Dimplex Thermal Solutions Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Kalamazoo, Michigan · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333415
4inspections
23citation items
$17,750current penalties
Mar 1, 2022last inspection
Since 2017, OSHA inspectors have visited Dimplex Thermal Solutions Inc. in Michigan 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 1, 2022 as part of a related case, in Kalamazoo.
In all, OSHA issued 23 citation items: 15 serious and 8 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $35,500; today they stand at $17,750, 50% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 4 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Dimplex Thermal Solutions Inc. averages $4,438 across 4 cited inspections.
Dimplex Thermal Solutions Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Michigan · latest 90 days of OSHA records
650employers cited
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Programmed related · Partial · Health · 215 employees at the site · Closed Jul 15, 2022
2625 Emerald Dr., Kalamazoo, MI 49001 · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious
$3,000
$1,500
Jun 6, 2022
Final
Inspection 345687156 OPENED DEC 15, 2021Closed
Planned · Complete · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Mar 1, 2022
2625 Emerald Dr., Kalamazoo, MI 49001 · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.10123
Serious
$3,200
$1,600
Jan 26, 2022
Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 408.12635(1)(B)
Serious
$3,200
$1,600
Jan 26, 2022
Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 408.15815(1)
Serious
$3,200
$1,600
Jan 26, 2022
Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.10036(1)
Other-than-serious
$0
$0
Jan 26, 2022
Final
Citation 2, item 2a
29 CFR 408.10125
Other-than-serious
$0
$0
Jan 26, 2022
Final
Citation 2, item 2b
29 CFR 408.11115(2)
Other-than-serious
$0
$0
Jan 26, 2022
Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 408.10011(C)
Other-than-serious
$0
$0
Jan 26, 2022
Final
Citation 2, item 4a
29 CFR 408.11212(6)
Other-than-serious
$0
$0
Jan 26, 2022
Final
Citation 2, item 4b
29 CFR 408.11275(2)
Other-than-serious
$0
$0
Jan 26, 2022
Final
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 408.12174(1)
Other-than-serious
$0
$0
Jan 26, 2022
Final
Inspection 345627780 OPENED NOV 9, 2021Closed
Complaint · Partial · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Mar 1, 2022
2625 Emerald Dr., Kalamazoo, MI 49001 · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Complaint · Partial · Health · 200 employees at the site · Closed Apr 26, 2018
2625 Emerald Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Kalamazoo site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 210 workers: 1.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 6 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Dimplex Thermal Solutions
Kalamazoo · 2025
210
2
1
1.0
2.4
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(vi) The employer shall perform additional monitoring when there has been any change in the production process, raw materials, equipment, personnel, work practices, or control methods that may result in new or additional exposures to chromium (VI), or when the employer has any reason to believe that new or additional exposures have occurred.
29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)
(l) Communication of chromium (VI) hazards to employees—(1) Hazard communication—general—(i) Chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors and employers shall comply with all requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (§ 1910.1200) for chromium (VI).
29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2)(i)
(2) Employee information and training. (i) The employer shall ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of at least the following:
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
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