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LOWELL ENGINEERING

6151 BANCROFT, ALTO, MI, 49302

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OSHA inspections
11
over 36 years
Violations
88
$37,896 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

LOWELL ENGINEERING has accumulated 88 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $37,896 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,631 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 25 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

LOWELL ENGINEERING 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, 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

Inspections
11
0.3 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
88
2.4 / yr
Penalties
$37,896
$431 avg / violation
39% serious61% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 11
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 11

82% 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 · 32 citations in this view · $30,384 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4081.02130233$1,013Aug 1991Aug 2000
R44010322$3,054Apr 1993Apr 1998
29 CFR 4081.071622$1,013Apr 1995Aug 2000
29 CFR 4081.07270122$1,013Apr 1995Aug 2000
29 CFR 4081.00150322$525Aug 1991May 2001
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0122$450Apr 1995Aug 2000
29 CFR 4081.14420222$450Aug 1991Apr 1995
29 CFR 4081.21760122$180Aug 1991Aug 2000
29 CFR 4081.11150122Aug 1991Aug 2000
29 CFR 3256.01240122Apr 1993Apr 1998
29 CFR 4081.11150222Aug 1991Apr 1995
29 CFR 3256.01120111$5,000Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 3256.01040111$5,000Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 3256.01230111$5,000Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 I11$2,125Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 1910.1030 F01 I11$2,125Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 3256.00080111$938Apr 1998Apr 1998
29 CFR 1910.1030 C0111$850Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 3255.14730211$850Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 4082.21140111$800Mar 1993Mar 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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 72,631 employers. This establishment has 88 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for LOWELL ENGINEERING. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Planned
4
Complaint
5
Accident
1
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 LOWELL ENGINEERING. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
25 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 25+ years. Most recent activity: 25 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 LOWELL ENGINEERING. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for LOWELL ENGINEERING. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for LOWELL ENGINEERING. 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 LOWELL ENGINEERING. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for LOWELL ENGINEERING. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2001-03-26Complaint32$1,400
2000-06-12Planned3110$5,625
2000-01-18Accident1$0
1998-08-25Complaint0$0
1998-03-05Referral11$450
1998-02-06Planned102$1,866
1995-03-14Planned1410$4,050
1993-02-26Complaint1$800
1993-01-12Complaint148$23,075
1991-07-17Planned131$630
1989-10-13Complaint0$0

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

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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LOWELL ENGINEERING from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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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What is LOWELL ENGINEERING's OSHA violation history?
LOWELL ENGINEERING has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 88 violations and $37,896 in total penalties.