Since 1993, OSHA inspectors have visited Rhetech LLC in Michigan 6 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Feb 6, 2025 after a complaint, in Whitmore Lake.
In all, OSHA issued 15 citation items: 7 serious, 1 repeat and 7 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $21,125; today they stand at $17,662, 16% less.
The rule cited most here is 3255.1103 (), 2 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Rhetech LLC averages $7,675 across 2 cited inspections.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Rhetech LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 346164296 OPENED AUG 23, 2022Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed May 8, 2024
9201 W Grand River Rd, Fowlerville, MI 48836 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 22, 2022 (fatal): Employee is killed by asphyxiation when crushed by large bag
At 6:45 p.m. on August 22, 2022, an employee was attempting to seal a leaking bag of plastic media at a plastics product manufacturing facility. The leaking bag was underneath of a second 2,000 pound bag of plastic media, and the shifting material caused the bag stacked on top to fall onto the employee. The employee was crushed between the bag of plastic media and the cement floor and was killed by asphyxiation.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 408.10011 |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | Dec 21, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 408.10015(1) |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | Dec 21, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 345953129 OPENED MAY 12, 2022Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed May 18, 2022
9201 W Grand River Road, Fowlerville, MI 48836 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 8, 2021: Employee fractures leg after tripping over own feet
At 4:00 a.m. on December 8, 2021, an employee was operating an extruding machine and was setting up the line. The employee turned quickly to return to the control panel and tripped over his own feet, lost his balance and fell. The employee impacted the concrete floor and fractured his left femur, requiring hospitalization.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342601259 OPENED SEP 7, 2017Closed
Complaint · Partial · Safety · 41 employees at the site · Closed Sep 18, 2017
9201 Grand River Rd, Fowlerville, MI 48836 · All Other Plastics 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 2024, the Whitmore Lake site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 89 workers: 1.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 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.
