Establishment profile
GENERAL FILTERS INC
43800 GRAND RIVER, NOVI, MI, 48375
333415 — Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
EIN 380572148
Summary
GENERAL FILTERS INC has accumulated 30 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $1,650 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 71st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 105 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GENERAL FILTERS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
70% 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 · 23 citations in this view · $1,650 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 4081.003409 | 2 | 2 | $740 | May 1991 | Feb 1992 |
| 29 CFR 4081.331201 | 2 | 2 | $263 | Feb 1992 | Feb 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 1990 | Dec 2006 |
| 29 CFR 4081.072701 | 1 | 1 | $263 | Feb 2003 | Feb 2003 |
| 29 CFR 4082.212904 | 1 | 1 | $175 | Feb 2003 | Feb 2003 |
| 29 CFR 4081.217601 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Oct 1995 | Oct 1995 |
| 29 CFR 4082.211101 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Oct 1990 | Oct 1990 |
| 29 CFR 4081.0241 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2006 | Dec 2006 |
| 29 CFR 4081.330802 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2003 | Feb 2003 |
| 29 CFR 4081.018701 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2003 | Feb 2003 |
| 29 CFR 4081.111502 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2003 | Feb 2003 |
| 29 CFR 4081.003303 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2003 | Feb 2003 |
| 29 CFR 4081.764102 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1995 | Oct 1995 |
| 29 CFR 4081.003302 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1995 | Oct 1995 |
| 29 CFR 4081.262003 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1992 | Feb 1992 |
| 40801014JJ | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1990 | Oct 1990 |
| 29 CFR 4081.001503 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1990 | Oct 1990 |
| 29 CFR 4081.213101 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1990 | Mar 1990 |
| 29 CFR 4081.003402 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1990 | Mar 1990 |
| 29 CFR 4081.022101 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1990 | Mar 1990 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3334 within MI. Peer group: 105 employers. This establishment has 30 OSHA violations; peer median is 13.
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 37 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 GENERAL FILTERS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 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 GENERAL FILTERS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GENERAL FILTERS 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 GENERAL FILTERS 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 GENERAL FILTERS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GENERAL FILTERS, INC. 43800 GRAND RIVER AVE · NOVI, MI, 48375 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2024 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GENERAL FILTERS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-10 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-01-14 | Planned | 7 | 2 | $700 | |
| 1995-09-06 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $150 | |
| 1992-06-04 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-01-28 | Accident | 3 | — | $740 | |
| 1991-04-17 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-04-17 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-12-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-08-06 | Complaint | 4 | — | $60 | |
| 1990-02-12 | Complaint | 10 | — | $0 |
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 GENERAL FILTERS 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is GENERAL FILTERS INC's OSHA violation history?
- GENERAL FILTERS INC has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 30 violations and $1,650 in total penalties.
- How does GENERAL FILTERS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- GENERAL FILTERS INC operates in the air-conditioning and warm air heating equipment and commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. GENERAL FILTERS INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.1.