Establishment profile
UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS INC. DBA ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS, LLC
6688 DIXIE HWY., BRIDGEPORT, MI, 48722
Operated by Orchid - Bridgeport
339112 — Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
EIN 382155295
Summary
UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS INC. DBA ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS, LLC has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $7,500 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 55th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 99 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 70th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS INC. DBA ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
67% 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $7,500 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 408.10034(9) | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| 408.13392 | 1 | 1 | $2,400 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| 408.11115(1) | 1 | 1 | $1,600 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| 408.12611 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| 408.13308(3) | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3391 within MI. Peer group: 99 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 461 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 UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS INC. DBA ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS, LLC. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2017 | Amputated,Laceration,Struck By,Thumb | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS INC. DBA ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS INC. DBA ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MI — for Orchid - Bridgeport, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Orchid - Bridgeport locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-RC-265846 | Representation election | Sep 2020 | Nov 2020 | Closed | Region 07, Detroit, Michigan |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS INC. DBA ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS INC DBA ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS LLC 6688 DIXIE HWY · BRIDGEPORT, MI, 48722 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | May 2024 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS INC. DBA ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-13 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $3,500 | |
| 2023-11-28 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-06-06 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $4,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS INC. DBA ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS, LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Orchid - Bridgeport.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Orchid - Bridgeport across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS INC. DBA ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS, LLC 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS INC. DBA ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS INC. DBA ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS, LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $7,500 in total penalties.
- How does UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS INC. DBA ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS INC. DBA ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS, LLC operates in the surgical and medical instrument manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS INC. DBA ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0.22 compared to an industry average of 0.7.