OSHA has inspected Metal Components LLC 15 times in Michigan since 1990.
The latest one began on Mar 19, 2026 after a complaint, in Grand Rapids; the case is still open.
Those inspections ended with 71 citation items: 29 serious and 42 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $27,825 and now stand at $13,538, 51% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Metal Components LLC averages $1,675 (2 cited inspections).
Metal Components LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 343756862 OPENED FEB 9, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 140 employees at the site · Closed May 3, 2019
3281 Roger B Chaffee Blvd, Grand Rapids, MI 49548 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 17, 2019: Employee amputates fingertip when caught in press brake
On January 17, 2019, an employee was making four bends in a small piece of stock and pinched his left hand's ring fingertip with a press break, amputating it. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 408.10034(3) |
Serious | $4,900 | $2,450 | Mar 6, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 408.10011(A) |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 6, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 312031099 OPENED DEC 10, 2014Closed
Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 122 employees at the site · Closed Feb 12, 2015
3281 Roger B Chaffee Memorial Blvd Se, Grand Rapids, MI 49548 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Grand Rapids site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 120 workers: 2.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
