TWIN CITY FAN COMPANIES, LTD.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, TWIN CITY FAN COMPANIES, LTD. — a manufacturing facility located at 101 SUNRISE RIDGE ROAD SOUTH, BROOKINGS, SD 57006 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 3 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $25,302.90. The inspection case was opened on 2022-05-24.

DOL records document workplace safety violations warranting formal citation under the OSH Act. While classified at the standard enforcement level, all OSHA citations require corrective action and may indicate areas where workplace safety programs should be strengthened.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $25,302.90 is more than 3.9× the national average of $6,436.62 for facilities in the Manufacturing sector (NAICS 333413). This sector encompasses 82,943 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $533.9M.

State Context: Within SD, this facility's penalty places it at the 99th percentile among 6,675 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,764.62.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 3 citations spanning 2 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 2 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 1 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning July 31, 2015 with the latest abatement deadline set for November 30, 2022. Of the 3 total citations, 0 (0%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $25,302.90 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $8,434.30 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. reveals a critical breakdown in machine safeguarding protocols, specifically regarding point-of-operation protection under 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii). The assessment of two separate high-gravity serious violations for the same standard suggests a systemic failure in the facility’s mechanical safety program rather than an isolated mechanical oversight. In the context of industrial fan manufacturing, these violations typically indicate that employees were operating