RESEARCH TOOL CORPORATION is a special die and tool, die set, jig, and fixture manufacturing employer in OVID, MI. Federal records show 6 OSHA inspections with 25 violations and $6,050 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.
RESEARCH TOOL CORPORATION
1401 S MAIN STREET, OVID, MI, 48866
Parent: MARKETWISE, INC. (65 locations)
333514 — Top companies in Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing
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▶SEC Enforcement(1)
$334,250 totallast: 2009-02-17
SEC Enforcement(1)
SEC Litigation Releases filed against MARKETWISE, INC.— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
RESEARCH TOOL CORPORATION is one of 65 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization MARKETWISE, INC.. MARKETWISE, INC. is a SEC public reporter (MKTW), with most recent reported revenue of $328M.
Federal enforcement records on RESEARCH TOOL CORPORATION represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of MARKETWISE, INC. across all 65 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by MARKETWISE, INC.
- Research Foundation CUNY — New York, NY — 2 federal records
- RESEARCH SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC. — PELHAM, AL — 2 federal records
- RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER — KANSAS CITY, MO — 1 federal record
- RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION — POYNETTE, WI — 1 federal record
- RESEARCH ORGANICS, INC. — CLEVELAND, OH — 1 federal record
- UH - MAUI COLLEGE — KAHULUI, HI — 1 federal record
- RESEARCH AIR FLOW — CAMP LEJEUNE, NC — 1 federal record
- RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION — MADISON, WI — 1 federal record
- RESEARCH PRODUCTS, INC. OF ALABAMA — THEODORE, AL — 1 federal record
- RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER — KANSAS CITY, MO — 1 federal record
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Industry context
Within the special die and tool, die set, jig, and fixture manufacturing industry in MI, RESEARCH TOOL CORPORATION ranks in the 97th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 1,097 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 93th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 97th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.8 for the special die and tool, die set, jig, and fixture manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.4.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is RESEARCH TOOL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- RESEARCH TOOL CORPORATION has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 25 violations and $6,050 in total penalties.
- How does RESEARCH TOOL CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- RESEARCH TOOL CORPORATION operates in the special die and tool, die set, jig, and fixture manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RESEARCH TOOL CORPORATION of OVID, MI from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, FMCSA motor carrier safety, CPSC consumer-product recalls, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 11 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, NHTSA, UVA.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. RESEARCH TOOL CORPORATION resolves to the parent rollup MARKETWISE, INC., which operates 65 establishments in our dataset.
This profile may be incomplete if RESEARCH TOOL 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.