Establishment profile
ARGUS CORPORATION
12540 BEECH DALY RD, REDFORD, MI, 48239
Operated by Argus Corporation · 1 of 4 establishments
423120 — Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 382907601
Summary
ARGUS CORPORATION has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $3,988 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 252 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 73rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ARGUS CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · $3,988 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 4081.246102 A | 2 | 1 | $350 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 408.10011(B) | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jan 2016 | Jan 2016 |
| 408.10034(5) | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jan 2016 | Jan 2016 |
| 29 CFR 4080.1011 A | 1 | 1 | $350 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.263501 B | 1 | 1 | $263 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $263 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.001503 | 1 | 1 | $263 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.121101 D | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.122206 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.185401 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.241102 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.241201 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.246307 C | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.541602 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.7211 D | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.001501 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.003302 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.003412 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
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 4231 within MI. Peer group: 252 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 20 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 ARGUS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for ARGUS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ARGUS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ARGUS CORPORATION. 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 ARGUS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ARGUS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ARGUS CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of DefenseTOWLINE CARTScontract · Last action 2009-08-27$96,229
- Department of DefenseCONTAINER CARTS FOR 40' ISO CONTAINERScontract · Last action 2009-12-22$10,564
- Department of DefenseFABRICATE KC-135 SPREADER BARcontract · Last action 2009-09-21$3,402
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333922 - CONVEYOR AND CONVEYING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2009-12-22. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-17 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $2,500 | |
| 2004-10-27 | Planned | 21 | 8 | $1,488 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ARGUS CORPORATION is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Argus Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Argus Corporation across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- TI AUTOMOTIVE LLCHILLSDALE — 2 federal enforcement records
- RENAISSANCE GLOBAL LOGISTICSDETROIT — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Argus Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ARGUS CORPCANTON, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- ARGUS CORPLIVONIA, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- ARGUS CORPLIVONIA, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Argus Corporation locationsParent rollup
- Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
- Motor Vehicle Supplies in MIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ARGUS CORPORATION from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Argus Corporation, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ARGUS CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- ARGUS CORPORATION has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $3,987.5 in total penalties.
- How does ARGUS CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- ARGUS CORPORATION operates in the motor vehicle supplies and new parts merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. ARGUS CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 4.81 compared to an industry average of 2.2.