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Clausing Industrial, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Kalamazoo, Michigan · Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423830

2inspections
11citation items
$5,625current penalties
Aug 12, 2024last inspection

Since 1997, OSHA inspectors have visited Clausing Industrial, Inc. in Michigan 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Aug 12, 2024 after a complaint, in Kalamazoo.

In all, OSHA issued 11 citation items: 8 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $11,250; today they stand at $5,625, 50% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.146 (permit-required confined spaces), 3 times.

Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,425 penalty. Clausing Industrial, Inc. averages $4,750 across 1 cited inspection.

Clausing Industrial, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Clausing Industrial, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1997 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347681587 OPENED AUG 12, 2024Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Sep 25, 2024

3963 Emerald Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 · Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 325.47201(3)
 Serious$2,000$1,000Sep 3, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 408.12193(D)
 Serious$2,000$1,000Sep 3, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$3,500$1,750Sep 3, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$2,000$1,000Sep 3, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.12171(1)
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 3, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 408.13308(3)
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 3, 2024Final

Inspection 114531700 OPENED NOV 12, 1997Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 70 employees at the site · Closed May 11, 1998

1819 Pitcher St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$875$438Feb 10, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0Feb 10, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(3) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0Feb 10, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR R440103
 Serious$875$438Feb 10, 1998Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR R323504 E I
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 10, 1998Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2024, the Kalamazoo site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 37 workers: 3.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.4 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Clausing
Kalamazoo · 2024
37 103.01.4
Clausing Industrial Inc.
Kalamazoo · 2022
33 113.01.4

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2)

(2) If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer shall inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces.

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(3)

(3) If the employer decides that its employees will not enter permit spaces, the employer shall take effective measures to prevent its employees from entering the permit spaces and shall comply with paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(6), and (c)(8) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

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