DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY
5201 WOODWARD, DETROIT, MI 48202
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Inspection records
Nov 25, 2014#340106871Nov 25, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#340106871$8,8005 viol.5 violations$8,800 in penalties
Inspection #340106871
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 25, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 9, 2015
- Final Order
- Mar 12, 2015
- Closed
- Mar 24, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 339
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,800
- Penalties on Record
- $8,800
- Site Address
- 5201 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
- Industry
- 519120 Libraries and Archives
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 | 1910.1001 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19101001 J03 I | Serious | 1 | 5 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Feb 18, 2015 | - | Mar 12, 2015 |
| 01002 | 1910.1001 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19101001 J05 I | Serious | 1 | 5 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Feb 18, 2015 | - | Mar 12, 2015 |
| 01003 | 1910.1001 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19101001 J07 IV | Serious | 1 | 5 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Feb 18, 2015 | - | Mar 12, 2015 |
| 01004 | 1910.1001 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19101001 K01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Feb 18, 2015 | - | Mar 12, 2015 |
| 02001 | 408.22140(1) | Other | 1 | 4 | $800 | $800 | Feb 18, 2015 | - | Mar 12, 2015 |
Mar 27, 2008#308821768Mar 27, 2008Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#308821768$3,8259 viol.9 violations$3,825 in penalties
Inspection #308821768
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 27, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 10, 2008
- Closed
- Aug 1, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 repeat, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,375
- Penalties on Record
- $3,825
- Site Address
- 5201 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48202
- Industry
- 519120 Libraries and Archives
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.
Violations
Violation list (9 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,975 | $1,785 | Jul 8, 2008 | - | - |
| 02001A | 4081072701 | Repeat | 4 | 3 | $3,400 | $2,040 | Jul 8, 2008 | - | - |
| 02001B | 4081.716 | Repeat | 2 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jul 8, 2008 | - | - |
| 03001 | 4081001503 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 8, 2008 | - | - |
| 03002 | 4081035701 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 8, 2008 | - | - |
| 03003 | 4081044701 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 8, 2008 | - | - |
| 03004 | 4081068101 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 8, 2008 | - | - |
| 03005 | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IV | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 8, 2008 | - | - |
| 03006 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C02 III | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jul 8, 2008 | - | - |
Jun 10, 2005#307710772Jun 10, 2005Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#307710772$3,45016 viol.16 violations$3,450 in penalties
Inspection #307710772
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 10, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 27, 2005
- Closed
- Feb 27, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 16
- Violation Types
- 8 serious, 8 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,900
- Penalties on Record
- $3,450
- Site Address
- 5201 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48202
- Industry
- 519120 Libraries and Archives
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.
Violations
Violation list (12 of 16 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4080.1011 OSHA citation code: 40801011 A | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,200 | $600 | Nov 1, 2005 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4081003409 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | $600 | Sep 19, 2005 | - | - |
| 01003 | 4081012101 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $900 | $450 | Sep 19, 2005 | - | - |
| 01004A | 4081072701 | Serious | 16 | 5 | $1,200 | $600 | Nov 1, 2005 | - | - |
| 01004B | 4081.716 | Serious | 4 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 1, 2005 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 2 | 10 | $1,200 | $600 | Sep 6, 2005 | - | - |
| 01006A | 4081400402 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,200 | $600 | Nov 1, 2005 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Nov 1, 2005 | - | - |
| 02001 | 4081022001 | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 1, 2005 | - | - |
| 02002 | 4081330801 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Nov 1, 2005 | - | - |
| 02003 | 4081541602 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 1, 2005 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 III | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 1, 2005 | - | - |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 16 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jul 19, 2001#127092393Jul 19, 2001Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#127092393$3,0006 viol.6 violations$3,000 in penalties
Inspection #127092393
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 19, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 20, 2001
- Closed
- Dec 20, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,000
- Site Address
- 5201 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48202
- 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 (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081330901 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,200 | $600 | Nov 21, 2001 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4081400502 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,200 | $600 | Nov 21, 2001 | - | - |
| 01003 | 4081400806 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,200 | $600 | Nov 21, 2001 | - | - |
| 01004 | 4081400904 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,200 | $600 | Nov 21, 2001 | - | - |
| 01005 | 4081400905 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,200 | $600 | Nov 21, 2001 | - | - |
| 02001 | 4081330801 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2001 | - | - |
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.
4 inspections, 2001 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.