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MICRO GAUGE INC

7350 KENSINGTON RD, BRIGHTON, MI, 48116
Operated by MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC · 1 of 455 establishments
332710Machine Shops

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OSHA inspections
8
over 22 years
Violations
8
$4,750 in penalties
Penalties
$4,750
$594 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

MICRO GAUGE INC has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $4,750 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 48th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 906 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th 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

MICRO GAUGE INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.4 / yr · last 22 yrs
Violations
8
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$4,750
$594 avg / violation
75% serious25% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 8
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 8

38% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $4,750 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$2,450Nov 2019Nov 2019
408.11421(4)11$1,000Nov 2019Nov 2019
408.11115(4)11$1,000Nov 2019Nov 2019
29 CFR 4081.33120111$300Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11Nov 2019Nov 2019
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I B11Nov 2019Nov 2019
R420104 B IV11Oct 2003Oct 2003
R420101 D II11Oct 2003Oct 2003

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

48th

Below average violations in NAICS 3327 within MI. Peer group: 906 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
81st
peer median: $950
Inspection frequency
94th
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
4.0
vs industry
+2.5
TRIR
8.0
vs industry
+5.3

Reported for 75 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
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
8.0
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
1
Complaint
6
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 MICRO GAUGE INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 13, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Chain,Conveyor,Finger,Fingertip,Hand,Machine Shop,Maintenance,Repair11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

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 MICRO GAUGE INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MICRO GAUGE INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MI — for MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Representation (union)
2

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 MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC 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.). 2 cases · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
07-RD-136170Representation electionSep 2014Oct 2014ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-RC-089883Representation electionSep 2012Nov 2012ClosedRegion 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 MICRO GAUGE INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MICRO GAUGE 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
MICRO GAUGE INC.
7350 KENSINGTON RD. · BRIGHTON, MI, 48116
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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 MICRO GAUGE INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — THERMODYNETICS INC. (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$7K
Awards (all-time)
1

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

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-10-03Complaint0$0
2019-10-03Referral55$4,450
2017-04-11Complaint0$0
2016-03-02Complaint0$0
2015-07-08Complaint0$0
2010-05-24Complaint0$0
2008-04-03Planned11$300
2003-09-11Complaint2$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MICRO GAUGE INC is one of 455 establishments rolled up under the parent organization MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC across all 455 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MICRO GAUGE 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC, which operates 455 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is MICRO GAUGE INC's OSHA violation history?
MICRO GAUGE INC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $4,750 in total penalties.
How does MICRO GAUGE INC's safety record compare to its industry?
MICRO GAUGE INC operates in the machine shops industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. MICRO GAUGE INC's self-reported DART rate is 4 compared to an industry average of 1.5.