Establishment profile
RAO MANUFACTURING CO.
200 MISSISSIPPI ST. NE., MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55423
Operated by RAO Manufacturing · 1 of 3 establishments
EIN 410494610
Summary
RAO MANUFACTURING CO. has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $2,910 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 58th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 98 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 79th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 20 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
RAO MANUFACTURING CO. 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
50% 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. 13 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $2,910 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 2 | 2 | $560 | Aug 1998 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D09 IV | 1 | 1 | $700 | Aug 1998 | Aug 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C 2 ID | 1 | 1 | $450 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $280 | Aug 1998 | Aug 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E 3 | 1 | 1 | $220 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Aug 1998 | Aug 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Aug 1998 | Aug 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | $140 | Aug 2006 | Aug 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $140 | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D 9 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E 1 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B 8 V | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B 7 II | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3321 within MN. Peer group: 98 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 11.
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 99 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 RAO MANUFACTURING CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 20+ years. Most recent activity: 20 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 RAO MANUFACTURING CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RAO MANUFACTURING CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for RAO MANUFACTURING CO.. 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 RAO MANUFACTURING CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RAO MANUFACTURING CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07-18 | Planned | 1 | — | $140 | |
| 2002-01-30 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $420 | |
| 1998-07-01 | Planned | 5 | 5 | $1,680 | |
| 1995-11-14 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-11-27 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-09-19 | Planned | 6 | 2 | $670 | |
| 1986-04-09 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-01-03 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
RAO MANUFACTURING CO. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization RAO Manufacturing.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of RAO Manufacturing across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by RAO Manufacturing, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- RAO MANUFACTURING COMPANYMINNEAPOLIS, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All RAO Manufacturing locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 332All employers in this industry
- Employers in MNState-wide enforcement data
- Industry in MNIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RAO MANUFACTURING CO. 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup RAO Manufacturing, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is RAO MANUFACTURING CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- RAO MANUFACTURING CO. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $2,910 in total penalties.