last 22 yrs
Violations
20
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$7,280
$364 avg / violation
80% serious20% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 3

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 20 citations in this view · $7,280 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$750Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$750Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 5206.07000111$600Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 IA11$450Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0252 B0311$450Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.1026 D0111$450Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.1026 L0111$450Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.1052 D0211$450Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 5205.12000311$300Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0036 D0111$300Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11$300Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0107 E0911$280Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0107 C0611$280Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0307 C0311$280Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 5205.01160111$280Jan 2004Jan 2004
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$280Jan 2004Jan 2004
29 CFR 1910.0107 G0311$280Jan 2004Jan 2004
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0211$280Jan 2004Jan 2004
29 CFR 1910.0134 G01I A11$70Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111Jun 2011Jun 2011

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

77th

Above average violations in NAICS 3331 within MN. Peer group: 159 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
81st
peer median: $2,450
Inspection frequency
47th
peer median: 3

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
22.5
vs industry
+20.0
TRIR
32.2
vs industry
+27.8

Reported for 32 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
4.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
32.2
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
3

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 HYDRO ENGINEERING INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 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 HYDRO ENGINEERING INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HYDRO ENGINEERING 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 HYDRO ENGINEERING 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 HYDRO ENGINEERING INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HYDRO ENGINEERING INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for HYDRO ENGINEERING INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2011-05-02Planned129$5,250
2008-04-03Planned43$910
2003-12-22Planned44$1,120

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

HYDRO ENGINEERING INC is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Hydro Engineering.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Hydro Engineering across all 7 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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HYDRO ENGINEERING 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 Hydro Engineering, which operates 7 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is HYDRO ENGINEERING INC's OSHA violation history?
HYDRO ENGINEERING INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $7,280 in total penalties.
How does HYDRO ENGINEERING INC's safety record compare to its industry?
HYDRO ENGINEERING INC operates in the farm machinery and equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.4. HYDRO ENGINEERING INC's self-reported DART rate is 22.51 compared to an industry average of 2.5.