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ECHO QUALITY GRINDING INC

3166 MUCKLE RD, CENTRAL LAKE, MI, 49622
Operated by Echo Quality Grinding, Inc
333999All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
5
over 26 years
Violations
49
$3,200 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

ECHO QUALITY GRINDING INC has accumulated 49 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $3,200 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 488 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

ECHO QUALITY GRINDING INC 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
5
0.2 / yr · last 26 yrs
Violations
49
1.9 / yr
Penalties
$3,200
$65 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 5
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 5

60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 30 citations in this view · $3,200 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I33$800Aug 2000Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA33$500Aug 2000Jan 2010
29 CFR 4081.07270122$400Aug 2000Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0122$400Aug 2000Jan 2009
29 CFR 4081.21540122Aug 2000Jan 2009
29 CFR 4081.33080222Aug 2000Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II22Aug 2000Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.1200 F0522Aug 2000Jan 2009
29 CFR 4081.26350311$300Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 4081.33120111$200Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$100Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0111$100Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 4081.06310111$100Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 4081.04460311$100Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 4081.11150411$100Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$100Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 3254.72010211Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 3257.0004 A11Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 4081.4911 B11Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 II11Jan 2009Jan 2009

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

92nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3339 within MI. Peer group: 488 employers. This establishment has 49 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
74th
peer median: $800
Inspection frequency
86th
peer median: 2

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
5.9
vs industry
+4.6
TRIR
11.7
vs industry
+9.7

Reported for 23 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
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
11.7
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
2
Follow-up
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 ECHO QUALITY GRINDING INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 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 ECHO QUALITY GRINDING INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ECHO QUALITY GRINDING INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ECHO QUALITY GRINDING INC. 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 ECHO QUALITY GRINDING INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ECHO QUALITY GRINDING INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1694058
Operation
C

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-12-17Complaint51$1,000
2008-12-03Planned185$1,200
2000-12-18Follow-up0$0
2000-07-05Planned2610$1,000
2000-06-14Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ECHO QUALITY GRINDING INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Echo Quality Grinding, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Echo Quality Grinding, Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ECHO QUALITY GRINDING INC 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 Echo Quality Grinding, Inc.

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 ECHO QUALITY GRINDING INC's OSHA violation history?
ECHO QUALITY GRINDING INC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 49 violations and $3,200 in total penalties.
How does ECHO QUALITY GRINDING INC's safety record compare to its industry?
ECHO QUALITY GRINDING INC operates in the all other miscellaneous general purpose machinery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2. ECHO QUALITY GRINDING INC's self-reported DART rate is 5.86 compared to an industry average of 1.3.