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SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS INC

43980 PLYMOUTH OAKS BLVD, PLYMOUTH, MI, 48170
Operated by Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc · 1 of 10 establishments
541330Engineering Services

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OSHA inspections
4
over 29 years
Violations
28
$2,400 in penalties
Penalties
$2,400
$86 avg

Summary

SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS INC has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $2,400 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 295 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS 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

Inspections
4
0.1 / yr · last 29 yrs
Violations
28
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$2,400
$86 avg / violation
29% serious71% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 4

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. 20 distinct standards shown · 26 citations in this view · $2,400 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4081.01870133Nov 1996Sep 2008
29 CFR 4081.263501 A22$700Nov 1996Oct 2005
29 CFR 4081.02130222$600Nov 1996Oct 2005
29 CFR 4081.08350322Nov 1996Sep 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 F0522Oct 2005Sep 2008
29 CFR 4081.07270111$400Oct 2005Oct 2005
29 CFR 4081.07310111$400Oct 2005Oct 2005
29 CFR 1910.0146 G0111$300Nov 1996Nov 1996
29 CFR 4081.12760211Aug 2007Aug 2007
29 CFR 4081.54160211Oct 2005Oct 2005
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0111Oct 2005Oct 2005
29 CFR 4081.00360111Oct 2005Oct 2005
29 CFR 4081.263501 B11Oct 2005Oct 2005
29 CFR 4081.383411Oct 2005Oct 2005
29 CFR 4081.12220511Nov 1996Nov 1996
29 CFR 4081.12220611Nov 1996Nov 1996
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0411Nov 1996Nov 1996
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II11Nov 1996Nov 1996
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I11Nov 1996Nov 1996
29 CFR 4081.33130411Nov 1996Nov 1996

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 5413 within MI. Peer group: 295 employers. This establishment has 28 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
82nd
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
95th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.7
vs industry
+0.5
TRIR
1.4
vs industry
+0.9

Reported for 144 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

Industry avg TRIR
0.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
4

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 SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
17 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS 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 SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS 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 SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
488313
Operation
A

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 SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$2.7M
Awards
34
Top agency
Department of Transportation
$2.7M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Transportation$2.7M
Department of Veterans Affairs$4K
Department of Homeland Security$0
Largest awards
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF IDIQ FOR PAVEMENT SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS TASK ORDER FOR EVALUATION OF POTENTIOAL PAVEMENT PROFILE REFERENCE DEVICES AND CONDUT INERTIAL PROFILER TYPE TESTING.
    contract · Last action 2021-02-23
    $387,636
  • Department of Transportation
    TASK ORDER NO. DTFH61-04-D-00010-T-09003, ASPHALT MIX, BINDER, & MODELS ETG MEETING SUPPORT SERVICES , IS ISSUED IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $199,989, CONSISTING OF A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF $197,510 AND A FIXED FEE AMOUNT OF $2,479.
    contract · Last action 2010-08-12
    $239,966
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS.
    contract · Last action 2017-09-07
    $229,020
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF AWARD BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT #8 CONTRACT UNDER DTFH61-13-R-0003 FOR THE LONG-TERM PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAM .
    contract · Last action 2019-08-23
    $208,451
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF PAVEMENT SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS IDIQ TASK ORDER FOR IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE FOR PAVEMENT SMOOTHNESS SPECIFICATIONS
    contract · Last action 2018-12-19
    $167,555
  • Department of Transportation
    MEETING ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASPHALT EXPERT TASK GROUPS.
    contract · Last action 2009-03-30
    $166,348
  • Department of Transportation
    THE OBJECTIVE OF TASK ORDER NO. 13 IS TWOFOLD - TO PROVIDE REFERENCE-PROFILING SERVICES TO STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS (STD) IMPLEMENTING THE AASHTO PROVISIONAL STANDARDS FOR PAVEMENT SMOOTHNESS MEASUREMENT, AND TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO AND CONSOLIDATE FEEDBACK FROM STDS ) IMPLEMENTING THE AASHTO PROVISIONAL STANDARDS FOR PAVEMENT SMOOTHNESS MEASUREMENT.
    contract · Last action 2010-09-17
    $158,453
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTION. TASK ORDER NO. DTFH61-10-D-00026-T-12008, "EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL PAVEMENT PROFILE REFERENCE DEVICES" IS ISSUED IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $152,039 CONSISTING OF A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF $143,873 AND A FIXED FEE AMOUNT OF $8,166.
    contract · Last action 2016-07-28
    $144,621
  • Department of Transportation
    MEETING ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASPHALT EXPERT TASK GROUPS 2012-2013.
    contract · Last action 2012-03-01
    $141,042
  • Department of Transportation
    TASK ORDER NO. DTFH61-10-D-00026-T-11002 ENTITLED, "ASPHALT MIX, BINDER AND MODELS ETG MEETINGS SUPPORT SERVICES," ISSUED IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $177,798, CONSISTING OF AN ESTIMATED COST OF $170,042 AND A FIXED FEE AMOUNT OF $7,756.
    contract · Last action 2012-05-29
    $132,698
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF TASK ORDER PROPOSAL REQUEST #23 FOR ASPHALT ETG MEETINGS SUPPORT SERVICES UNDER IDIQ CONTRACTS (DTFH6110D00025, DTFH6110D00026,&DTFH6110D00027)
    contract · Last action 2017-09-07
    $114,111
  • Department of Transportation
    ISSUE TASK ORDER PROPOSAL REQUEST #6, IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE FOR PAVEMENT SMOOTHNESS SPECIFICATIONS.
    contract · Last action 2013-08-05
    $96,522
  • Department of Transportation
    TASK ORDER NO. DTFH61-10-D-00026-T-10001, "RECYCLED ASPHALT PAVEMENTS EXPERT TASK GROUP AND THE WARM MIX ASPHALT TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP MEETINGS SUPPORT SERVICES," IS ISSUED IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $140,196, CONSISTING OF TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF $133,994 AND A FIXED FEE AMOUNT OF $6,202.
    contract · Last action 2012-05-29
    $90,896
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF VALIDATION OF PROFILERS
    contract · Last action 2015-11-30
    $75,092
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF PAVEMENT MONITORING GUIDE
    contract · Last action 2015-04-09
    $62,822
  • Department of Transportation
    ISSUE TASK ORDER PROPOSAL REQUEST #7, PAVEMENT MONITOR GUIDE FOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.
    contract · Last action 2011-09-02
    $58,936
  • Department of Transportation
    TASK ORDER NO. DTFH61-04-D-00010-T-09001 ENTITLED, "TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR NON-FEDERAL PARTICIPANTS - PART 2", IS ISSUED IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $56,526, CONSISTING OF AN ESTIMATED COST OF $55,458 AND A FIXED FEE $1,068.
    contract · Last action 2010-03-10
    $56,526
  • Department of Transportation
    TASK ORDER NO. DTFH61-04-D-00010-T-09002 ENTITLED, "INSTRUMENTATION OF A 10FT ROLLING STRAIGHTEDGE FOR AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC CODING OF DEVISE RESPONSE", IS ISSUED IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $56,512, CONSISTING OF A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF $55,849 AND A FIXED FEE OF $663.
    contract · Last action 2009-04-16
    $56,512
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF (OTHER FUNCTION) THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE NON-PERSONAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (FHWA) IN SCHEDULING, ORGANIZING, FACILITATING, COORDINATING AND PROVIDING GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE FHWA RECLAIMED ASPHALT PAVEMENT (RAP)&WARM MIX ASPHALT (WMA) EXPERT TASK GROUPS (ETGS).
    contract · Last action 2016-07-28
    $49,219
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF THIS TOPR IS BEING SOLICITED UNDER CONTRACT NOS. DTFH61-10-D-00025, DTFH61-10-D-00026, AND DTFH61-10-D-00027. IT IS FOR A RE-COMPETITION OF AN EXPIRED TASK ORDER FOR THE TIRE/PAVEMENT NOISE TWG WITH THE TRANSTEC GROUP, INC. T-10001 UNDER CONTRACT DTFH61-10-D-00027.
    contract · Last action 2015-03-16
    $23,530
  • Department of Transportation
    NORTH CENTRAL MEPDG USER GROUP: NEW TASK ORDER
    contract · Last action 2010-01-20
    $22,576
  • Department of Transportation
    "TIRE-PAVEMENT NOISE EXPERT TASK GROUP (ETG) SECRETARIAT AND TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEETING"
    contract · Last action 2008-06-27
    $12,511
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF THIS IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO FHWA THROUGH TWGS FOR SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS INCLUDING TIRE/PAVEMENT NOISE, FRICTION/TEXTURE, RIDE QUALITY, AND SPLASH/SPRAY AND DISCIPLINE WORKSHOPS.
    contract · Last action 2015-04-15
    $8,377
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SMALL PURCHASE DATA
    contract · Last action 2008-11-21
    $3,500
  • Department of Transportation
    TASK ORDER NO. 2, "EXPERT TASK GROUP PARTICIPATION AND COORDINATION," CONSISTING OF AN ESTIMATED COST OF $23,884 AND A FIXED FEE OF $832.
    contract · Last action 2009-08-14
    $1,656
  • Department of Transportation
    IDIQ CONTRACT DTFH61-10-D-00026, "NON-PERSONAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE PAVEMENT SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS PROGRAM (PSC)", FOR THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $4,977,426.
    contract · Last action 2015-11-17
    $0
  • Department of Transportation
    TASK ORDER NO. DTFH61-10-D-00026-T-12006, "TECHNICAL WORK GROUP (TWG) PARTICIPATION AND COORDINATION"
    contract · Last action 2012-01-20
    $0
  • Department of Transportation
    TASK ORDER NO. 9 "INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR CREATING TEXTURE ON PAVEMENTS: PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION"
    contract · Last action 2010-03-10
    $0
  • Department of Transportation
    TASK ORDER NO. 8, "REFERENCE TESTING TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF PAVEMENT SMOOTHNESS SPECIFICATIONS," IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $92,017, CONSISTING OF AN ESTIMATED COST OF $88,721 AND A FIXED FEE OF $3,296.
    contract · Last action 2009-02-04
    $0
  • Department of Transportation
    NON-PERSONAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE PAVEMENT SURFACE CHARACTERTICS PROGRAM
    contract · Last action 2009-01-27
    $0
  • Department of Homeland Security
    SERVICES FOR GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING FOR 09-C01075, NEW GSE BLDG WO 443910
    contract · Last action 2008-02-07
    $0
  • Department of Transportation
    THE OBJECTIVE OF TASK ORDER NO. 10 IS TO DEVELOP A CATALOG OF PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT RESOURCES THAT WILL BE A COMPLETE SOURCEBOOK FOR HIGHWAY OWNERS AND OPERATORS. THIS PUBLICATION IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. PRINTING OF THE GUIDE WILL BE DONE UNDER A SEPARATE CONTRACT WITH THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. THE TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS COST-REIMBURSABLE TASK ORDER IS $67,330 CONSISTING OF A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF $62,952 AND A FIXED FEE OF $4,378.
    contract · Last action 2008-01-07
    $0
  • Department of Transportation
    TASK ORDER NO. 3, "INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR CREATING TEXTURE ON PAVEMENT," IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $60,055, CONSISTING OF A TOTAL COST OF $57,586 AND A FIXED FEE OF $2,469.
    contract · Last action 2010-01-26
    $-17,325
  • Department of Transportation
    THE OBJECTIVE OF TASK ORDER NO. 11 IS TO: 1) IDENTIFY PAVEMENT PROFILE FEATURES IN HMA PAVEMENTS THAT INFLUENCE USERS' PERCEPTION OF RIDE QUALITY, DETERMINE THE SOURCES/CAUSES OF THESE OBJECTIONABLE PROFILE FEATURES, AND STRATEGIES FOR MINIMIZING THESE OBJECTIONABLE PROFILE FEATURES IN HMA PAVEMENTS; 2) TO IDENTIFY THE IMPACT OF HMA PAVEMENT TEXTURE ON ACTUAL AND MEASURED HMA PAVEMENT ROUGHNESS; AND 3) TO IDENTIFY PRACTICAL LIMITS FOR ESTABLISHING INCENTIVE/DISINCENTIVE SPECIFICATION. TASK ORDER AMOUNT: THE TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS COST-REIMBURSABLE TASK ORDER IS $312,243 CONSISTING OF A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF $299,723 AND A FIXED FEE OF $12,520.
    contract · Last action 2012-05-09
    $-36,191

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541712 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2021-02-23. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-08-27Planned3$0
2007-07-13Planned1$0
2005-08-23Planned115$1,500
1996-10-14Planned133$900

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS INC is one of 10 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc across all 10 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS 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 Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc, which operates 10 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS INC's OSHA violation history?
SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $2,400 in total penalties.
How does SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS INC operates in the engineering services industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.5. SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS INC's self-reported DART rate is 0.71 compared to an industry average of 0.2.