Establishment profile
BESSER COMPANY USA
801 JOHNSON ST, ALPENA, MI, 49707
Operated by Besser Company USA · 1 of 3 establishments
333517 — Machine Tool Manufacturing
EIN 381989675
Summary
BESSER COMPANY USA has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $10,050 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 38th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,100 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BESSER COMPANY USA 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
80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $10,050 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 C | 1 | 1 | $2,400 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| 408.10015(1) | 1 | 1 | $2,400 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | May 2018 | May 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 III B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| 408.10015(3) | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3335 within MI. Peer group: 1,100 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.
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 182 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 BESSER COMPANY USA. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 BESSER COMPANY USA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BESSER COMPANY USA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MI — for Besser Company USA, not this location alone
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 Besser Company USA 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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-CA-194995 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2017 | Nov 2017 | Closed | Region 07, Detroit, Michigan |
| 07-CA-194967 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2017 | Nov 2017 | Closed | Region 07, Detroit, Michigan |
| 07-CA-190023 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2016 | Apr 2017 | Closed | Region 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 BESSER COMPANY USA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BESSER COMPANY USA. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BESSER COMPANY USA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-28 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $3,500 | |
| 2022-09-22 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $4,800 | |
| 2018-03-22 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | |
| 2017-05-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-08-22 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BESSER COMPANY USA is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Besser Company USA.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Besser Company USA across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Besser Company USA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BESSER SIOUX CITYSIOUX CITY, IA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Besser Company USA locationsParent rollup
- Machine Tool ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
- Machine Tool Manufacturing in MIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BESSER COMPANY USA 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 Besser Company USA, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BESSER COMPANY USA's OSHA violation history?
- BESSER COMPANY USA has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $10,050 in total penalties.
- How does BESSER COMPANY USA's safety record compare to its industry?
- BESSER COMPANY USA operates in the machine tool manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.3. BESSER COMPANY USA's self-reported DART rate is 5.94 compared to an industry average of 1.2.