OSHA Inspection: UPPER MIDWEST SLEEP LLC

Issued

Apr 27, 2026

Abate by

Jun 1, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,405 · Current $2,043 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of 1,2-Dichloroethylene listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 200 PPM.  (a) On February 18th, and at times prior, at 1251 South 48th Street Grand Forks, ND, in the mattress assembly area, a mattress assembler was exposed to 1,2-Dichloroethylene at an 8-hour TWA of 310 ppm of air, approximately 1.5 times the PEL of 200 ppm while spraying Tensorgrip P390 glue.

Issued

Apr 27, 2026

Abate by

Jun 1, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):  (a) On February 18th, and at times prior, at 1251 South 48th Street Grand Forks, ND, the employer did not implement feasible administrative or engineering controls to achieve compliance with the prescribed exposure limit for 1,2-Dichloroethylene for mattress assembly workers spraying Tensorgrip P390 glue in the mattress assembly area.

Issued

Apr 27, 2026

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $191 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(i)(1): Concentration levels of carbon monoxide gas created by powered industrial truck operations exceeded the levels specified in 1910.1000:  (a) On February 18th, and at times prior, at 1251 South 48th Street Grand Forks, ND, employees working in the mattress shop, loading and unloading materials, and assembling mattresses were potentially overexposed to high levels of carbon monoxide where the Toyota Forklift: Model: 8FGUI8, S/N: 119436 had carbon monoxide emissions of approximately 249 ppm.

Issued

Apr 27, 2026

Abate by

Jun 1, 2026

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $191 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  (a) On February 18th, and at times prior, at 1251 South 48th Street Grand Forks, ND, employees engaged in gluing mattress parts together who were exposed to health hazards from hazardous substances, such as 1,2-dichloroethylene from the Tensorgrip P390 glue , where the employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program.