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VANTAGE PLASTICS

1415 WEST CEDAR STREET, STANDISH, MI, 48658
Operated by Vantage Plastics
326199All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
EIN 383318075

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OSHA inspections
12
over 23 years
Violations
26
$45,610 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

VANTAGE PLASTICS has accumulated 26 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $45,610 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 807 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

VANTAGE PLASTICS appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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

Inspections
12
0.5 / yr · last 23 yrs
Violations
26
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$45,610
$1,754 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 12
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 12

92% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 10 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 · 23 citations in this view · $45,610 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
408.16227(2)22$20,300Jul 2018Sep 2019
408.16236(5)22$14,250Jul 2018Sep 2019
29 CFR 4081.263501 B22Jan 2003Dec 2005
408.16211(2)11$2,800Jul 2018Jul 2018
408.16236(4)11$2,250Sep 2019Sep 2019
408.1218511$1,400Nov 2015Nov 2015
408.10034(9)11$1,250Apr 2026Apr 2026
29 CFR 4081.2193 E11$1,200Apr 2012Apr 2012
29 CFR 4081.00340911$840Nov 2009Nov 2009
29 CFR 4080.1011 A11$320Apr 2012Apr 2012
29 CFR 4081.263502 A11$300Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$300Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 4081.62120111$200Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 4081.622311$200Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0311Sep 2019Sep 2019
408.12171(1)11Nov 2015Nov 2015
29 CFR 4081.492111Apr 2012Apr 2012
29 CFR 4081.20150211Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 4081.08350311Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 4081.06450211Jan 2003Jan 2003

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

81st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3261 within MI. Peer group: 807 employers. This establishment has 26 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $2,000
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
6.7
vs industry
+4.9
TRIR
9.6
vs industry
+6.8

Reported for 200 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
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
9.6
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
6

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 VANTAGE PLASTICS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
5 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 5 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$126
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $126 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeMay 2022111$126

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $126 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
May 2020 – May 2022Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) ManufacturingFLSA11$126

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VANTAGE PLASTICS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for VANTAGE PLASTICS. 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 VANTAGE PLASTICS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for VANTAGE PLASTICS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for VANTAGE PLASTICS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-02-18Complaint11$1,250
2021-04-22Complaint0$0
2019-06-13Complaint31$14,750
2019-06-13Unprogrammed Related1$17,500
2018-04-12Complaint22$4,550
2018-04-12Unprogrammed Related11$2,800
2015-09-10Programmed Related21$1,400
2012-02-13Planned32$1,520
2009-09-25Complaint11$840
2008-03-10Complaint22$400
2005-11-29Planned1$0
2002-11-19Planned92$600

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

VANTAGE PLASTICS is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Vantage Plastics.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Vantage Plastics 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 VANTAGE PLASTICS 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 Vantage Plastics.

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Frequently asked

What is VANTAGE PLASTICS's OSHA violation history?
VANTAGE PLASTICS has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 26 violations and $45,610 in total penalties.
How does VANTAGE PLASTICS's safety record compare to its industry?
VANTAGE PLASTICS operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. VANTAGE PLASTICS's self-reported DART rate is 6.68 compared to an industry average of 1.8.