HI-LEX AMERICA INC
5200 WAYNE RD, BATTLE CREEK, MI 49037 · NAICS 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Nov 20, 2023#347114712Nov 20, 2023Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#347114712$12,3004 viol.4 violations$12,300 in penalties
Inspection #347114712
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 20, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 21, 2023
- Final Order
- Jan 16, 2024
- Closed
- Jan 30, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 286
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $24,600
- Penalties on Record
- $12,300
- Site Address
- 5200 Wayne Rd, Battle Creek, MI 49037
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 408.10034(9) | Serious | 2 | 2 | $3,600 | $1,800 | Jan 23, 2024 | - | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 01002 | 408.10727(1) | Serious | 1 | 3 | $7,000 | $3,500 | Jan 23, 2024 | - | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 01003 | 408.12412(1) | Serious | 2 | 2 | $7,000 | $3,500 | Jan 23, 2024 | - | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 01004 | 408.12434(1) | Serious | 1 | 2 | $7,000 | $3,500 | - | Jan 16, 2024 |
Dec 1, 2021#345660948Dec 1, 2021Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345660948$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345660948
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 1, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 14, 2021
- Closed
- Jan 10, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 358
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5200 Wayne Rd, Battle Creek, MI 49037
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product 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.
Nov 8, 2021#345625628Nov 8, 2021Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345625628$2,4003 viol.3 violations$2,400 in penalties
Inspection #345625628
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 8, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 29, 2021
- Final Order
- Jan 26, 2022
- Closed
- Jan 26, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 358
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,800
- Penalties on Record
- $2,400
- Site Address
- 5200 Wayne Rd, Battle Creek, MI 49037
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 408.12411(1) | Serious | 2 | 2 | $4,800 | $2,400 | Jan 25, 2022 | - | Jan 26, 2022 |
| 01001B | 408.12463(7)(A) | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | - | Jan 26, 2022 | |
| 01001C | 408.12413 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | - | Jan 26, 2022 |
Oct 13, 2021#345578678Oct 13, 2021FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#345578678$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345578678
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 13, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 18, 2022
- Closed
- Mar 17, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 287
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5200 Wayne Rd, Battle Creek, MI 49037
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
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.
Employee with covid-19 infection dies
Mar 17, 2021#345201784Mar 17, 2021Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#345201784$3,5001 viol.1 violation$3,500 in penalties
Inspection #345201784
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 17, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 23, 2021
- Final Order
- Nov 8, 2021
- Closed
- Nov 1, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 287
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,500
- Site Address
- 5200 Wayne Rd, Battle Creek, MI 49037
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product 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 | RULE OSHA citation code: RULE 6(1) | Serious | 1 | 30 | $7,000 | $3,500 | - | Nov 8, 2021 |
Feb 1, 2018#342882909Feb 1, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342882909$5,4002 viol.2 violations$5,400 in penalties
Inspection #342882909
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 1, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 2, 2018
- Final Order
- Apr 23, 2018
- Closed
- May 14, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 317
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,800
- Penalties on Record
- $5,400
- Site Address
- 5200 Wayne Rd, Battle Creek, MI 49037
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 408.10034(9) | Serious | 1 | 2 | $6,300 | $3,150 | - | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| 02001 | 408.22139(2)(B)(I) | Other | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | $2,250 | May 2, 2018 | - | Apr 23, 2018 |
Jun 25, 2015#340712876Jun 25, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#340712876$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340712876
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 25, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 9, 2015
- Closed
- Jul 21, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 343
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5200 Wayne Rd, Battle Creek, MI 49037
- Industry
- 336399
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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read 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.
7 inspections, 2015 to 2023. 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).
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, 48,574 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.