OSHA has inspected FMFL Facilities LLC once in Michigan.
The inspection began on Feb 27, 2023 after a complaint, in Buchanan.
That inspection ended with 8 citation items: 7 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $7,000 and now stand at $3,500, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.
Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.134.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,200, and FMFL Facilities LLC averages $3,500 (1 cited inspection).
FMFL Facilities LLC 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
2 of them in the same industry
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Buchanan site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 100 workers: 3.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
FMFL Facilities, LLC - Buchanan
Buchanan · 2024
100
3
0
3.6
0.0
FMFL Facilities, LLC
Buchanan · 2023
125
5
1
4.5
0.0
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(iii) Wiring. Electrical wiring and equipment located in inside storage rooms used for Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall be approved under subpart S of this part for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations; for Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint at or above 100 °F (37.8 °C) and Category 4 flammable liquids, shall be approved for general use.
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii)
(ii) Grounding. Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with.
(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:
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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.
