Establishment profile
NOTIONS MARKETING CORP
520 CROFTON SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49507
Operated by Notions Marketing Corp · 1 of 2 establishments
424310 — Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 381903169
Summary
NOTIONS MARKETING CORP has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $2,600 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 23 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NOTIONS MARKETING CORP 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
100% 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $2,600 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 408.12152(3) | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 4081.144202 | 1 | 1 | $600 | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $600 | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 40801014JJ | 1 | 1 | — | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 4081.022101 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 4081.063201 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 4081.068503 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | — | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 4081.330802 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | May 2005 | May 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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4243 within MI. Peer group: 23 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 31 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 NOTIONS MARKETING CORP. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
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 · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2018 – Sep 2019 | All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | — | — | 1 | — | — |
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 NOTIONS MARKETING CORP. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for NOTIONS MARKETING CORP. 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 NOTIONS MARKETING CORP. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NOTIONS MARKETING CORP. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
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 NOTIONS MARKETING CORP. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-03 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | |
| 2005-03-21 | Planned | 11 | 2 | $1,200 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
NOTIONS MARKETING CORP is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Notions Marketing Corp.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Notions Marketing Corp across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in piece goods, notions, and other dry goods merchant wholesalers within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ARCTIC GLACIER INCYPSILANTI — 1 federal enforcement record
- ROCKET ENTERPRISE, INC.WARREN — 1 federal enforcement record
- H & H DISTRIBUTING CO OF ANN ARBORANN ARBOR — 1 federal enforcement record
- NOTIONS MARKETINGGRAND RAPIDS — 1 federal enforcement record
- GANZ INCFARMINGTON HILLS — 0 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Notions Marketing Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- NOTIONS MARKETINGGRAND RAPIDS, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Notions Marketing Corp locationsParent rollup
- Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Goods Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
- Piece Goods, Notions, in MIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NOTIONS MARKETING CORP 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 Notions Marketing Corp, which operates 2 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is NOTIONS MARKETING CORP's OSHA violation history?
- NOTIONS MARKETING CORP has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $2,600 in total penalties.
- How does NOTIONS MARKETING CORP's safety record compare to its industry?
- NOTIONS MARKETING CORP operates in the piece goods, notions, and other dry goods merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.6. NOTIONS MARKETING CORP's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.9.