Establishment profile
R. HIRT JR. COMPANY
3000 CHRYSLER DR., DETROIT, MI, 48207
424410 — General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 381723651
Summary
R. HIRT JR. COMPANY has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $1,450 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 229 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 63rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
R. HIRT JR. COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $1,450 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 2 | 2 | $300 | Jun 2009 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 4081.001501 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 4081.021301 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 4081.215401 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 408.22141(1) | 1 | 1 | $250 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| 408.12152(2) | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| 408.12154(1) | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 4081.330802 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
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 4244 within MI. Peer group: 229 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 30 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 R. HIRT JR. COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 R. HIRT JR. COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for R. HIRT JR. COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for R. HIRT JR. COMPANY. 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 R. HIRT JR. COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for R. HIRT JR. COMPANY. 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
First case: 2001-04-12. Most recent: 2001-04-12. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Federal prosecution case file
Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $190,000 in penalties / restitution.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. R Hirt Jr Co R. Hirt Jr. Co. | Apr 2001 | plea | Other | Michigan - Eastern | $190,000 | No |
Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-29 | Planned | 4 | — | $250 | |
| 2009-05-04 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $1,200 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in general line grocery merchant wholesalers within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SPARTAN STORES INCGRAND RAPIDS — 3 federal enforcement records
- REINHART FOOD SERVICE LLCWARREN — 2 federal enforcement records
- SYSCO DETROIT LLCCANTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP DBA PERFORMANCE FOODSERVICEWARREN — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHERWOOD FOOD DISTRIBUTIONDETROIT — 2 federal enforcement records
- LIPARI FOODS OPERATING COMPANY, LLCWARREN — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHERWOOD FOOD DISTRIBUTORSDETROIT — 2 federal enforcement records
- Meijer Distribution CenterNewport — 2 federal enforcement records
- INTERNATIONAL WHOLESALE INCSOUTHFIELD — 1 federal enforcement record
- EBY BROWN COMPANY LLCYPSILANTI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- General Line Grocery Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
- General Line Grocery in MIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on R. HIRT JR. COMPANY 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.
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.
Need API access, bulk download, or licensed redistribution? The website is free. Programmatic and licensed access is handled separately.
Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is R. HIRT JR. COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- R. HIRT JR. COMPANY has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $1,450 in total penalties.
- How does R. HIRT JR. COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- R. HIRT JR. COMPANY operates in the general line grocery merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. R. HIRT JR. COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 3.25 compared to an industry average of 3.4.