OSHA has inspected Porter Corp. 2 times in Michigan since 2019.
The latest one began on Apr 20, 2022 on a referral, in Holland.
Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 7 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $15,500 and now stand at $7,750, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Porter Corp. averages $3,875 (2 cited inspections).
Porter Corp. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 345908511 OPENED APR 20, 2022Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 145 employees at the site · Closed Jun 7, 2022
4240 136th Ave, Holland, MI 49424 · Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 2, 2021: Employee losses eye by nail gun misfire
At 7:25 p.m. on November 2, 2021, an employee was using a Paslode Compact Framing nail gun to install an insulated structural panel from under the panel. The employee did not have the nail gun at a 90 degree angle to the surface when he discharged the gun and shot a three-inch collated nail into his left eye. The employee was hospitalized to treat the loss of his left eye.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 408.13865(3) |
Serious | $7,000 | $3,500 | May 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 408.13865(4) |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 6, 2022 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Holland site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 165 workers: 1.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry.
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.
