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K-LINE INDUSTRIES INC

315 GARDEN AVE, HOLLAND, MI, 49424
336211Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
3
over 33 years
Violations
23
$4,175 in penalties
Penalties
$4,175
$182 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

K-LINE INDUSTRIES INC has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $4,175 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 203 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 64th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

K-LINE INDUSTRIES INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
3
0.1 / yr · last 33 yrs
Violations
23
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$4,175
$182 avg / violation
52% serious48% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 3

100% 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 · 22 citations in this view · $4,175 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4081.00340322$675Oct 1998Jan 2009
29 CFR 4081.071622$600May 1993Oct 1998
29 CFR 4081.0011 C11$600May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 4081.14420211$600May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 4081.06450211$400May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 4081.00341011$400May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 4081.263711$300Oct 1998Oct 1998
29 CFR 4081.00340911$300Oct 1998Oct 1998
29 CFR 4081.11150411$300Oct 1998Oct 1998
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 4081.00360111Oct 1998Oct 1998
29 CFR 4081.06320511Oct 1998Oct 1998
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211Oct 1998Oct 1998
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II11Oct 1998Oct 1998
29 CFR 4081.24120211Oct 1998Oct 1998
29 CFR 3090.04001011May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 1910.1200 F0411May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 4081.11150211May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVD11May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 4081.18720211May 1993May 1993

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

78th

Above average violations in NAICS 3362 within MI. Peer group: 203 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
75th
peer median: $900
Inspection frequency
64th
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
1.2
vs industry
−1.6
TRIR
2.4
vs industry
−2.5

Reported for 81 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
4.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.4
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
3

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 K-LINE INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$41,981
Employees affected
49

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 49 violations · $41,981 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeNov 200814949$41,981

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 49 violations · $41,981 in backwages · 49 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Nov 2006 – Nov 2008All Other Motor Vehicle Parts ManufacturingFLSA4949$41,981

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for K-LINE INDUSTRIES 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 K-LINE INDUSTRIES 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 K-LINE INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for K-LINE INDUSTRIES INC. 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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
K-LINE INDUSTRIES INC
307 GARDEN AVE · HOLLAND, MI, 49424
RCRANo Violation Identified00Oct 1986View →

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
1923633
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 K-LINE INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$8K
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Defense
$8K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    WRENCH, SPANNER FOR M777 TOWED HOWITZER
    contract · Last action 2010-02-10
    $7,866

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332212 - HAND AND EDGE TOOL MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2010-02-10. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-11-07Planned21$375
1998-09-24Planned105$1,500
1993-04-16Planned116$2,300

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 K-LINE INDUSTRIES 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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Frequently asked

What is K-LINE INDUSTRIES INC's OSHA violation history?
K-LINE INDUSTRIES INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $4,175 in total penalties.
How does K-LINE INDUSTRIES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
K-LINE INDUSTRIES INC operates in the motor vehicle body manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.9. K-LINE INDUSTRIES INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.19 compared to an industry average of 2.8.