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CARLETON EQUIPMENT COMPANY

4704 S. 29TH ST., KALAMAZOO, MI, 49048
Operated by CARLETON EQUIPMENT CO · 1 of 2 establishments
423830Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
1
over 9 years
Violations
3
$1,250 in penalties
Penalties
$1,250
$417 avg

Summary

CARLETON EQUIPMENT COMPANY has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 9 years of recorded history, with $1,250 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 41st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 355 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CARLETON EQUIPMENT COMPANY 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 9 yrs
Violations
3
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$1,250
$417 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $1,250 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$1,250Jan 2017Jan 2017
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11Jan 2017Jan 2017
408.1012511Jan 2017Jan 2017

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

41st

Below average violations in NAICS 4238 within MI. Peer group: 355 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
69th
peer median: $400
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−0.9
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−1.5

Reported for 34 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

Industry avg TRIR
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
1

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 CARLETON EQUIPMENT COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
9 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 CARLETON EQUIPMENT COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CARLETON EQUIPMENT COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CARLETON EQUIPMENT COMPANY. 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 CARLETON EQUIPMENT COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CARLETON EQUIPMENT COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
398874
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$138K
Awards
40
Top agency
Department of Defense
$61K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$61K
Department of Veterans Affairs$39K
Department of the Interior$24K
Department of Homeland Security$14K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332216 - SAW BLADE AND HANDTOOL MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2021-04-28. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-11-02Planned31$1,250

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CARLETON EQUIPMENT COMPANY is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization CARLETON EQUIPMENT CO.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of CARLETON EQUIPMENT CO across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in industrial machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by CARLETON EQUIPMENT CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARLETON EQUIPMENT COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 CARLETON EQUIPMENT CO, which operates 2 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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Frequently asked

What is CARLETON EQUIPMENT COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
CARLETON EQUIPMENT COMPANY has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $1,250 in total penalties.
How does CARLETON EQUIPMENT COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
CARLETON EQUIPMENT COMPANY operates in the industrial machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. CARLETON EQUIPMENT COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.9.