Establishment profile
BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL
601 JOHN ST, BOX G, KALAMAZOO, MI, 49007
Operated by Bronson Healthcare Group · 1 of 2 establishments
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
EIN 381359087
Summary
BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $14,875 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 345 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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
71% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $14,875 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| 408.22139(2) | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 K02 II | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Aug 2006 | Aug 2006 |
| 29 CFR 4080.1011 A | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Aug 2003 | Aug 2003 |
| 29 CFR 3257.001002 | 1 | 1 | $1,063 | Sep 2000 | Sep 2000 |
| 29 CFR 3255.146403 | 1 | 1 | $938 | Nov 1998 | Nov 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
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 6221 within MI. Peer group: 345 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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 4,893 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 BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2007 – Jun 2007 | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MI — for Bronson Healthcare Group, 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 Bronson Healthcare Group 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 number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-CA-360782 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2025 | — | Open | 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
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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). 2 facilities · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL 601 JOHN ST · KALAMAZOO, MI, 49007 | RCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Apr 2026 | View → |
BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL 252 EAST LOVELL STREET · KALAMAZOO, MI, 49007 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 621511 - MEDICAL LABORATORIES. Last action: 2025-07-25. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-26 | Referral | 5 | 5 | $9,500 | |
| 2017-02-01 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-05-10 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | |
| 2005-11-08 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-06-16 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | |
| 2000-07-14 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,063 | |
| 1998-09-21 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $938 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Bronson Healthcare Group.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Bronson Healthcare Group across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Related searches
- All Bronson Healthcare Group locationsParent rollup
- General Medical and Surgical HospitalsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
- General Medical and in MIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL 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 Bronson Healthcare Group, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL's OSHA violation history?
- BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $14,875 in total penalties.
- How does BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL's safety record compare to its industry?
- BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL operates in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.1. BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL's self-reported DART rate is 2.19 compared to an industry average of 2.1.