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Milford, Michigan · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237130

5inspections
4citation items
$21,000current penalties
Aug 9, 2023last inspection

Since 2012, OSHA inspectors have visited Dte in Michigan 5 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Aug 9, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Inkster.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $21,000 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1910.269 (electric power generation, transmission, and distribution), 3 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,078 penalty. Dte averages $10,500 across 2 cited inspections.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Dte: OSHA citation items per year, 2012 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346908106 OPENED AUG 9, 2023Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Sep 19, 2024

26068 Norfolk, Inkster, MI 48141 · Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.42223(1)
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 29, 2023Final

Inspection 345585137 OPENED OCT 18, 2021Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Feb 18, 2025

12380 Birchcrest Drive, Milford, MI 48380 · Electric Power Distribution · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 17, 2021 (fatal): Employee is electrocuted while repairing fault

At 10:30 a.m. on October 17, 2021, an employee was preparing to repair a fault on an underground cable when he made contact with a live 13,200-volt cable. The employee was electrocuted and suffered thermal burns and internal injuries, resulting in death.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345652606 OPENED OCT 18, 2021Open

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Open

12380 Birchcrest Drive, Milford, MI 48380 · Electric Power Distribution · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.269(a)(3)(i) · Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution
Serious$7,000$7,000Mar 25, 2022Contested
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.269(c)(1)(ii) · Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution
Serious$7,000$7,000Mar 25, 2022Contested
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.269(l)(2)(i) · Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution
Serious$7,000$7,000Mar 25, 2022Contested

Inspection 316165398 OPENED MAY 30, 2013Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed May 30, 2013

Latson & Grand River, Howell, MI 48843 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 312074172 OPENED OCT 15, 2012Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 117 employees at the site · Closed Jan 7, 2013

12000 Dixie, Redford, MI 48239 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.269 · Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution

29 CFR 1910.269(a)(3)(i)

(3) Information transfer. (i) Before work begins, the host employer shall inform contract employers of:

29 CFR 1910.269(c)(1)(ii)

(ii) The employer shall ensure that the employee in charge conducts a job briefing that meets paragraphs (c)(2), (c)(3), and (c)(4) of this section with the employees involved before they start each job.

29 CFR 1910.269(l)(2)(i)

(2) At least two employees. (i) Except as provided in paragraph (l)(2)(ii) of this section, at least two employees shall be present while any employees perform the following types of work:

Other power and communication line and related structures construction employers in Michigan

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