Establishment profile
STEPPING STONES FOR LIVING LLC
5270 MILLER TRUNK HWY, DULUTH, MN, 55811
Operated by Stepping Stones for Living
623990 — Other Residential Care Facilities
EIN 331025619
Summary
STEPPING STONES FOR LIVING LLC has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 19 years of recorded history, with $3,990 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 27 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
STEPPING STONES FOR LIVING LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, 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,
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 6239 within MN. Peer group: 27 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
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 143 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 STEPPING STONES FOR LIVING LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 111 violations · $42,989 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | May 2007 | 1 | 111 | 111 | $42,989 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 1 case · $42,989 in backwages · 111 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2005 – May 2007 | Other Residential Care Facilities | $42,989 | 111 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for STEPPING STONES FOR LIVING LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MN — for Stepping Stones for Living, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Stepping Stones for Living locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for STEPPING STONES FOR LIVING LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for STEPPING STONES FOR LIVING LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for STEPPING STONES FOR LIVING LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-08 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $3,990 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
STEPPING STONES FOR LIVING LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Stepping Stones for Living.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Stepping Stones for Living across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on STEPPING STONES FOR LIVING LLC 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 Stepping Stones for Living.
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.
Frequently asked
- What is STEPPING STONES FOR LIVING LLC's OSHA violation history?
- STEPPING STONES FOR LIVING LLC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 5 violations and $3,990 in total penalties.
- How does STEPPING STONES FOR LIVING LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- STEPPING STONES FOR LIVING LLC operates in the other residential care facilities industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.8. STEPPING STONES FOR LIVING LLC's self-reported DART rate is 2.89 compared to an industry average of 2.9.