Establishment profile
SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS INC
43980 PLYMOUTH OAKS BLVD, PLYMOUTH, MI, 48170
Operated by Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc · 1 of 10 establishments
541330 — Engineering Services
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 297 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 4081.018701 | 3 | 3 | — | Nov 1996 | Sep 2008 |
| 29 CFR 4081.263501 A | 2 | 2 | $700 | Nov 1996 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 4081.021302 | 2 | 2 | $600 | Nov 1996 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 4081.083503 | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 1996 | Sep 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 2005 | Sep 2008 |
| 29 CFR 4081.072701 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 4081.073101 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 G01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.127602 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2007 | Aug 2007 |
| 29 CFR 4081.541602 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 4081.003601 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 4081.263501 B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 4081.3834 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 4081.122205 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.122206 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.331304 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1996 | Nov 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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 5413 within MI. Peer group: 297 employers. This establishment has 28 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
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
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 SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
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)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal contracts
This location
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-27 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-07-13 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-08-23 | Planned | 11 | 5 | $1,500 | |
| 1996-10-14 | Planned | 13 | 3 | $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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- HI-LEX CONTROLS INCROCHESTER HILLS — 1 federal enforcement record
- TRIGO GLOBAL QUALITY SOLUTIONS, INCAUBURN HILLS — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SOIL & MATERIALS ENGINEERS INCDETROIT, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOIL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS INCBAD AXE, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Engineering ServicesAll employers in this industry
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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. 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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Contact sales →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.