OSHA has inspected Cascade Engineering 6 times in Michigan since 1996.
The latest one began on Nov 19, 2020 on a referral, in Grand Rapids.
Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 5 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $11,750 and now stand at $5,700, 51% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Cascade Engineering averages $2,250 (2 cited inspections).
Cascade Engineering also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 344975578 OPENED NOV 19, 2020Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Jan 26, 2021
43950 37th St Se, Grand Rapids, MI 49512 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 4, 2020: Employee incurs concussion when struck by pit
At 7:00 a.m. on August 4, 2020, an employee was walking across a powered industrial truck (PIT) lane when she was struck by a passing PIT. The employee incurred a concussion and laceration to her head, requiring hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 408.12185 |
Serious | $4,800 | $2,400 | Dec 29, 2020 | Final |
Inspection 301243416 OPENED MAY 25, 2004Closed
Complaint · Partial · Health · 100 employees at the site · Closed Jun 14, 2004
5141 36th Street Se, Grand Rapids, MI 49512 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Grand Rapids site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 128 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
