Establishment profile
SHEPHERD CASTER CORP
203 KERTH ST, ST JOSEPH, MI, 49085
Operated by Colson Group USA · 1 of 2 establishments
332510 — Hardware Manufacturing
Summary
SHEPHERD CASTER CORP has accumulated 66 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $12,100 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 53 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SHEPHERD CASTER CORP 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
80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 32 citations in this view · $11,920 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 4081.246201 | 4 | 4 | $2,690 | Jan 1992 | Dec 2007 |
| 29 CFR 4081.264902 | 3 | 3 | $1,500 | Jan 1992 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 4081.003409 | 3 | 3 | $1,490 | Nov 1999 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 4081.072701 | 2 | 2 | $800 | Jan 2004 | Dec 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $600 | Nov 1999 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 4081.246303 E | 2 | 2 | $590 | Nov 1999 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.241201 | 2 | 2 | $350 | Nov 1999 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.0125 | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 1999 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.003403 | 1 | 1 | $540 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $450 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2007 |
| 29 CFR 4081.142104 | 1 | 1 | $450 | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 4081.273001 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 4081.246102 A | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.0711 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.241102 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 4081.451104 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 4081.337001 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 4081.246303 F | 1 | 1 | $180 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D04 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 4081.022703 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
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 3325 within MI. Peer group: 53 employers. This establishment has 66 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 160 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 SHEPHERD CASTER CORP. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 SHEPHERD CASTER CORP. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SHEPHERD CASTER 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 SHEPHERD CASTER 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 SHEPHERD CASTER CORP. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SHEPHERD CASTER CORP. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SHEPHERD CASTER CORP 203 KERTH · SAINT JOSEPH, MI, 49085 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Oct 2004 | View → |
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)
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 SHEPHERD CASTER CORP. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-03 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $600 | |
| 2007-10-30 | Planned | 9 | 2 | $1,800 | |
| 2005-02-25 | Planned | 10 | 2 | $2,700 | |
| 2005-02-25 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-05-10 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-10-20 | Planned | 12 | 9 | $2,800 | |
| 1999-09-22 | Planned | 18 | 8 | $1,620 | |
| 1994-01-28 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $600 | |
| 1991-12-03 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $1,980 | |
| 1990-05-23 | Planned | 9 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SHEPHERD CASTER CORP is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Colson Group USA.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Colson Group USA across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in hardware manufacturing within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MARSHALL BRASS COMARSHALL — 4 federal enforcement records
- ALBION INDUSTRIES INCALBION — 3 federal enforcement records
- ATTWOOD CORPLOWELL — 2 federal enforcement records
- ROSE CASTER, LLCDETROIT — 2 federal enforcement records
- ZSI INCWESTLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- DARNELL ROSEDETROIT — 1 federal enforcement record
- LAPEER MANUFACTURING COMPANYLAPEER — 1 federal enforcement record
- MOTION SYSTEMS INCWARREN — 1 federal enforcement record
- ADMAT MFG INCUNION — 1 federal enforcement record
- NORMA PRODUCTS INC USAWIXOM — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Colson Group USA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ALBION INDUSTRIES INCALBION, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Colson Group USA locationsParent rollup
- Hardware ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
- Hardware Manufacturing in MIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SHEPHERD CASTER 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 Colson Group USA, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SHEPHERD CASTER CORP's OSHA violation history?
- SHEPHERD CASTER CORP has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 66 violations and $12,100 in total penalties.
- How does SHEPHERD CASTER CORP's safety record compare to its industry?
- SHEPHERD CASTER CORP operates in the hardware manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. SHEPHERD CASTER CORP's self-reported DART rate is 1.18 compared to an industry average of 1.5.