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Nitrex Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Mason, Michigan · Metal Heat Treating · NAICS 332811

4inspections
6citation items
$2,250current penalties
Jun 13, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Nitrex Inc 4 times in Michigan since 2013.

The latest one began on Jun 13, 2025 after a complaint, in Mason.

Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 3 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,500 and now stand at $2,250, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 4081.15.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Nitrex Inc averages $250 (2 cited inspections).

Nitrex Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2013 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348311747 OPENED JUN 13, 2025Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 26 employees at the site · Closed Oct 10, 2025

822 Kim Dr, Mason, MI 48854 · Metal Heat Treating · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345484836 OPENED AUG 19, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 23 employees at the site · Closed Apr 1, 2022

822 Kim Dr., Mason, MI 48854 · Metal Heat Treating · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.138(b) · Gloves and hand protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 10, 2021Final

Inspection 340076355 OPENED APR 22, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 19 employees at the site · Closed Jun 18, 2015

822 Kim Dr, Mason, MI 48854 · Metal Heat Treating · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii) · Flammable liquids
Serious$1,000$500May 28, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.10227(3)
Other-than-serious$0$0May 28, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 28, 2015Final

Inspection 315395772 OPENED MAR 18, 2013Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Aug 20, 2013

822 Kim Dr, Mason, MI 48854 · Metal Heat Treating · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$3,500$1,750Apr 16, 2013Closed
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Apr 16, 2013Closed

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

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.

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.138(b)

(b) Selection. Employers shall base the selection of the appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the task(s) to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified.

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv)

(iv) There shall be no damaged parts that may adversely affect safe operation or mechanical strength of the equipment, such as parts that are broken, bent, cut, or deteriorated by corrosion, chemical action, or overheating.

29 CFR 4081.15

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