OSHA has inspected Creative Composites Inc 6 times in Michigan since 2015.
The latest one began on Apr 1, 2025 after a complaint, in Rapid River.
Those inspections ended with 40 citation items: 25 serious and 15 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $23,400 and now stand at $11,700, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Creative Composites Inc averages $1,950 (6 cited inspections).
Creative Composites Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 348148537 OPENED APR 1, 2025Closed
Complaint · Partial · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Jul 7, 2025
7637 Us Hwy 2, Rapid River, MI 49878 · Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 408.10033(2) |
Serious | $2,500 | $1,250 | May 27, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 408.10033(6) |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 27, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 408.10034(3) |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 27, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 408.13308(1) |
Serious | $2,500 | $1,250 | May 27, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 408.13308(2) |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 27, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 408.13309(1) |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 27, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 325.47201(3) |
Serious | $2,500 | $1,250 | May 27, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 408.10011 |
Other-than-serious | $500 | $250 | May 27, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 408.13308(3) |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 27, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 408.22141(1) |
Other-than-serious | $600 | $300 | May 27, 2025 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Rapid River site logged 9 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 80 workers: 19.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 7 days away from work.
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.
