Establishment profile
BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY CO
730 PLYMOUTH NE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49505
336411 — Aircraft Manufacturing
Summary
BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY CO has accumulated 64 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $9,928 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 81 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 85th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY CO appears in OSHA workplace safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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, 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 4 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 · 27 citations in this view · $8,403 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 4081.764004 | 2 | 2 | $1,013 | Oct 1996 | Feb 2003 |
| 29 CFR 4081.217601 | 2 | 2 | $833 | Oct 1996 | Feb 2003 |
| 29 CFR 4081.215401 | 2 | 2 | $553 | Sep 1990 | Oct 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.273006 | 2 | 1 | $140 | Sep 1990 | Sep 1990 |
| 29 CFR 4081.003601 | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 1996 | Jan 2007 |
| 29 CFR 4081.0125 | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 1990 | Jan 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 | 2 | 1 | — | Oct 1996 | Oct 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.765002 | 1 | 1 | $625 | Jan 2007 | Jan 2007 |
| 29 CFR 4081.003409 | 1 | 1 | $550 | Oct 1996 | Oct 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0307 B | 1 | 1 | $550 | Oct 1996 | Oct 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.021302 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Feb 2003 | Feb 2003 |
| 29 CFR 4081.765008 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Feb 2003 | Feb 2003 |
| 29 CFR 4081.072701 | 1 | 1 | $413 | Oct 1996 | Oct 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $413 | Oct 1996 | Oct 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.142104 | 1 | 1 | $413 | Oct 1996 | Oct 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.263902 | 1 | 1 | $413 | Oct 1996 | Oct 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.185501 D | 1 | 1 | $413 | Oct 1996 | Oct 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.337001 | 1 | 1 | $413 | Oct 1996 | Oct 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.111504 | 1 | 1 | $413 | Oct 1996 | Oct 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA | 1 | 1 | $413 | Oct 1996 | Oct 1996 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3364 within MI. Peer group: 81 employers. This establishment has 64 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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 173 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 BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY 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 BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY CO. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY CO 730 PLYMOUTH AVE NE · GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49505 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jul 1994 | 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 BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY CO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Environmental Protection AgencyABB 200 HP CHASSIS DRIVE FAR 25.104 REPLACEMENT PART ON EXISTING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. BAA WAIVER NOT REQUIRED.contract · Last action 2024-01-03$152,300
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334516 - ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2024-01-03. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-02 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-01-08 | Planned | 5 | 1 | $625 | |
| 2003-01-23 | Planned | 7 | 4 | $1,860 | |
| 1996-08-27 | Planned | 27 | 15 | $6,463 | |
| 1990-07-20 | Planned | 24 | — | $980 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY CO's OSHA violation history?
- BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY CO has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 64 violations and $9,927.5 in total penalties.
- How does BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY CO's safety record compare to its industry?
- BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY CO operates in the aircraft manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2. BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY CO's self-reported DART rate is 1.09 compared to an industry average of 1.4.