Establishment profile
BADER & SONS CO
1365 E MONROE RD, ST LOUIS, MI, 48880
Operated by Bader & Sons · 1 of 2 establishments
423820 — Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 382803206
Summary
BADER & SONS CO has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $2,400 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 357 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 73rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BADER & SONS CO 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $2,400 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 4081.215401 | 2 | 2 | $600 | Jul 1997 | Oct 2006 |
| 29 CFR 4081.330802 | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 1997 | Oct 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Oct 2006 | Oct 2006 |
| 29 CFR 4081.018701 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Oct 2006 | Oct 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $150 | Jul 1997 | Jul 1997 |
| 29 CFR 4081.331201 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Jul 1997 | Jul 1997 |
| 29 CFR 4081.541602 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Jul 1997 | Jul 1997 |
| 29 CFR 4081.0123 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Jul 1997 | Jul 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 III | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2006 | Oct 2006 |
| 29 CFR 4081.001503 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2006 | Oct 2006 |
| 29 CFR 4081.7211 D | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1997 | Jul 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1997 | Jul 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1997 | Jul 1997 |
| 29 CFR 4081.121101 D | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1997 | Jul 1997 |
| 29 CFR 4081.127602 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1997 | Jul 1997 |
| 29 CFR 4081.400704 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1997 | Jul 1997 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 4238 within MI. Peer group: 357 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 29 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 BADER & SONS CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 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 BADER & SONS CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BADER & SONS CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BADER & SONS CO. 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 BADER & SONS CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BADER & SONS CO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BADER AND SONS CO 1365 E MONROE RD · SAINT LOUIS, MI, 48880 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
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 BADER & SONS CO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of Veterans AffairsJOHN DEERE UTILITY TRACTORcontract · Last action 2018-09-05$36,851
- Department of Veterans AffairsCHIPPER - EQUIPMENT IGF::OT::IGFcontract · Last action 2012-09-27$8,060
- Department of Veterans AffairsIGF::OT::IGF TRACTOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRcontract · Last action 2017-09-11$8,000
- Department of Veterans AffairsPURCHASE OF SWEEPSTER FOR GROUNDS MAINTANENCEcontract · Last action 2010-01-25$7,200
- Department of Veterans AffairsIGF::OT::IGF EMERGENCY REPAIR OF 6X4 GATOR THAT IS USED FOR SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONScontract · Last action 2015-02-24$7,059
- Department of DefenseBOSS 10' POWER V DXT PLOW PACKAGEcontract · Last action 2013-07-24$6,829
- Department of AgricultureIGF::OT::IGF 2018 ORV TRAIL MAINTENANCE, FARM TRACTOR RENTALcontract · Last action 2018-11-13$6,000
- Department of Veterans AffairsBLOWERcontract · Last action 2012-09-14$3,985
- Department of Homeland SecurityPOWERTACH BLADEcontract · Last action 2016-10-21$3,850
- Department of JusticeUTILITY VEHICLEcontract · Last action 2020-09-25$0
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333112 - LAWN AND GARDEN TRACTOR AND HOME LAWN AND GARDEN EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2020-09-25. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-05 | Planned | 6 | 3 | $1,800 | |
| 1997-05-28 | Planned | 12 | 4 | $600 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BADER & SONS CO is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Bader & Sons.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Bader & Sons across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in farm and garden machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GREENMARK EQUIPMENT, INC.THREE RIVERS — 2 federal enforcement records
- JANSON EQUIPMENT COCHARLOTTE — 1 federal enforcement record
- TRACTOR SUPPLY CO #229LAPEER — 1 federal enforcement record
- LOUIS GELDER & SONS COBENTON HARBOR — 1 federal enforcement record
- HANDRICH FARM SUPPLYFAIRVIEW — 1 federal enforcement record
- FLINT WELDING SUPPLYFLINT — 1 federal enforcement record
- DICK COULTER INCNORTH BRANCH — 1 federal enforcement record
- ROSY BROS INCDRYDEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- MAHINDRA AUTOMOTIVE NORTH AMERICAPONTIAC — 1 federal enforcement record
- THUMB AREA HARVESTORE SYSTEMS INCMARLETTE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Bader & Sons, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BADER & SONS CO INCPORTLAND, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Bader & Sons locationsParent rollup
- Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
- Farm and Garden in MIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BADER & SONS CO 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 Bader & Sons, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BADER & SONS CO's OSHA violation history?
- BADER & SONS CO has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $2,400 in total penalties.
- How does BADER & SONS CO's safety record compare to its industry?
- BADER & SONS CO operates in the farm and garden machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. BADER & SONS CO's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.9.