Inspection 348417510 OPENED AUG 5, 2025Open
120 W Keegan St, Deerfield, MI 49238 · Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection so far.
Since 2024, OSHA inspectors have visited Planewave Instruments, Inc. in Michigan 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Aug 5, 2025 to follow up on an earlier case, in Deerfield and is still open.
In all, OSHA issued 9 citation items: 3 serious and 6 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $2,100 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Planewave Instruments, Inc. averages $2,100 across 1 cited inspection.
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Inspection 347779373 OPENED SEP 26, 2024Open
120 W Keegan St, Deerfield, MI 49238 · Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $1,600 | $1,600 | Mar 12, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.252(c)(1)(iv) · Welding fire safety |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 325.47201(3) |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(i) · Hexavalent chromium |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(1)(i) · Formaldehyde |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 408.22129(1) |
Other-than-serious | $500 | $500 | Mar 12, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 325.52007 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 5 29 CFR 408.11211(1)(D) |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 2025 | Final |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1026 · Hexavalent chromium
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(i)
(2) Scheduled monitoring option. (i) The employer shall perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee on the basis of a sufficient number of personal breathing zone air samples to accurately characterize full shift exposure on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area. Where an employer does representative sampling instead of sampling all employees in order to meet this requirement, the employer shall sample the employee(s) expected to have the highest chromium (VI) exposures.
29 CFR 1910.1048 · Formaldehyde
29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(1)(i)
(d) Exposure monitoring—(1) General. (i) Each employer who has a workplace covered by this standard shall monitor employees to determine their exposure to formaldehyde.
29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)
(3) Training. Employee training shall include at least:
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety
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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.