Establishment profile
POSTLE EXTRUSION
201 N EDWARDS ST, CASSOPOLIS, MI, 49031
Operated by Postle Aluminum Company · 1 of 4 establishments
423510 — Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
POSTLE EXTRUSION has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $19,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 116 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
POSTLE EXTRUSION appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · $19,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 408.13310A(2) | 1 | 1 | $3,600 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 408.13811(A) | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 |
| 408.11412(3) | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 |
| 408.11421(4) | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 |
| 408.12616(2) | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 |
| 408.11421(7) | 1 | 1 | $2,800 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2018 |
| 408.11411(2) | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2018 | Jun 2018 |
| 408.11411(1) | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2018 | Jun 2018 |
| 408.11433(1) | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2018 | Jun 2018 |
| 408.13308(3) | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 408.12154(1) | 1 | 1 | — | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 408.13863(1) | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 |
| 408.13831 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I B | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 |
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 4235 within MI. Peer group: 116 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 239 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 POSTLE EXTRUSION. 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2017 | Caught Between,Conveyor,Crushed,Hand,Manual Mat Handling,Metal Shop | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 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. 2 statutes · 97 violations · $32,075 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Feb 2024 | 2 | 94 | 72 | $30,561 | — |
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Feb 2024 | 1 | 3 | 1 | $1,515 | — |
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. 2 cases · 97 violations · $32,075 in backwages · 94 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2022 – Feb 2024 | Aluminum Extruded Product Manufacturing | FLSA | 93 | 93 | $30,561 | — |
| Feb 2022 – Feb 2024 | Aluminum Extruded Product Manufacturing | FLSAFMLA | 4 | 1 | $1,515 | — |
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 POSTLE EXTRUSION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for POSTLE EXTRUSION. 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 POSTLE EXTRUSION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for POSTLE EXTRUSION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for POSTLE EXTRUSION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-02 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $2,800 | |
| 2017-11-02 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $3,600 | |
| 2017-04-26 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-08-08 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $3,150 | |
| 2016-07-14 | Referral | 7 | 7 | $9,450 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
POSTLE EXTRUSION is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Postle Aluminum Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Postle Aluminum Company across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Postle Aluminum Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ELKHART TOOL & DIE, INC.ELKHART, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- REFLEX INDUSTRIESELKHART, IN — 1 federal enforcement record
- POSTLE ALUMINUM CO.CASSOPOLIS, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Postle Aluminum Company locationsParent rollup
- Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
- Metal Service Centers in MIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on POSTLE EXTRUSION 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 Postle Aluminum Company, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is POSTLE EXTRUSION's OSHA violation history?
- POSTLE EXTRUSION has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $19,000 in total penalties.
- How does POSTLE EXTRUSION's safety record compare to its industry?
- POSTLE EXTRUSION operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. POSTLE EXTRUSION's self-reported DART rate is 4.38 compared to an industry average of 2.5.