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Whitlam Group: OSHA inspections and violations

Center Line, Michigan · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) · NAICS 323111

2inspections
7citation items
$17,500current penalties
Aug 1, 2016last inspection

Whitlam Group has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Michigan, the first in 2016.

OSHA's last visit started on Aug 1, 2016 on a referral, in Center Line.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 5 serious and 2 repeat.

OSHA proposed $35,000 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $17,500, down 50%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Whitlam Group averages $8,750 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Whitlam Group also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Whitlam Group: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341625218 OPENED AUG 1, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 110 employees at the site · Closed Oct 3, 2016

24800 Sherwood Ave, Center Line, MI 48015 · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$5,600$2,800Sep 1, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Repeat$11,200$5,600Sep 1, 2016Final

Inspection 341658664 OPENED AUG 1, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 110 employees at the site · Closed Oct 4, 2016

24800 Sherwood Ave, Center Line, MI 48015 · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.10123
Serious$2,400$1,200Sep 1, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 408.16223
Serious$3,000$1,500Sep 1, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(2)(iii) · Flammable liquids
Serious$3,000$1,500Sep 1, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$1,800$900Sep 1, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii) · Flammable liquids
Repeat$8,000$4,000Sep 1, 2016Final

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 Center Line site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 120 workers: 2.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.0 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Whitlam Group
Center Line · 2025
120 302.72.0

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(2)(iii)

(iii) Size. Flammable liquid containers shall be in accordance with Table H-12, except that glass or plastic containers of no more than 1-gallon capacity may be used for a Category 1 or 2 flammable liquid if:

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii)

(ii) Grounding. Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)

(1) The test instrument must have an effective audio-warning device, or a visual-warning device in the form of a screen tracing, that indicates when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test must be terminated and restarted from the beginning when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test subject then may be refitted and retested.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

Other commercial printing (except screen and books) employers in Michigan

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