KAINES WEST MICHIGAN CO
211 E DOWLAND, LUDINGTON, MI 49431
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Inspection records
Jun 20, 2017#342394772Jun 20, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342394772$8,4001 viol.1 violation$8,400 in penalties
Inspection #342394772
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 20, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 21, 2017
- Final Order
- Nov 10, 2017
- Closed
- Dec 19, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 77
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $8,400
- Penalties on Record
- $8,400
- Site Address
- 211 E Dowland St, Ludington, MI 49431
- 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.
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 amputates fingertip in a nip point
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 408.11282(4) | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $8,400 | $8,400 | Nov 22, 2017 | - | Nov 10, 2017 |
Aug 3, 2016#340189117Aug 3, 2016Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#340189117$1,5001 viol.1 violation$1,500 in penalties
Inspection #340189117
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 3, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 17, 2016
- Final Order
- Jan 25, 2017
- Closed
- Jan 6, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 77
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,500
- Site Address
- 211 Dowland St., Ludington, MI 49431
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 408.11282(4) | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | - | Jan 25, 2017 |
May 1, 2014#315373746May 1, 2014Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#315373746$4,4509 viol.9 violations$4,450 in penalties
Inspection #315373746
Dates
- Opened
- May 1, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 29, 2014
- Closed
- Sep 11, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 98
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,900
- Penalties on Record
- $4,450
- Site Address
- 211 E Dowland, Ludington, MI 49431
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
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 (5 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081003403 | Serious | 2 | 6 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Oct 6, 2014 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4081003409 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Oct 6, 2014 | - | - |
| 01003 | 4081072701 | Serious | 2 | 10 | $1,400 | $700 | Oct 6, 2014 | - | - |
| 01004A | 4081246201 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Oct 6, 2014 | - | - |
| 01004B | 4081241201 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Oct 6, 2014 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 9 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
May 1, 2014#315373670May 1, 2014Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#315373670$1,2501 viol.1 violation$1,250 in penalties
Inspection #315373670
Dates
- Opened
- May 1, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 29, 2014
- Closed
- Sep 11, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 98
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,250
- Site Address
- 211 E Dowland, Ludington, MI 49431
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081.2612 OSHA citation code: 40812612 D | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Oct 6, 2014 | - | - |
Jun 15, 2009#311985188Jun 15, 2009Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#311985188$4,38421 viol.21 violations$4,384 in penalties
Inspection #311985188
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 15, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 24, 2009
- Closed
- Sep 28, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 70
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 21
- Violation Types
- 11 serious, 2 repeat, 8 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,960
- Penalties on Record
- $4,384
- Site Address
- 211 E Dowland, Ludington, MI 49431
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
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 (5 of 21 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4080.1011 OSHA citation code: 40801011 A | Serious | 1 | 4 | $800 | $320 | Aug 7, 2009 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4081003302 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $800 | $320 | Jul 20, 2009 | - | - |
| 01003 | 4081003409 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $800 | $320 | Jul 20, 2009 | - | - |
| 01004 | 4081128102 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $800 | $320 | Aug 7, 2009 | - | - |
| 01005 | 4081128108 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $800 | $320 | Jul 20, 2009 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 21 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jun 15, 2009#311985170Jun 15, 2009Programmed Related (I) · Partial scope, Safety#311985170$5601 viol.1 violation$560 in penalties
Inspection #311985170
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 15, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 24, 2009
- Closed
- Aug 13, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 70
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,400
- Penalties on Record
- $560
- Site Address
- 211 E Dowland, Ludington, MI 49431
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
Programmed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081003403 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | $560 | Jul 20, 2009 | - | - |
Jan 18, 2007#308842418Jan 18, 2007Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#308842418$2,45014 viol.14 violations$2,450 in penalties
Inspection #308842418
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 18, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 25, 2007
- Closed
- Apr 4, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 55
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 14
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,900
- Penalties on Record
- $2,450
- Site Address
- 211 E Dowland, Ludington, MI 49431
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
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 (5 of 14 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081072701 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $700 | $350 | Mar 30, 2007 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4081.711 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $700 | $350 | Mar 30, 2007 | - | - |
| 01003 | 4081072201 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $700 | $350 | Mar 30, 2007 | - | - |
| 01004 | 4081246101 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $700 | $350 | Mar 12, 2007 | - | - |
| 01005 | 4081263502 OSHA citation code: 4081263502 A | Serious | 1 | 6 | $700 | $350 | Mar 12, 2007 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 14 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jul 25, 2000#127246569Jul 25, 2000Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#127246569$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #127246569
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 25, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 8, 2000
- Closed
- Aug 15, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 67
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 211 E Dowland, Ludington, MI 49431
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jul 8, 1999#127149599Jul 8, 1999Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#127149599$2001 viol.1 violation$200 in penalties
Inspection #127149599
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 8, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 9, 1999
- Closed
- Nov 29, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 60
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $400
- Penalties on Record
- $200
- Site Address
- 211 E Dowland, Ludington, MI 49431
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081400202 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $400 | $200 | Nov 1, 1999 | - | - |
Feb 27, 1997#124825282Feb 27, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#124825282$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #124825282
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 27, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 6, 1997
- Closed
- Mar 13, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 70
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 211 E Dowland, Ludington, MI 49431
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02001 | 4081213101 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Apr 3, 1997 | - | - |
| 02002 | 4081217101 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Apr 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 02003 | 4081217102 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Apr 25, 1997 | - | - |
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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.
16 inspections, 1990 to 2017. 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
BLS 2024 survey: spring and wire product manufacturing reported 3.2 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 10.7%; NAICS 33261 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source