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CREATIVE FOAM CORPORATION is a polystyrene foam product manufacturing employer in DOWAGIAC, MI. Federal records show 12 OSHA inspections with 16 violations and $15,430 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.

CREATIVE FOAM CORPORATION

55210 RUDY RD, DOWAGIAC, MI, 49047

326140 Top companies in Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing

EIN: 381905349

260 employees

Federal Enforcement
12
OSHA inspections
16 violations
$15,430 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3
Industry Avg DART
1.5
Self-Reported DART
1.4
Self-Reported TRIR
2.3
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
12
OSHA Violations
16
Total Penalties
$15,430
Trend
WORSENING
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
29 years
Last Activity
276 days ago
Inspection Rate
0.4/yr
Violation Rate
0.6/yr
Violation Severity Mix
88% serious$964 avg per violation$1,286 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHANLRB$15,430 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-0.7
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-0.1
Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
5
Complaint
6
Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 50% of inspections
Recidivism: 5 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

91%
Worse than most peers
vs 801 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
96%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
100%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
5
Unfair Labor Practice
5
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Other employers in Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing within MI

Industry context

Within the polystyrene foam product manufacturing industry in MI, CREATIVE FOAM CORPORATION ranks in the 91th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 801 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 96th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 100th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3 for the polystyrene foam product manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.5. CREATIVE FOAM CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.39, which is below the industry average.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CREATIVE FOAM CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
CREATIVE FOAM CORPORATION has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $15,430 in total penalties.
How does CREATIVE FOAM CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
CREATIVE FOAM CORPORATION operates in the polystyrene foam product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. CREATIVE FOAM CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.39 compared to an industry average of 1.5.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CREATIVE FOAM CORPORATION of DOWAGIAC, MI from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if CREATIVE FOAM CORPORATIONoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.