Establishment profile
FORI AUTOMATION, INC.
13231 23 MILE ROAD, SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI, 48315
Operated by LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC · 1 of 7 establishments
333999 — All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
EIN 382546819
Summary
FORI AUTOMATION, INC. has accumulated 101 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $25,750 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 492 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FORI AUTOMATION, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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, 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
82% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · 37 citations in this view · $16,250 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 4081.337001 | 3 | 3 | $525 | Nov 2001 | Aug 2006 |
| 29 CFR 4081.400707 | 3 | 3 | $50 | Nov 2001 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 2 | 2 | $1,488 | Oct 1993 | Aug 2006 |
| 29 CFR 4081.215401 | 2 | 2 | $1,275 | Aug 2006 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 4081.072701 | 2 | 2 | $1,125 | Nov 2001 | Aug 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 2 | 2 | $1,000 | Feb 2001 | May 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 2 | 2 | $963 | Oct 1993 | Nov 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 | 2 | 2 | $900 | Feb 2001 | Aug 2006 |
| 29 CFR 4081.187202 | 2 | 2 | $525 | Mar 2004 | Aug 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II | 2 | 2 | $50 | Aug 2006 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 4081.400704 | 2 | 2 | $50 | Aug 2006 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 4081.0125 | 2 | 2 | $50 | Aug 2006 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F01 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 2001 | May 2022 |
| 29 CFR 4081.122301 | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 2001 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 4081.003601 | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 2001 | Aug 2006 |
| 408.10011(A) | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2021 |
| 408.22139(2) | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | May 2022 | May 2022 |
| 29 CFR 4081.330801 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Mar 2004 | Mar 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $800 | Nov 2001 | Nov 2001 |
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 3339 within MI. Peer group: 492 employers. This establishment has 101 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 258 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 FORI AUTOMATION, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2021 | Amputation,Caught In,Clamp,Finger,Fingertip | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 FORI AUTOMATION, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FORI AUTOMATION, 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 FORI AUTOMATION, INC.. 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FORI AUTOMATION INC 13231 23 MILE RD · SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI, 48315 | RCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Nov 2023 | View → |
FORI AUTOMATION 50955 WING DR · SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI, 48315 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Oct 2008 | 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 FORI AUTOMATION, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-23 | Planned | 10 | 9 | $3,000 | |
| 2021-02-17 | Accident | 2 | 2 | $3,150 | |
| 2018-01-23 | Referral | 1 | — | $2,250 | |
| 2009-06-15 | Planned | 16 | 2 | $1,750 | |
| 2006-06-06 | Planned | 29 | 14 | $6,825 | |
| 2006-06-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-10-23 | Complaint | 4 | 2 | $800 | |
| 2002-03-18 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-09-24 | Planned | 25 | 7 | $4,600 | |
| 2000-11-17 | Complaint | 9 | 3 | $900 | |
| 1993-07-26 | Complaint | 5 | 3 | $2,475 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
FORI AUTOMATION, INC. is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other employers in all other miscellaneous general purpose machinery manufacturing within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- LUBE-POWER INCSHELBY TOWNSHIP — 2 federal enforcement records
- NATIONAL FILTERS INCHARBOR BEACH — 2 federal enforcement records
- TUFF AUTOMATIONWALKER — 2 federal enforcement records
- COMAU LLCDEARBORN — 2 federal enforcement records
- SET ENTERPRISESDETROIT — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- VANAIR MANUFACTURING, INC.NEW BUFFALO, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- J.W. HARRISONFORT LEE, VA — 1 federal enforcement record
- J.W. HARRIS CO., INC.MASON, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- J.W. HARRIS CO., INC.GAINESVILLE, GA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC locationsParent rollup
- All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
- All Other Miscellaneous in MIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FORI AUTOMATION, INC. 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 LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC, which operates 7 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FORI AUTOMATION, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- FORI AUTOMATION, INC. has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 101 violations and $25,750 in total penalties.
- How does FORI AUTOMATION, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- FORI AUTOMATION, INC. operates in the all other miscellaneous general purpose machinery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2. FORI AUTOMATION, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.3.