Establishment profile
JAPS OLSON COMPANY
7500 EXCELSIOR BLVD, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55426
Operated by Japs Olson Company · 1 of 2 establishments
323111 — Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)
EIN 410333810
Summary
JAPS OLSON COMPANY has accumulated 35 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $191,705 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 556 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
JAPS OLSON COMPANY 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
64% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 34 citations in this view · $191,705 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 12 | 3 | $138,180 | Apr 1999 | Dec 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 2 | 2 | $11,200 | Feb 2021 | Dec 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 2 | 2 | $11,200 | Feb 2021 | Dec 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $11,200 | Feb 2021 | Dec 2023 |
| 29 CFR 5206.070001 G | 1 | 1 | $3,600 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $3,600 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | $1,470 | Feb 1998 | Feb 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $980 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C05 I | 1 | 1 | $840 | May 2004 | May 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $840 | May 2004 | May 2004 |
| 29 CFR 5205.067502 | 1 | 1 | $840 | May 2004 | May 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $735 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 5205.0890 | 1 | 1 | $735 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $735 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $735 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | $630 | May 2004 | May 2004 |
| 29 CFR 5206.070001 | 1 | 1 | $490 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 I | 1 | 1 | $245 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
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 3231 within MN. Peer group: 556 employers. This establishment has 35 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 667 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 JAPS OLSON COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for JAPS OLSON COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for JAPS OLSON COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for JAPS OLSON COMPANY. 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 JAPS OLSON COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for JAPS OLSON COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for JAPS OLSON COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-10 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-08-09 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-10-18 | Planned | 13 | 12 | $154,000 | |
| 2020-12-22 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $16,800 | |
| 2018-09-11 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-05-05 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | |
| 2007-05-24 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-04-23 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $3,150 | |
| 2000-11-14 | Complaint | 4 | 2 | $8,550 | |
| 1999-02-24 | Planned | 8 | 6 | $5,635 | |
| 1998-01-08 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,470 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
JAPS OLSON COMPANY is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Japs Olson Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Japs Olson Company across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Japs Olson Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- JAPS OLSON COMPANYMINNEAPOLIS, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JAPS OLSON COMPANY 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 Japs Olson Company, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is JAPS OLSON COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- JAPS OLSON COMPANY has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 35 violations and $191,705 in total penalties.
- How does JAPS OLSON COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- JAPS OLSON COMPANY operates in the commercial printing (except screen and books) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.7. JAPS OLSON COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 2.77 compared to an industry average of 1.