Wholesale Trade · Detroit, MI
Alro Steel
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Alro Steel has a relatively clean safety record: 1 violations across 1 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 1
- Violations cited
- 1
- OSHA inspections
- $32,705
- Back wages owed
Alro Steel in Detroit, MI has been the subject of 1 OSHA workplace inspections and 1 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $32,705 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Alro Steel once. These inspections resulted in 1 violations, averaging 1.0 per inspection. Against the Wholesale Trade industry average of 2 inspections per employer, this runs moderately below peers (0.5x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $32,705 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker. For comparison, Conexus Food Solutions LLC in Chicago, IL is another wholesale trade employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $32,747 in current penalties.
- 1.0
- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- $32,705
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- C OSHA safety compliance: 1 violation across 1 OSHA inspection (1.0 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- F Wage & hour compliance: $33K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($33K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?
Each dot is one of 21 Wholesale Trade employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Alro Steel.
Alro Steel in the Wholesale Trade enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Alro Steel at rank #307 of 1,587 employers ($32,705 owed). Alro Steel carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #307 of 1,587 Wholesale Trade employers on WHD back wages ($32,705).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $32,705 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Alro Steel Compares
Alro Steel's 1.00 violations per inspection compares to the Wholesale Trade sector average of 5.5 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Alro Steel to date. The Wholesale Trade sector average runs $9,112 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
1
First Inspection
2018-12-18
Last Inspection
2018-12-18
Inspection Span
1 yr
Violations / Inspection
1.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$4,665
What this shows 1 inspection over 1 year, averaging 1.0 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Wholesale Trade average of $4,665.
Enforcement detail
Violation Breakdown
0
Serious
0.0% of total
0
Willful
0.0% of total
0
Repeat
0.0% of total
1
Other-Than-Serious
100.0% of total
What this shows Serious violations involve hazards that could cause death or serious physical harm. Willful violations indicate intentional or knowing disregard of the law. Repeat violations are for hazards previously cited within the past 5 years.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Alro Steel owed $32,705 in back wages to 1 employee across 1 case and 3 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Wholesale Trade
How Alro Steel compares to the Wholesale Trade sector, which has 6,881 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Alro Steel | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 1 | 2.0 |
| Violations | 1 | 5.5 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $9,112 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $4,665 |
Nationwide Wholesale Trade peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Alro Steel, both outside MI so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (1 inspections here).
Nearby & Similar Employers in Wholesale Trade
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What to do with this record
Use Alro Steel's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Alro Steel against Republic National Distributing Company, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Alro Steel's inspection and penalty record is typical for Wholesale Trade or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Wholesale Trade sector
- Alro Steel also carries $32,705 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works
Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
Employers are matched across OSHA and WHD datasets by name, state, and city. Employers included in PlainWorker have 2 or more OSHA inspections or $1,000+ in WHD back wages. Data is updated monthly from data.dol.gov.