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Highland Engineering Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Howell, Michigan · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · NAICS 332999

2inspections
6citation items
$375current penalties
Mar 3, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Highland Engineering Inc 2 times in Michigan since 1994.

The latest one began on Mar 3, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Howell.

Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 1 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $750 and now stand at $375, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Highland Engineering Inc averages $375 (1 cited inspection).

Highland Engineering Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Highland Engineering Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1994 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341295897 OPENED MAR 3, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Jun 24, 2016

1153 Grand Oaks Dr, Howell, MI 48843 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.10727(1)
Serious$750$375May 13, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.10125
Other-than-serious$0$0May 13, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 408.10213(2)
Other-than-serious$0$0May 13, 2016Final

Inspection 114535388 OPENED DEC 2, 1994Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 19 employees at the site · Closed Feb 16, 1995

1153 Grand Oaks Blvd, Howell, MI 48843 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(ii) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 26, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 1b Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 26, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR R440103
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 26, 1995Closed

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 Howell site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 56 workers: 3.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 39 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Highland Engineering, Inc.
Howell · 2025
56 223.63.6

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)(ii)

(ii) The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks (for example, the cleaning of reactor vessels), and the hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas.

29 CFR 4080.1014

Other all other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing employers in Michigan

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