Establishment profile
NATIONAL STANDARD
1631 LAKE ST, NILES, MI, 49120
Operated by National Standard, LLC
331222 — Steel Wire Drawing
EIN 271494296
Summary
NATIONAL STANDARD has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $488 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 41st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 129 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 76th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NATIONAL STANDARD 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
20% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $488 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 3255.191003 | 1 | 1 | $488 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 3255.191702 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 3255.192304 A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 3255.192304 B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 3255.193001 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 3255.194904 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3312 within MI. Peer group: 129 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.
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 113 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 NATIONAL STANDARD. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 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 NATIONAL STANDARD. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NATIONAL STANDARD. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MI — for National Standard, LLC, not this location alone
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 National Standard, LLC 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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-CA-066815 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2011 | Jan 2012 | Closed | Region 07, Detroit, Michigan |
| 07-CA-052461 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2009 | Nov 2009 | Closed | Region 07, Detroit, Michigan |
| 07-CA-052354 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2009 | Nov 2009 | Closed | Region 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 NATIONAL STANDARD. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NATIONAL STANDARD. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NATIONAL STANDARD CO 1701 LAKE ST · NILES, MI, 49120 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for NATIONAL STANDARD. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-25 | Complaint | 6 | 6 | $488 | |
| 2005-05-18 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-07-08 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-10-19 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-03-29 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
NATIONAL STANDARD is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization National Standard, LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of National Standard, LLC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in steel wire drawing within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- DW NATIONAL STANDARD NILES LLCNILES — 1 federal enforcement record
- VANGUARD MANUFACTURING INCGRAND RAPIDS — 1 federal enforcement record
- IW & S INCRIVER ROUGE — 1 federal enforcement record
- NATIONAL STANDARD CO LAKE ST PLANTNILES — 1 federal enforcement record
- WEAVE ALLOY PRODUCTS COMPANYSTERLING HEIGHTS — 1 federal enforcement record
- RICHFIELD TECH CENTERFLINT — 1 federal enforcement record
- AWCOA INCHAMTRAMCK — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NATIONAL STANDARD 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is NATIONAL STANDARD's OSHA violation history?
- NATIONAL STANDARD has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $487.5 in total penalties.
- How does NATIONAL STANDARD's safety record compare to its industry?
- NATIONAL STANDARD operates in the steel wire drawing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. NATIONAL STANDARD's self-reported DART rate is 3.41 compared to an industry average of 2.9.