BIEWER SAWMILL, INC is a sawmills employer in MC BAIN, MI. Federal records show 8 OSHA inspections with 17 violations and $15,380 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 3, 2026.

BIEWER SAWMILL, INC

6251 W GERWOULD DR, MC BAIN, MI, 49657

321113 — Top companies in Sawmills

147 employees

Federal Enforcement

OSHA inspections

17 violations

$15,380 in penalties

Violations across 2 federal agencies

Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

1 hospitalizations1 National Emphasis Program inspections1 OSHA follow-up inspections

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR

4.2

Industry Avg DART

2.8

Self-Reported DART

1.3

Self-Reported TRIR

3.8

Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).

OSHA Inspections

OSHA Violations

Total Penalties

$15,380

Trend

IMPROVING

WHD Cases

Back Wages Owed

Confidence

HIGH

SVEP Flag

Data Insights

History Span

26 years

Last Activity

2yr ago

Inspection Rate

0.3/yr

Violation Rate

0.7/yr

Violation Severity Mix

100% serious$905 avg per violation$1,923 avg per inspection

Active Agencies:

OSHAEPA$93,469 total across all agencies

TRIR vs Industry Avg

-0.4

Below industry average

DART vs Industry Avg

-1.5

Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned

Complaint

Referral

Follow-up

Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

Violation rate: 50% of inspections

Recidivism: 4 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

89%

Worse than most peers

vs 142 employers in same industry & state

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty Percentile

96%

Inspection Frequency Percentile

99%

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections

Quarters Non-Compliant

Formal Actions

EPA Penalties

$78,089

Status: Significant Violation

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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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.

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Industry context

Within the sawmills industry in MI, BIEWER SAWMILL, INC ranks in the 89th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 142 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 96th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 99th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.2 for the sawmills sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.8. BIEWER SAWMILL, INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.27, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BIEWER SAWMILL, INC's OSHA violation history?: BIEWER SAWMILL, INC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $15,380 in total penalties.
How does BIEWER SAWMILL, INC's safety record compare to its industry?: BIEWER SAWMILL, INC operates in the sawmills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. BIEWER SAWMILL, INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.27 compared to an industry average of 2.8.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BIEWER SAWMILL, INC of MC BAIN, MI from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. OSHA accident records on file for BIEWER SAWMILL, INC include 1 hospitalization.

This profile may be incomplete if BIEWER SAWMILL, INCoperates 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.