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CITY OF DETROIT

FORT & CASS STS, DETROIT, MI, 48226
Operated by CITY OF DETROIT · 1 of 3 establishments
921120Legislative Bodies
EIN 386004606

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OSHA inspections
2
over 35 years
Violations
1
Penalties
$0
$0 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

CITY OF DETROIT has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 2 inspections over 35 years of recorded history.

The establishment sits in the 36th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,795 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 78th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CITY OF DETROIT appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in 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

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
1
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

50% 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4084.06250311Sep 1999Sep 1999

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

36th

Below average violations in NAICS 9211 within MI. Peer group: 72,795 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
78th
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
8.6
vs industry
+5.5
TRIR
11.6
vs industry
+5.2

Reported for 3,011 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
6.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
11.6
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
2

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 CITY OF DETROIT. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
3
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

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. 3 cases · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Oct 2013 – Oct 2015Legislative Bodies1
Mar 2009 – Oct 2009Water, Sewage and Other Systems0
Legislative Bodies0

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 CITY OF DETROIT. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MI — for CITY OF DETROIT, not this location alone

Total cases
1

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 CITY OF DETROIT 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

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
07-WH-116265WHNov 2013Nov 2013ClosedRegion 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 CITY OF DETROIT. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CITY OF DETROIT. 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). 4 facilities · 2 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
CITY OF DETROIT
350 MICHIGAN AVE · DETROIT, MI, 48226
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
CITY OF DETROIT
132-144 W LAFAYETTE BLVD · DETROIT, MI, 48226
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
CITY OF DETROIT
4610 BALFOUR · DETROIT, MI, 48226
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
CITY OF DETROIT
MICHIGAN AVE & CAMPBELL · DETROIT, MI, 48226
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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 CITY OF DETROIT. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$837K
Awards
8
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$821K
Company-wide — CITY OF DETROIT (across 6 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$137K
Obligated (all-time)
$5.5M
Awards (all-time)
25

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Veterans Affairs$821K
Department of Justice$10K
Department of Homeland Security$5K
Largest awards
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CITY OF DETROIT WATER AND SEWER
    contract · Last action 2019-10-01
    $495,326
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    WATER SEWER AND DRAINAGE SERVICES BY CITY OF DETROIT
    contract · Last action 2019-10-21
    $326,027
  • Department of Justice
    PASSES FOR THE DETROIT EMPLOYEES FOR VAN POOL SERVICES; IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2016-12-30
    $10,266
  • Department of Homeland Security
    09-AOD-FMB-KLG-005
    contract · Last action 2008-11-20
    $6,000
  • Department of Homeland Security
    08-AOD-FMB-KLG-007
    contract · Last action 2007-12-27
    $6,000
  • Department of Homeland Security
    06AOD-PR-AP07
    contract · Last action 2013-04-12
    $0
  • Department of Homeland Security
    07AOD-PR-AP04
    contract · Last action 2009-03-17
    $-500
  • Department of Homeland Security
    07AOD-PR-AP04
    contract · Last action 2011-03-06
    $-6,500

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 221310 - WATER SUPPLY AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. Last action: 2019-10-21. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1999-08-18Programmed Related1$0
1990-12-10Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CITY OF DETROIT is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization CITY OF DETROIT.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of CITY OF DETROIT across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CITY OF DETROIT 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 CITY OF DETROIT, 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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Frequently asked

What is CITY OF DETROIT's OSHA violation history?
CITY OF DETROIT has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $0 in total penalties.
How does CITY OF DETROIT's safety record compare to its industry?
CITY OF DETROIT operates in the legislative bodies industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 6.4. CITY OF DETROIT's self-reported DART rate is 8.57 compared to an industry average of 3.1.