Establishment profile
WILLIAMS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
658 RICHMOND STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49504
Operated by Williams Distributing · 1 of 4 establishments
EIN 381860494
Summary
WILLIAMS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $1,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,795 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 78th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 31 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WILLIAMS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $1,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 4081.2185 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 4081.001501 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 4081.021502 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 4081.068503 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 4081.022001 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 4081.063201 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 40801059E | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1990 | Jan 1990 |
| 29 CFR 4082.211101 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1990 | Jan 1990 |
| 29 CFR 4082.2311 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1990 | Jan 1990 |
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. Peer group: 72,795 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 27 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.
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 WILLIAMS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 31+ years. Most recent activity: 31 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 WILLIAMS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WILLIAMS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WILLIAMS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY. 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 WILLIAMS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WILLIAMS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WILLIAMS DISTRIBUTING 658 RICHMOND NW · GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49504 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Apr 2014 | 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 WILLIAMS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of Veterans AffairsCOUNTER TOP, SILESTONE QUARTZ, PER QUOTE DATED 1/2contract · Last action 2008-02-05$4,047
- Department of Veterans AffairsELKAY SINGLE BOWL SINK ELUH129contract · Last action 2008-04-24$398
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Last action: 2008-04-24. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-10-20 | Complaint | 7 | 3 | $1,000 | |
| 1989-10-30 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
WILLIAMS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Williams Distributing.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Williams Distributing across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Williams Distributing, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WILLIAMS DISTRIBUTINGSOUTHFIELD, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Williams Distributing locationsParent rollup
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WILLIAMS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY 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 Williams Distributing, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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- What is WILLIAMS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- WILLIAMS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $1,000 in total penalties.