Summit Polymers Inc: OSHA Violations and Fines, Portage MI

Since 1989, OSHA inspectors have visited Summit Polymers Inc in Michigan 14 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Sep 30, 2024 after a complaint, in Portage.

In all, OSHA issued 57 citation items: 26 serious, 2 willful and 29 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $92,750; today they stand at $45,375, 51% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.1153 (silica dust in construction), 9 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Summit Polymers Inc averages $13,217 across 3 cited inspections.

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

The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $2,000 in back wages owed to workers.

Summit Polymers Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1989 to 2024 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347783813 OPENED SEP 30, 2024Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 30 employees at the site · Closed May 29, 2025

6615 S Sprinkle Rd, Portage, MI 49002 · Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim 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(e)(1) · Hazard communication	Serious	$4,500	$2,250	Mar 12, 2025	Final
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 408.13312(1)	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 12, 2025	Final
Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 325.47201(3)	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 12, 2025	Final
Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1) · Silica dust in construction	Serious	$5,400	$2,700	Mar 12, 2025	Final
Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1) · Silica dust in construction	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 12, 2025	Final
Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1926.1153(e)(1) · Silica dust in construction	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 12, 2025	Final
Citation 1, item 2d 29 CFR 1926.1153(f)(1) · Silica dust in construction	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 12, 2025	Final
Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(2)(i) · Silica dust in construction	Serious	$5,400	$2,700	Mar 12, 2025	Final
Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(1) · Silica dust in construction	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 12, 2025	Final
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1926.1153(h)(1) · Silica dust in construction	Serious	$2,700	$1,350	Mar 12, 2025	Final
Citation 2, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i) · Silica dust in construction	Willful	$55,000	$27,500	Mar 12, 2025	Final
Citation 2, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(vi)(a) · Silica dust in construction	Willful	$0	$0	Mar 12, 2025	Final

Inspection 345503965 OPENED AUG 26, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 192 employees at the site · Closed Oct 21, 2021

4750 Executive Dr, Portage, MI 49002 · Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 4, 2021: Employee injures two fingers during hydraulic cylinder inspe

At 3:00 p.m. on August 4, 2021, an employee was cleaning a hydraulic cylinder for inspection. While inspecting, the employee signaled to the controller by raising one finger, intending to indicate "hold one second." However, the controller interpreted it as a signal to "cycle one more time," resulting in the crushing of the employee's left pointer and middle fingers. The employee was treated for these injuries without hospitalization.

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 408.10033(4)	Serious	$6,300	$3,150	Sep 24, 2021	Final

Inspection 342088192 OPENED FEB 22, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 215 employees at the site · Closed Jun 22, 2017

4750 Executive Dr, Portage, MI 49002 · Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim 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)(1) · Hazard communication	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	May 12, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	May 12, 2017	Final

Inspection 315394981 OPENED NOV 28, 2012Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Jan 4, 2013

6715 S Sprinkle Rd, Portage, MI 49002 · Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 312009665 OPENED DEC 2, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 204 employees at the site · Closed Jan 11, 2010

4750 Executive Dr, Portage, MI 49002 · Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 4081.213(2)	Serious	$750	$375	Dec 11, 2009	Closed
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 4081.2722(2)	Serious	$750	$375	Dec 11, 2009	Closed
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 4081.187(1)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Dec 11, 2009	Closed
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 4081.1115(2)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Dec 11, 2009	Closed
Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 3254.7201(1)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Dec 11, 2009	Closed

Inspection 308826700 OPENED SEP 30, 2008Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 800 employees at the site · Closed Oct 9, 2008

6715 S Sprinkle Rd, Portage, MI 49002 · Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 308832815 OPENED JUN 17, 2008Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Sep 10, 2008

6715 S Sprinkle Rd, Portage, MI 49002 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 4081.113(2)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Aug 15, 2008	Closed
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 4081.835(3)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Aug 15, 2008	Closed
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 4081.1115(2)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Aug 15, 2008	Closed

Inspection 307715458 OPENED AUG 23, 2005Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Nov 28, 2005

6715 S Sprinkle Rd, Portage, MI 49002 · Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 4081.727(1)	Serious	$825	$412	Oct 11, 2005	Closed
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 4081.2176(1)	Serious	$1,100	$550	Oct 11, 2005	Closed
Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 4081.3308(2)	Serious	$1,100	$550	Oct 11, 2005	Closed
Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 4081.3312(1)	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 11, 2005	Closed
Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR 4081.3392(1)	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 11, 2005	Closed
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.305(a)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods	Serious	$825	$412	Oct 11, 2005	Closed
Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 3254.7201(3)	Serious	$1,100	$550	Oct 11, 2005	Closed
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 4080.1014(jj)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 11, 2005	Closed
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 4081.33(2)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 11, 2005	Closed
Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 4081.2616(1)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 11, 2005	Closed
Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 1910.304(a)(2) · Grounding and circuit protection	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 11, 2005	Closed
Citation 2, item 5 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 11, 2005	Closed
Citation 2, item 6 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5) · Hazard communication	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 11, 2005	Closed

6 older inspections

Inspection 307715441 OPENED JUL 28, 2005Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Sep 12, 2005

6715 S Sprinkle Rd, Portage, MI 49002 · Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 125176891 OPENED JUN 2, 1999Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 251 employees at the site · Closed Aug 5, 1999

4780 Executive Dr, Portage, MI 49002 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 114535701 OPENED APR 21, 1995Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 251 employees at the site · Closed Jun 7, 1995

115 S Leja Dr, Vicksburg, MI 49097 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 124302027 OPENED DEC 13, 1993Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Jun 10, 1994

6700 Sprinkle Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 4081.125	Serious	$600	$300	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 4081.608(1)	Serious	$800	$400	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 4081.727(1)	Serious	$1,400	$700	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 4081.1442(2)	Serious	$1,400	$0	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 4081.2732(1)	Serious	$800	$400	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 4081.2711(2)	Other-than-serious	$600	$0	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 4081.3312(1)	Serious	$1,000	$500	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(2)(iii) · Lockout/tagout	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 4081.15(3)	Other-than-serious	$400	$200	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 4081.34(2)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 4081.114(1)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 2, item 5 29 CFR 4081.632(2)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 2, item 6 29 CFR 4081.632(1)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 2, item 7 29 CFR 4081.685(3)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 2, item 8 29 CFR 4081.1222(6)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 2, item 9 29 CFR 4081.2042(2)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 2, item 10 29 CFR 4081.3370(1)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 2, item 11 29 CFR 4081.7640(4)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 16, 1994	Closed
Citation 2, item 12 29 CFR 3090.110(22)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Feb 16, 1994	Closed

Inspection 114554827 OPENED OCT 8, 1992Closed

Referral · Complete · Health · 300 employees at the site · Closed Jan 25, 1993

6700 Sprinkle Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 4080.1014(c)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Dec 18, 1992	Closed

Inspection 108039538 OPENED JUN 27, 1989Closed

Complaint · Complete · Health · 260 employees at the site · Closed Nov 22, 1989

6700 Sprinkle Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3256.108(1)(a)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Jul 13, 1989	Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2025, the Vicksburg site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 315 workers: 2.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 123 days away from work.

Site and year	Workers	Cases	Days-away cases	Rate	Industry median
Summit Polymers Inc. Plant 8 Vicksburg · 2025	315	8	2	2.9	2.6
Summit Polymers Inc. P18 Kalamazoo · 2025	285	10	1	3.7	2.6
Summit Polymers Inc, P01 Portage · 2025	210	4	1	2.1	2.6
Summit Polymers, Inc. Tech Center Portage · 2025	214	1	0	0.6	2.6
Summit Polymers Inc - Plant 18 Kalamazoo · 2022	306	8	1	2.6	2.6
Summit Polymers - Plant Eight Vicksburg · 2022	407	6	2	2.4	2.6
Technical Center Portage · 2022	269	0	0	0.0	0.0
Summit Polymers, Inc.-Summit Portage · 2022	220	9	3	4.4	2.6

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewed	Violations	Workers owed	Back wages	Penalties
Feb 2, 2023 to Jun 14, 2023 KALAMAZOO	1	1	$2,000	$0

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(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)

(f) Any organic peroxide which, in laboratory testing, neither detonates in the cavitated state nor deflagrates at all and shows only a low or no effect when heated under confinement as well as low or no explosive power shall be defined as organic peroxide TYPE F;

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1926.1153 · Silica dust in construction

29 CFR 3090.110

29 CFR 3254.7201

29 CFR 3256.108

29 CFR 4080.1014

29 CFR 4081.1115

29 CFR 4081.113

29 CFR 4081.114

29 CFR 4081.1222

29 CFR 4081.125

29 CFR 4081.1442

29 CFR 4081.15

29 CFR 4081.187

29 CFR 4081.2042

29 CFR 4081.213

29 CFR 4081.2176

29 CFR 4081.2616

29 CFR 4081.2711

29 CFR 4081.2722

29 CFR 4081.2732

29 CFR 4081.33

29 CFR 4081.3308

29 CFR 4081.3312

29 CFR 4081.3370

29 CFR 4081.3392

29 CFR 4081.34

29 CFR 4081.608

29 CFR 4081.632

29 CFR 4081.685

29 CFR 4081.727

29 CFR 4081.7640

29 CFR 4081.835

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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.

Summit Polymers Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Inspection history

Inspection 347783813 OPENED SEP 30, 2024Closed

Inspection 345503965 OPENED AUG 26, 2021Closed

Inspection 342088192 OPENED FEB 22, 2017Closed

Inspection 315394981 OPENED NOV 28, 2012Closed

Inspection 312009665 OPENED DEC 2, 2009Closed

Inspection 308826700 OPENED SEP 30, 2008Closed

Inspection 308832815 OPENED JUN 17, 2008Closed

Inspection 307715458 OPENED AUG 23, 2005Closed

Inspection 307715441 OPENED JUL 28, 2005Closed

Inspection 125176891 OPENED JUN 2, 1999Closed

Inspection 114535701 OPENED APR 21, 1995Closed

Inspection 124302027 OPENED DEC 13, 1993Closed

Inspection 114554827 OPENED OCT 8, 1992Closed

Inspection 108039538 OPENED JUN 27, 1989Closed

Injury and illness logs

Wage and hour cases

The rules behind these citations

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1926.1153 · Silica dust in construction

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