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Flotation Docking Systems, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Charlevoix, Michigan · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · NAICS 237990

6inspections
17citation items
$2,450current penalties
May 6, 2025last inspection

Flotation Docking Systems, Inc has 6 OSHA inspections on record in Michigan, the first in 2007.

OSHA's last visit started on May 6, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Boyne City.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 17 citation items: 6 serious and 11 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $5,250 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $2,450, down 53%.

Most often, OSHA cited 4084.636, (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. Flotation Docking Systems, Inc averages $400 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Flotation Docking Systems, Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Flotation Docking Systems, Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2007 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348227513 OPENED MAY 6, 2025Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jun 16, 2025

20 State Street, Boyne City, MI 49712 · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.1413(c)(1) · Wire rope—inspection
Serious$500$250May 23, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.1412(f)(1) · Inspections
Serious$0$0May 23, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 408.40114(1)
Serious$0$0May 23, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.40636(3)
Other-than-serious$0$0May 23, 2025Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 408.22141(1)
Other-than-serious$300$150May 23, 2025Final

Inspection 316117076 OPENED JUN 27, 2012Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Closed Jun 27, 2012

600 N Ontario St, De Tour Village, MI 49725 · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 316134964 OPENED JUN 27, 2012Closed

Planned · No inspection · Health · Closed Jun 27, 2012

600 N Ontario St, Detour Village, MI 49725 · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 315384024 OPENED MAR 2, 2012Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Jun 12, 2012

271 North M-129, Cedarville, MI 49719 · All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 16, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 16, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 1c Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 16, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 16, 2012Closed

Inspection 313245755 OPENED JUL 29, 2010Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Dec 14, 2010

2300 Reeds Lk Blvd, East Grand Rapids, MI 49506 · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 29, 2010 (fatal): Electric shock - direct contact with energized parts

A construction laborer was electrocuted while welding. He had been using defecti ve equipment.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$1,000$400Nov 12, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$3,000$1,200Nov 12, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 12, 2010Closed

Inspection 308913383 OPENED MAY 15, 2007Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jun 27, 2007

100 E Clinton St, Charlevoix, MI 49720 · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$450$450Jun 8, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 8, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 8, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 3 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 8, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 4 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 8, 2007Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2025, the Cedarville site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 33 workers: 6.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 116 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Flotation Docking Systems Inc
Cedarville · 2025
33 226.90.0

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 1910.1200(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6)

(6) The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.

29 CFR 1926.1412 · Inspections

29 CFR 1926.1413 · Wire rope—inspection

29 CFR 4080.1014

29 CFR 4084.114

29 CFR 4084.1719

29 CFR 4084.1862

29 CFR 4084.617

29 CFR 4084.636

29 CFR 4084.744

Other other heavy and civil engineering construction employers in Michigan

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.