OSHA has inspected Truss Technologies, Inc. 11 times in Michigan since 1996.
The latest one began on Aug 2, 2021 as a planned inspection, in Cedar Springs.
Those inspections ended with 71 citation items: 36 serious, 2 repeat and 33 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $55,650 and now stand at $32,740, 41% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Truss Technologies, Inc. averages $8,017 (3 cited inspections).
Truss Technologies, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 344517669 OPENED FEB 20, 2020Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Dec 21, 2020
4141 16 Mile Rd, Cedar Springs, MI 49319 · Truss Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 5, 2019: Employee's leg is amputated when struck by equipment
At 12:00 p.m. on December 5, 2019, an employee ducked between the safety stop bar and the RoofGlider to fix a panel on a truss. The operator struck the employee with the RoofGlider. The employee sustained a severe laceration that resulted in a medical amputation of the leg. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 408.1011(A) |
Serious | $5,600 | $5,600 | Aug 19, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 408.10011(A) |
Serious | $5,600 | $5,600 | Aug 19, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 408.10034(9) |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 19, 2020 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Cedar Springs site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 46 workers: 4.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.9 for its industry.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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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.
