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ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC

180 ASAMA PKWY, COLDWATER, MI, 49036
331513Steel Foundries (except Investment)

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OSHA inspections
13
over 25 years
Violations
62
$22,265 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC has accumulated 62 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $22,265 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 356 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
13
0.5 / yr · last 25 yrs
Violations
62
2.5 / yr
Penalties
$22,265
$359 avg / violation
55% serious45% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 13
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 13

77% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · 33 citations in this view · $18,500 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4081.012543$160Jul 2002Aug 2012
29 CFR 4081.00340933$2,138Oct 2000Aug 2012
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I33$1,250Jul 2002Mar 2011
29 CFR 4081.00150333$750Jul 2002Aug 2012
29 CFR 4081.00340322$2,000Jul 2002Oct 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA22$1,250Jul 2002Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II22$420May 2010Aug 2012
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III22Jul 2002May 2010
29 CFR 4081.00341011$1,600Jan 2012Jan 2012
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$1,200Aug 2012Aug 2012
29 CFR 4081.44550111$1,050Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 4081.0011 A11$1,050Oct 2000Oct 2000
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$938Oct 2000Oct 2000
29 CFR 4081.03510411$800Aug 2012Aug 2012
29 CFR 4081.02150211$750Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 4081.218511$720Aug 2012Aug 2012
29 CFR 4080.1011 A11$700May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 4081.02130211$600Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 4081.44210511$600Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 4081.02310111$525May 2010May 2010

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

91st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3315 within MI. Peer group: 356 employers. This establishment has 62 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $2,000
Inspection frequency
93rd
peer median: 2

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.

DART rate
4.0
vs industry
+0.4
TRIR
7.2
vs industry
−0.5

Reported for 324 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

Industry avg TRIR
7.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
5
Complaint
4
Referral
4

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 ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
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First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
12 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MI — for ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
07-CA-050571Unfair labor practiceAug 2007Oct 2007ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-09-11Referral11$1,400
2012-12-19Referral0$0
2012-09-19Referral0$0
2012-06-27Planned22$720
2012-06-27Programmed Related93$2,760
2011-11-30Planned11$1,600
2011-02-15Complaint22$1,600
2010-03-31Planned198$4,060
2006-12-11Complaint1$0
2006-07-28Referral0$0
2005-08-11Complaint1$0
2002-05-03Planned2314$7,200
2000-09-12Complaint33$2,925

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC 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.

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Frequently asked

What is ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC's OSHA violation history?
ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 62 violations and $22,265 in total penalties.
How does ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC's safety record compare to its industry?
ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC operates in the steel foundries (except investment) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 7.7. ASAMA COLDWATER MFG INC's self-reported DART rate is 4.01 compared to an industry average of 3.6.