Establishment profile
HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
2760 RIDGEWAY CT, WALLED LAKE, MI, 48390
Operated by Herkules Equipment Corp
423830 — Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $6,240 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 356 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 21 citations in this view · $6,240 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 4081.072701 | 2 | 2 | $1,200 | Nov 1990 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| 408.10727(1) | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| 408.11115(4) | 1 | 1 | $600 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| 29 CFR 4081.263501 B | 1 | 1 | $600 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| 29 CFR 4081.217601 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Nov 1990 | Nov 1990 |
| 29 CFR 4081.2611 C | 1 | 1 | $420 | Nov 1990 | Nov 1990 |
| 408.1014J | 1 | 1 | $250 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| 408.22141(1) | 1 | 1 | $250 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| 408.13811 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| 408.12635(1) | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| 408.11116(1) | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| 29 CFR 4081.017401 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 4081.012101 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 4081.0125 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
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 4238 within MI. Peer group: 356 employers. This establishment has 28 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 35 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 HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION. 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 HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION. 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORP 2760 RIDGEWAY COURT · WALLED LAKE, MI, 48390 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of the TreasuryLIFT EQUIPMENTcontract · Last action 2023-05-10$33,386
- Department of the TreasuryHERKULES LOW PROFILE, AIR OPERATED, MODULAR SCISSOR LIFT SYSTEMScontract · Last action 2012-08-20$23,540
- Department of DefenseMODULAR ELEC LIFTcontract · Last action 2010-12-15$18,030
- Department of DefenseCRUSHER PART NUMBER: HCR1contract · Last action 2009-04-10$16,505
- Department of the TreasurySCISSOR LIFT TABLEcontract · Last action 2012-03-02$11,098
- Department of DefenseFSC: MANP NAME: CRUSHER,CAN PN PART NUMBER: HCR1contract · Last action 2010-01-27$9,840
- Department of DefenseCAN CRUSHERcontract · Last action 2012-08-22$5,989
- Department of DefenseHEAVY DUTY OIL FILTER CRUSHER - AIR OPERcontract · Last action 2008-07-07$4,227
- Department of DefenseUSNS WASHINGTON CHAMBERS,contract · Last action 2011-02-14$3,516
- Department of DefenseFSC: 5340 NAME: CRUSHER,CAN PN PART NUMBER: HCR1contract · Last action 2011-07-20$3,432
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333922 - CONVEYOR AND CONVEYING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2023-05-10. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-05 | Programmed Related | 3 | 3 | $1,000 | |
| 2024-04-04 | Planned | 10 | 7 | $2,600 | |
| 1998-05-21 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-09-28 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-08-06 | Planned | 8 | 1 | $1,800 | |
| 1990-09-06 | Planned | 7 | 2 | $840 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Herkules Equipment Corp.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Herkules Equipment Corp across all 1 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:
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- EQUIPMENT ASSETS INCTROY — 2 federal enforcement records
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- ALTA INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT MICHIGAN LLC DBA ALTA MATERIAL HANDLINGKENTWOOD — 2 federal enforcement records
- QUANTUM LIFT INCWARREN — 1 federal enforcement record
- SETCO SALES CONOVI — 1 federal enforcement record
- H & P TECHNOLOGIES INCWARREN — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNIVERSAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS INCAUBURN HILLS — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Herkules Equipment Corp locationsParent rollup
- Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
- Industrial Machinery and in MIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 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 HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $6,240 in total penalties.
- How does HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION operates in the industrial machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. HERKULES EQUIPMENT CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 2.93 compared to an industry average of 0.9.