Establishment profile
MASTER FINISH COMPANY
2020 NELSON AVE SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49507
332813 — Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
Summary
MASTER FINISH COMPANY has accumulated 110 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $17,605 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 518 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 77th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
MASTER FINISH COMPANY 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 49 citations in this view · $13,375 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 4081.021302 | 7 | 2 | $700 | Jan 1993 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 4081.072701 | 6 | 1 | $300 | Jan 1993 | Jan 1993 |
| 29 CFR 4081.072201 | 5 | 1 | — | Jan 1993 | Jan 1993 |
| 29 CFR 4080.1011 A | 4 | 2 | $1,800 | Jan 1993 | May 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 | 4 | 1 | $250 | Jan 1993 | Jan 1993 |
| 29 CFR 3090.011017 A | 3 | 1 | $300 | Jan 1993 | Jan 1993 |
| 29 CFR 4081.331201 | 2 | 1 | $950 | Jan 1993 | Jan 1993 |
| 29 CFR 4081.0219 | 2 | 2 | $300 | May 1996 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 4081.142104 | 2 | 1 | $300 | Jan 1993 | Jan 1993 |
| 29 CFR 4081.021502 | 2 | 1 | $300 | Jan 1993 | Jan 1993 |
| 29 CFR 4081.003303 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1996 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 4081.073101 | 2 | 1 | — | Jan 1993 | Jan 1993 |
| 408.12172(1) | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| R322011 C | 1 | 1 | $1,375 | May 1993 | May 1993 |
| 29 CFR 3256.012102 B | 1 | 1 | $1,375 | May 1993 | May 1993 |
| 29 CFR 3256.011202 | 1 | 1 | $875 | May 1993 | May 1993 |
| R350201 B | 1 | 1 | $875 | May 1993 | May 1993 |
| 29 CFR 3256.012301 | 1 | 1 | $550 | May 1993 | May 1993 |
| R322009 E | 1 | 1 | $525 | May 1993 | May 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $500 | May 1996 | May 1996 |
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 3328 within MI. Peer group: 518 employers. This establishment has 110 OSHA violations; peer median is 11.
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 127 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 MASTER FINISH COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 MASTER FINISH COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MASTER FINISH COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MASTER FINISH COMPANY. 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 MASTER FINISH COMPANY. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MASTER FINISH 2020 NELSON SE · GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49507 | AirRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 2 | 0 | — | May 2022 | 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.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-12 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $2,100 | |
| 1999-05-04 | Planned | 10 | 6 | $1,900 | |
| 1996-04-01 | Complaint | 9 | 5 | $2,500 | |
| 1993-02-17 | Planned | 11 | 9 | $5,575 | |
| 1992-12-10 | Planned | 71 | 53 | $5,500 | |
| 1976-04-13 | Planned | 7 | — | $30 |
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 MASTER FINISH COMPANY 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is MASTER FINISH COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- MASTER FINISH COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 110 violations and $17,605 in total penalties.
- How does MASTER FINISH COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- MASTER FINISH COMPANY operates in the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. MASTER FINISH COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 1.82 compared to an industry average of 2.3.