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IRWIN SEATING CO

3251 FRUIT RIDGE RD, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49544
337127Institutional Furniture Manufacturing
EIN 381333053

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OSHA inspections
11
over 36 years
Violations
132
$48,123 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

IRWIN SEATING CO has accumulated 132 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $48,123 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 195 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

IRWIN SEATING CO appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
11
0.3 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
132
3.7 / yr
Penalties
$48,123
$365 avg / violation
40% serious60% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 11
Inspection trigger · accident
2 of 11

73% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 47 citations in this view · $26,678 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4081.26450144$1,050Dec 1991Oct 2005
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I33$3,638Nov 1995Oct 2005
29 CFR 4081.246303 F33$2,788Nov 1995Oct 2005
29 CFR 4081.07270133$2,363Aug 1994Oct 2005
29 CFR 4081.012532Aug 1991Apr 2008
29 CFR 4081.06320533Aug 1991Mar 1997
29 CFR 4081.02130222$2,663Oct 2005Apr 2008
29 CFR 4081.246303 E22$2,263Mar 1997Oct 2005
29 CFR 4081.24770122$1,480Aug 1991Mar 1997
29 CFR 4081.2471 C22$1,413Mar 1997Oct 2005
29 CFR 4081.26420122$1,413Mar 1997Oct 2005
29 CFR 4081.246307 C22$1,390Aug 1991Mar 1997
29 CFR 4081.27640122$1,050Aug 1994Nov 1995
29 CFR 4081.21760122$1,013Aug 1991Oct 2005
29 CFR 4081.21540122$865Nov 1995Mar 1997
29 CFR 4081.27320422$820Aug 1994Nov 1995
29 CFR 4081.33120122$820Aug 1994Nov 1995
29 CFR 4081.24620122$750Aug 1994Oct 2005
29 CFR 4081.121101 D22$563Aug 1991Aug 1994
29 CFR 4081.0011 D22$340Nov 1995Mar 1997

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3371 within MI. Peer group: 195 employers. This establishment has 132 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $600
Inspection frequency
97th
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
1.5
vs industry
−1.1
TRIR
4.0
vs industry
−1.0

Reported for 482 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
5.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.0
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
6
Complaint
1
Accident
2
Referral
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 IRWIN SEATING CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
8 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 8 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for IRWIN SEATING CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for IRWIN SEATING CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MI — for IRWIN SEATING CO, not this location alone

Total cases
6
Unfair labor practice
6

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 IRWIN SEATING CO 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.). 6 cases · 6 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
07-CA-346400Unfair labor practiceJul 2024Apr 2025ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-189977Unfair labor practiceDec 2016Jan 2017ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-052852Unfair labor practiceApr 2010Apr 2010ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-052263Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-050062Unfair labor practiceJan 2007Mar 2007ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-049250Unfair labor practiceJan 2006May 2006ClosedRegion 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 IRWIN SEATING CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
0

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
IRWIN SEATING COMPANY
3251 FRUIT RIDGE NORTHWEST · GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49544
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified30Jan 2023View →

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)

DOT number
367022
Operation
C

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 IRWIN SEATING CO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$269K
Obligated (all-time)
$920K
Awards
18
Top agency
Department of Defense
$474K
Company-wide — IRWIN SEATING HOLDING COMPANY (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$269K
Obligated (all-time)
$920K
Awards (all-time)
18

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$474K
Department of the Interior$254K
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts$67K
Department of Veterans Affairs$49K
Department of State$48K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 337127 - INSTITUTIONAL FURNITURE MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2023-05-03. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-12-01Referral54$6,300
2008-02-19Planned7$2,240
2006-01-17Follow-up0$0
2005-08-09Planned4015$7,875
1997-02-04Planned2411$14,918
1995-10-10Planned177$6,965
1994-07-13Planned2310$7,125
1991-10-28Complaint3$0
1991-08-22Accident0$0
1991-07-11Planned136$2,700
1989-10-06Accident0$0

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on IRWIN SEATING CO 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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Frequently asked

What is IRWIN SEATING CO's OSHA violation history?
IRWIN SEATING CO has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 132 violations and $48,122.5 in total penalties.
How does IRWIN SEATING CO's safety record compare to its industry?
IRWIN SEATING CO operates in the institutional furniture manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5. IRWIN SEATING CO's self-reported DART rate is 1.54 compared to an industry average of 2.6.