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Form G-Tech Co: OSHA inspections and violations

Troy, Michigan · Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing · NAICS 332212

2inspections
19citation items
$3,760current penalties
May 14, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Form G-Tech Co 2 times in Michigan since 2012.

The latest one began on May 14, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Troy.

Those inspections ended with 19 citation items: 9 serious, 2 repeat and 8 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $7,870 and now stand at $3,760, 52% lower after settlements or reviews.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Form G-Tech Co averages $1,960 (1 cited inspection).

Form G-Tech Co also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Form G-Tech Co: OSHA citation items per year, 2012 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340076298 OPENED MAY 14, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 53 employees at the site · Closed Jul 23, 2015

1263 Souter Dr, Troy, MI 48083 · Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.10114(2)
 Serious$750$300Jun 18, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 408.12648(1)
 Serious$1,000$400Jun 18, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.13312(1)
 Repeat$2,400$1,200Jun 18, 2015Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 408.10835(3)
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 18, 2015Final
Citation 3, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 18, 2015Final
Citation 4, item 1
29 CFR 408.12154(1)
 Repeat$120$60Jun 18, 2015Final

Inspection 312002827 OPENED OCT 25, 2012Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 49 employees at the site · Closed Dec 21, 2012

1263 Souter Dr, Troy, MI 48083 · Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$600$300Nov 21, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$800$400Nov 21, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$600$300Nov 21, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 4a Serious$800$400Nov 21, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 4b Serious$0$0Nov 21, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$800$400Nov 21, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(ia) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Nov 21, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 21, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 21, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 3 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 21, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 4 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 21, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 5 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 21, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 21, 2012Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2023, the Troy site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 60 workers: 7.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Form G Tech Co.
Troy · 2023
60 617.02.3

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(h)(3)(iv)

(iv) The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 4081.1115

29 CFR 4081.121

29 CFR 4081.187

29 CFR 4081.2154

29 CFR 4081.3308

29 CFR 4081.3312

29 CFR 4081.36

29 CFR 4081.4007

29 CFR 4081.716

29 CFR 4081.727

Other cutlery and handtool manufacturing employers in Michigan

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