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Tubesource Manufacturing Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Ferndale, Michigan · Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing · NAICS 332996

4inspections
17citation items
$5,200current penalties
Jul 29, 2025last inspection

Since 2018, OSHA inspectors have visited Tubesource Manufacturing Inc in Michigan 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jul 29, 2025 to follow up on an earlier case, in Ferndale.

In all, OSHA issued 17 citation items: 11 serious and 6 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $6,700; today they stand at $5,200, 22% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Tubesource Manufacturing Inc averages $1,733 across 3 cited inspections.

Tubesource Manufacturing Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348402801 OPENED JUL 29, 2025Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Oct 23, 2025

1600 E 9 Mile Rd, Ferndale, MI 48220 · Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 348408816 OPENED JUL 29, 2025Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Oct 21, 2025

1600 E 9 Mile Rd, Ferndale, MI 48220 · Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.22348(3)
Other-than-serious$3,000$1,500Sep 24, 2025Final

Inspection 348019209 OPENED FEB 4, 2025Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Oct 23, 2025

1600 E 9 Mile Rd, Ferndale, MI 48220 · Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 408.10034(3)
Serious$400$400Feb 21, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 408.10721(3)
Serious$0$0Feb 21, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 408.10722(1)
Serious$0$0Feb 21, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 408.10731(1)
Serious$400$400Feb 21, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 408.13350
Serious$400$400Feb 21, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 408.13370(1)
Serious$400$400Feb 21, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$400$400Feb 21, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$400$400Feb 21, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.11854(1)
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 21, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 408.12154(1)
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 21, 2025Final

Inspection 343379319 OPENED AUG 13, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Dec 3, 2018

1600 E 9 Mile Rd, Ferndale, MI 48220 · Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.10034(9)
Serious$400$400Oct 18, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 408.10727(1)
Serious$400$400Oct 18, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 408.12176(1)
Serious$500$500Oct 18, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.13308(3)
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 18, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 18, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 18, 2018Final

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 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)

(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i)

(5) Protective materials and hardware. (i) Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware shall be provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources.

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