Establishment profile
TANDEM PRODUCTS INC
520 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN, 55917
325510 — Paint and Coating Manufacturing
Summary
TANDEM PRODUCTS INC has accumulated 29 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $7,009 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 52 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TANDEM PRODUCTS 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, 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
58% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 21 citations in this view · $7,009 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1820.65302 | 2 | 1 | $490 | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $720 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 III | 1 | 1 | $720 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 5205.102001 | 1 | 1 | $630 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 29 CFR 5205.011602 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Mar 2005 | Mar 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 D | 1 | 1 | $280 | Mar 2005 | Mar 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A04 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 5205.067502 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Mar 2005 | Mar 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 1 | 1 | $210 | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 E 1 V | 1 | 1 | $99 | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | $70 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 5205.011601 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1990 | Mar 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 D 2 IIB | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1990 | Mar 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1990 | Mar 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A 2 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1990 | Mar 1990 |
| 29 CFR 5206.070002 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1990 | Mar 1990 |
| 29 CFR 5206.070003 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1990 | Mar 1990 |
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 3255 within MN. Peer group: 52 employers. This establishment has 29 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 84 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 TANDEM PRODUCTS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 11 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for TANDEM PRODUCTS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TANDEM PRODUCTS 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 TANDEM PRODUCTS 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 TANDEM PRODUCTS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TANDEM PRODUCTS INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TANDEM PRODUCTS INC 520 IND US TRIAL DR · BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN, 55917 | AirRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jan 2020 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-23 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $4,320 | |
| 2019-02-20 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-10-20 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-11-12 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $280 | |
| 2006-07-11 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-03-08 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $770 | |
| 2002-02-13 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $910 | |
| 1999-04-20 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $630 | |
| 1998-03-10 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-01-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-01-10 | Complaint | 6 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-01-12 | Planned | 9 | 2 | $99 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TANDEM PRODUCTS INC 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is TANDEM PRODUCTS INC's OSHA violation history?
- TANDEM PRODUCTS INC has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 29 violations and $7,009 in total penalties.
- How does TANDEM PRODUCTS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- TANDEM PRODUCTS INC operates in the paint and coating manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.6. TANDEM PRODUCTS INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.23 compared to an industry average of 1.7.