Establishment profile
OPTICAL SUPPLY INC
1526 PLAINFIELD AVE NE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49505
Operated by Essilor · 1 of 2 establishments
333314 — Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
Summary
OPTICAL SUPPLY INC has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $5,775 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 76th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 73 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 68th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
OPTICAL SUPPLY INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
67% 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $5,775 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $750 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I | 1 | 1 | $750 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 40801014K2 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 3254.720103 | 1 | 1 | $525 | May 2012 | May 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 4081.0011 D | 1 | 1 | $375 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $375 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 3090.011017 A | 1 | 1 | $375 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 4081.003403 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 4081.331201 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA | 1 | 1 | $375 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 4082.211101 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 40801014JJ | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 4081.400704 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 III | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3333 within MI. Peer group: 73 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.
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 80 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 OPTICAL SUPPLY INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 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 OPTICAL SUPPLY INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OPTICAL SUPPLY 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 OPTICAL SUPPLY 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 OPTICAL SUPPLY INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for OPTICAL SUPPLY INC. 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 OPTICAL SUPPLY INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-15 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $525 | |
| 2006-04-25 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-12-27 | Planned | 16 | 10 | $5,250 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
OPTICAL SUPPLY INC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Essilor.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Essilor across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in optical instrument and lens manufacturing within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- KWIK SITE COMPANYWAYNE — 1 federal enforcement record
- TRIJICON INCWIXOM — 1 federal enforcement record
- RIGAKU INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES INCAUBURN HILLS — 1 federal enforcement record
- PHOENIX IMAGINGLIVONIA — 1 federal enforcement record
- PLANEWAVE INSTRUMENTS, INC.DEERFIELD — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Essilor, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- VISION CRAFTWALLED LAKE, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Essilor locationsParent rollup
- Optical Instrument and Lens ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
- Optical Instrument and in MIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OPTICAL SUPPLY 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 Essilor, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is OPTICAL SUPPLY INC's OSHA violation history?
- OPTICAL SUPPLY INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $5,775 in total penalties.
- How does OPTICAL SUPPLY INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- OPTICAL SUPPLY INC operates in the optical instrument and lens manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. OPTICAL SUPPLY INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.32 compared to an industry average of 0.5.