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NIOWAVE INC

2450 PORT LANSING ROAD, LANSING, MI, 48906
325411Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
3
over 15 years
Violations
13
$4,775 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

NIOWAVE INC has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $4,775 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 60 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 73rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

NIOWAVE 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
0.2 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
13
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$4,775
$367 avg / violation
46% serious54% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3
Inspection trigger · referral
1 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $4,775 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4081.11150122$1,425Jun 2011Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I11$1,250Feb 2025Feb 2025
29 CFR 4081.2612 D11$750Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 4081.26480111$750Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 4080.1011 A11$375Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 4081.263501 B11$225Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 4081.33080211Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 4081.06850311Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 4081.06320111Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 4081.012511Jun 2011Jun 2011

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

92nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3254 within MI. Peer group: 60 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
88th
peer median: $205
Inspection frequency
73rd
peer median: 1

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
1.7
vs industry
+0.7
TRIR
1.7
vs industry
+0.3

Reported for 65 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
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.7
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
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 NIOWAVE INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$46,049
Employees affected
35

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 · 36 violations · $46,049 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeMay 201513630$46,049

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 · 36 violations · $46,049 in backwages · 35 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jun 2013 – May 2015Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)FLSA3635$46,049

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 NIOWAVE 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 NIOWAVE 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 NIOWAVE INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NIOWAVE 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
NIOWAVE INC
1012 N WALNUT ST · LANSING, MI, 48906
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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
4240662
Operation
B

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 NIOWAVE INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$13.9M
Awards
17
Top agency
Department of Defense
$11.0M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$11.0M
Department of Homeland Security$1.9M
Department of Energy$995K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
    contract · Last action 2013-07-10
    $4,912,296
  • Department of Defense
    SUPERCONDUCTING INJECTOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FREE ELECTRON LASER (FEL)
    contract · Last action 2015-09-08
    $1,825,685
  • Department of Defense
    MONTHLY STATUS REPORT
    contract · Last action 2009-04-15
    $1,212,000
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF THE PURPOSE OF THIS TERM COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE(DNDO) AND NIOWAVE, INC.
    contract · Last action 2016-11-17
    $1,000,000
  • Department of Energy
    IGF::CL::IGF SBIR PHASE III - COMPARISON OF LARGE CO-60 IRRADIATION FACILITIES TO SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRON LINAC IRRADIATION FACILITIES
    contract · Last action 2024-05-20
    $994,653
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF NEW SBIR PHASE III CONTRACT FOR A CRYOGEN FREE REFRIGERATOR FOR SUPERCONDUCTING LINACS FOR ACTIVE INTEROGATION
    contract · Last action 2017-09-25
    $750,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF SUPERCONDUCTING 700 MHZ MULTI-SPOKE INJECTOR FOR A MW-CLASS
    contract · Last action 2017-07-31
    $607,763
  • Department of Defense
    SUPERCONDUCTING 700 MHZ MULTI-SPOKE INJECTOR FOR A MW CLASS FEL
    contract · Last action 2017-07-07
    $593,641
  • Department of Defense
    FREE ELECTRON LASERS
    contract · Last action 2016-03-23
    $584,214
  • Department of Defense
    MW-CLASS ON-AXIS RF COUPLER FOR THE NPS SUPERCONDUCTING INJE
    contract · Last action 2016-03-21
    $559,806
  • Department of Defense
    MW-CLASS ON-AXIS RF COUPLER FOR NPS SUPERCONDUCTING INJECTOR
    contract · Last action 2011-07-18
    $447,546
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF NEW SBIR PHASE I CONTRACT
    contract · Last action 2015-08-28
    $150,000
  • Department of Defense
    SBIR PHASE I
    contract · Last action 2019-05-22
    $139,992
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
    contract · Last action 2011-05-04
    $80,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF FEASIBILITY STUDY: ACCELERATOR-BASED PRODUCTION OF ALPHA AND BETA EMITTERS FOR RADIOISOTOPE POWER SOURCES
    contract · Last action 2017-09-14
    $77,778
  • Department of Defense
    NIOWAVE, INC.
    contract · Last action 2012-05-14
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    FREE ELECTRON LASERS
    contract · Last action 2011-06-23
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541712 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2024-05-20. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-01-14Referral11$1,250
2013-02-26Planned4$1,200
2011-06-13Complaint85$2,325

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 NIOWAVE 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 NIOWAVE INC's OSHA violation history?
NIOWAVE INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $4,775 in total penalties.
How does NIOWAVE INC's safety record compare to its industry?
NIOWAVE INC operates in the medicinal and botanical manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. NIOWAVE INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.66 compared to an industry average of 1.