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Lee Contracting, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Pontiac, Michigan · Industrial Building Construction · NAICS 236210

9inspections
12citation items
$288,425current penalties
Oct 2, 2026last inspection

OSHA has inspected Lee Contracting, Inc. 9 times in Michigan since 2015.

The latest one began on Oct 2, 2026 as a planned inspection, in Midland; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 12 citation items: 4 serious, 4 willful and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $289,050 and now stand at $288,425, 0% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Lee Contracting, Inc. averages $72,106 (4 cited inspections).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Lee Contracting, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Lee Contracting, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 349196246 OPENED OCT 2, 2026Open

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Open

Drake St And St Mary's, Midland, MI 48640 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection so far.

Inspection 348046293 OPENED FEB 13, 2025Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Open

2353 North Lakeshore Road, Carsonville, MI 48419 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 12, 2025 (fatal): Employee is fatally injured while shoveling soil in excavati

At 4:30 p.m. on February 12, 2025, Employee #1 was working as a pipefitter at an excavation site. The employee was using a shovel to address a water source. A frozen slab of soil became loose from the concrete wall and fell on the worker. The employee sustained fatal injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.40114(2)
Willful$70,000$70,000Oct 6, 2025Contested
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 408.40932(2)
Willful$70,000$70,000Oct 6, 2025Contested
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 408.40932(4)
Willful$70,000$70,000Oct 6, 2025Contested
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 408.40941(1)
Willful$70,000$70,000Oct 6, 2025Contested
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.41522
Serious$6,300$6,300Oct 6, 2025Contested

Inspection 348439621 OPENED FEB 13, 2025Open

Programmed related · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Open

2353 North Lakeshore Road, Carsonville, MI 48419 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 408.40931(2)
Serious$1,500$1,500Oct 6, 2025Contested
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 408.40132(3)
Serious$0$0Oct 6, 2025Contested

Inspection 342689049 OPENED OCT 9, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 500 employees at the site · Closed Dec 26, 2017

1200 E Chicago St, Tecumseh, MI 49286 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.40132(3)
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 7, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 408.41852(1)
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 7, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 7, 2017Final

Inspection 342083128 OPENED FEB 7, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 350 employees at the site · Closed Apr 4, 2017

1051 Arlene Avenue, Pontiac, MI 48340 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341527760 OPENED JUN 7, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 16 employees at the site · Closed Jun 24, 2016

300 W Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341 · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341405397 OPENED APR 15, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 45 employees at the site · Closed Jun 8, 2016

920 Townsend Street, Lansing, MI 48921 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341294429 OPENED FEB 1, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Mar 21, 2016

27800 W. Jefferson Avenue, Gibraltar, MI 48173 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

1 older inspection

Inspection 341104867 OPENED DEC 7, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Jun 2, 2016

1840 Holbrook, Detroit, MI 48212 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2) · Fall protection systems
Serious$1,250$625Mar 2, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.41957(2)
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 2, 2016Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2024, the Pontiac site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 547 workers: 1.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 15 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Lee Contracting, Inc
Pontiac · 2024
547 711.10.6

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)(i)

(i) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2)

(2) Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structural members shall be installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working surface when there is no wall or parapet wall at least 21 inches (53 cm) high.

Other industrial building 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.