Establishment profile
WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY
2535 RIVARD ST, DETROIT, MI, 48207
424470 — Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 381901974
Summary
WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY has accumulated 71 OSHA violations across 22 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $25,958 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 228 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 months ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
77% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 10 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4244 within MI. Peer group: 228 employers. This establishment has 71 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 531 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 WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2022 | Amputated,Amputation,Bandsaw,Blade,Cutting,Engineering Controls,Equipment Operator,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Guard,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Meat Processing,Meat Slicing Machine,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Partial Amputation,Saw,Sawblade,Sheared,Struck Against,Training,Unguarded,Unstable Position | 1 | — | — | |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Amputated,Amputation,Bandsaw,Contact,Cut,Hand,Machine Guarding,Meat Processing | 1 | — | — | |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Finger,Flowing Material,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Nip Point | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 4 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
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 · 158 violations · $17,124 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Nov 2018 | 1 | 158 | 103 | $17,124 | — |
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; final payment may differ. 1 case · $17,124 in backwages · 158 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2016 – Nov 2018 | Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers | $17,124 | 158 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MI — for WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY, 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 WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2025-10-08 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2025-05-30 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $3,200 | |
| 2025-02-03 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-02-16 | Referral | 3 | 1 | $7,000 | |
| 2022-02-02 | Referral | 1 | — | $3,780 | |
| 2021-05-19 | Referral | 1 | — | $450 | |
| 2017-07-25 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-10-07 | Referral | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-06-06 | Planned | 6 | 3 | $1,440 | |
| 2013-01-31 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $2,125 | |
| 2011-06-01 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-08-22 | Referral | 6 | 3 | $2,500 | |
| 2007-12-11 | Planned | 11 | 5 | $2,063 | |
| 1996-03-20 | Planned | 5 | 2 | $825 | |
| 1991-11-13 | Accident | 3 | 3 | $500 | |
| 1991-05-21 | Planned | 9 | 5 | $1,600 | |
| 1991-05-21 | Planned | 7 | 1 | $420 | |
| 1991-05-21 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-10-20 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-04-01 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-06-13 | Planned | 3 | — | $55 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WOLVERINE PACKING 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.
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Frequently asked
- What is WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY has 22 OSHA inspections on record with 71 violations and $25,957.5 in total penalties.
- How does WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY operates in the meat and meat product merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 8.64 compared to an industry average of 3.4.