CHRYSLER STERLING HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY PLANT
38111 VAN DYKE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48312
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Inspection records
Oct 21, 2014#340006253Oct 21, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#340006253$5,0002 viol.2 violations$5,000 in penalties
Inspection #340006253
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 21, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 12, 2014
- Contested
- Jun 26, 2015
- Final Order
- Feb 8, 2016
- Closed
- Jul 18, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,539
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,000
- Site Address
- 38111 Van Dyke, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
- Industry
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
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 (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 C07 I A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Jun 26, 2015 | Feb 8, 2016 | |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 21, 2015 | Jun 26, 2015 | Feb 6, 2016 |
Sep 20, 2013#315405621Sep 20, 2013Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#315405621$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #315405621
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 20, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 17, 2013
- Closed
- Dec 9, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,400
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 38111 Van Dyke Ave, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
- Industry
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
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.
Apr 16, 2012#315385716Apr 16, 2012Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#315385716$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #315385716
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 16, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- May 29, 2012
- Closed
- Jul 3, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,300
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 38111 Van Dyke Ave, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
- Industry
- 336211 Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Apr 28, 2008#308838424Apr 28, 2008Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#308838424$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308838424
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 28, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 23, 2008
- Closed
- Aug 14, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,563
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 38111 Van Dyke Ave, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
- Industry
- 336211 Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
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.
Apr 21, 2008#308838390Apr 21, 2008Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#308838390$9001 viol.1 violation$900 in penalties
Inspection #308838390
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 21, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- May 27, 2008
- Closed
- Oct 23, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,563
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $900
- Penalties on Record
- $900
- Site Address
- 38111 Van Dyke Ave, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
- Industry
- 336211 Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IA | Serious | 1 | 1 | $900 | $900 | Aug 20, 2008 | - | - |
Jun 6, 1997#125121442Jun 6, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#125121442$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125121442
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 6, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 19, 1997
- Closed
- Jan 15, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,300
- Related Activity
- 3 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 38111 Van Dyke, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
- 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.
May 12, 1997#125120212May 12, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#125120212$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125120212
Dates
- Opened
- May 12, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- May 12, 1997
- Closed
- May 15, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,300
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 38111 Van Dyke, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
- 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.
Apr 24, 1997#125018671Apr 24, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#125018671$1,5001 viol.1 violation$1,500 in penalties
Inspection #125018671
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 24, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 25, 1997
- Closed
- Jun 30, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,300
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,000
- Penalties on Record
- $1,500
- Site Address
- 38111 Van Dyke Ave, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081217601 | Serious | 5 | 40 | $3,000 | $1,500 | Jun 11, 1997 | - | - |
Feb 27, 1997#114529647Feb 27, 1997Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#114529647$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #114529647
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 27, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 27, 1997
- Closed
- Jan 15, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,300
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 38111 Van Dyke, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Mar 22, 1994#124392432Mar 22, 1994Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#124392432$9001 viol.1 violation$900 in penalties
Inspection #124392432
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 22, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 22, 1994
- Closed
- Jun 6, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,814
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $900
- Penalties on Record
- $900
- Site Address
- 38111 Van Dyke Ave, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081.241 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $900 | $900 | May 11, 1994 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
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.
13 inspections, 1989 to 2014. 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.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.