OSHA SearchOSHA records by employer

PGS Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Troy, Michigan · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · NAICS 332813

2inspections
5citation items
$1,600current penalties
Sep 10, 2018last inspection

PGS Inc has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Michigan, the first in 2013.

OSHA's last visit started on Sep 10, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Troy.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 2 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $3,200 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $1,600, down 50%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. PGS Inc averages $1,600 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

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

PGS Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2013 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Want to know if OSHA cites PGS Inc again? Add it to a watchlist and we will email you the morning the citation shows up.

Watch this company

Inspection history

Inspection 343451258 OPENED SEP 10, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed Nov 8, 2018

1600 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083 · All Other Support Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.11442(2)
Serious$2,000$1,000Oct 12, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 408.12635(1)(B)
Serious$1,200$600Oct 12, 2018Final

Inspection 315368589 OPENED JUL 12, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 82 employees at the site · Closed Oct 10, 2013

1600 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 20, 2013Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 20, 2013Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 20, 2013Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2016, the Troy site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 95 workers: 5.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 47 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
PGS, Inc
Troy · 2016
95 725.62.7

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(f)(5)(i)

(5) Transportation. (i) Chemical manufacturers, importers, or distributors shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace is labeled, tagged, or marked in accordance with this section in a manner which does not conflict with the requirements of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) and regulations issued under that Act by the Department of Transportation (49 CFR subtitle B).

29 CFR 4081.2154

29 CFR 4081.4007

Other electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring 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.