BEACON RECYCLING
1241 E KEATING ST, MUSKEGON, MI 49442
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Inspection records
May 20, 2024#347491946May 20, 2024Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#347491946$7,50011 viol.11 violations$7,500 in penalties
Inspection #347491946
Dates
- Opened
- May 20, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 13, 2024
- Final Order
- Jul 29, 2024
- Closed
- Aug 26, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 36
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 2 repeat, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $15,000
- Penalties on Record
- $7,500
- Site Address
- 1241 E Keating Ave, Muskegon, MI 49442
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (11 of 11 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 B01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,000 | $1,000 | - | Jul 29, 2024 | |
| 01001B | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 B02 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | - | Jul 29, 2024 | |
| 01002A | 1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 B01 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,000 | $1,000 | - | Jul 29, 2024 | |
| 01002B | 408.11411(3) | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | - | Jul 29, 2024 | |
| 01003A | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,000 | $1,000 | - | Jul 29, 2024 | |
| 01003B | 408.15815(1) | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 6, 2024 | - | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 01003C | 408.15836(1) | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | - | Jul 29, 2024 | |
| 02001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Repeat | 2 | 3 | $8,400 | $4,200 | Aug 6, 2024 | - | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 02001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I A | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 6, 2024 | - | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 03001 | 408.22141(1) | Other | 1 | 36 | $600 | $300 | Aug 6, 2024 | - | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 03002 | 408.15815(2) | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Aug 6, 2024 | - | Jul 29, 2024 |
Oct 22, 2020#344980180Oct 22, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344980180$1,2002 viol.2 violations$1,200 in penalties
Inspection #344980180
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 22, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 22, 2020
- Final Order
- Feb 9, 2021
- Closed
- Feb 16, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,400
- Penalties on Record
- $1,200
- Site Address
- 1241 E Keating Ave, Muskegon, MI 49442
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
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Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,400 | $1,200 | Feb 18, 2021 | - | Feb 9, 2021 |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 18, 2021 | - | Feb 9, 2021 |
May 21, 2013#311995948May 21, 2013Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#311995948$5251 viol.1 violation$525 in penalties
Inspection #311995948
Dates
- Opened
- May 21, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- May 30, 2013
- Closed
- Jul 11, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 27
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,050
- Penalties on Record
- $525
- Site Address
- 1241 E Keating St, Muskegon, MI 49442
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081125304 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,050 | $525 | Jul 29, 2013 | - | - |
May 21, 2002#127150126May 21, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#127150126$05 viol.5 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #127150126
Dates
- Opened
- May 21, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 7, 2002
- Closed
- Oct 2, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1241 E Keating St, Muskegon, MI 49442
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081330801 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Sep 23, 2002 | - | - |
| 02001 | 4081.125 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Sep 23, 2002 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IVD | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Sep 23, 2002 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 | Other | 2 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Aug 30, 2002 | - | - |
| 02004 | 3256.2 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 23, 2002 | - | - |
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About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
4 inspections, 2002 to 2024. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: recyclable material merchant wholesalers reported 3.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.0%; NAICS 42393 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source