MEANS INDUSTRIES VASSAR PLANT
872 E HURON, VASSAR, MI 48768
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Inspection records
Aug 27, 1991#114781669Aug 27, 1991Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#114781669$9902 viol.2 violations$990 in penalties
Inspection #114781669
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 27, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 28, 1991
- Closed
- Nov 27, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 137
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $990
- Penalties on Record
- $990
- Site Address
- 872 E Huron, Vassar, MI 48768
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4080.1011 OSHA citation code: 40801011 A | Serious | 1 | 3 | $540 | $540 | Oct 22, 1991 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4080.1011 OSHA citation code: 40801011 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $450 | $450 | Oct 22, 1991 | - | - |
Jul 17, 1990#110699980Jul 17, 1990Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#110699980$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #110699980
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 17, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 17, 1990
- Closed
- Sep 5, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 140
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 872 E Huron, Vassar, MI 48768
- 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 | 4081063202 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Aug 30, 1990 | - | - |
Apr 3, 1990#110683729Apr 3, 1990Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#110683729$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #110683729
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 3, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 4, 1990
- Closed
- Jun 14, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 110
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 872 E Huron, Vassar, MI 48768
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081216303 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jun 10, 1990 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4081.2412 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 10, 1990 | - | - |
Feb 22, 1990#110659398Feb 22, 1990Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#110659398$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #110659398
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 22, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 22, 1990
- Closed
- May 14, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 110
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 872 E Huron, Vassar, MI 48768
- 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.
Nov 7, 1989#110698339Nov 7, 1989Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#110698339$018 viol.18 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #110698339
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 7, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 13, 1989
- Closed
- Jul 3, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 125
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 18
- Violation Types
- 18 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 872 E Huron, Vassar, MI 48768
- 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 (10 of 18 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081001501 | Other | 2 | 13 | $0 | $0 | Dec 30, 1989 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4081018101 | Other | 3 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Feb 5, 1990 | - | - |
| 01003 | 4081012404 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Dec 30, 1989 | - | - |
| 01004 | 4081021501 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jan 19, 1990 | - | - |
| 01005 | 4081021302 | Other | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Jan 19, 1990 | - | - |
| 01006 | 4081.241 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Feb 5, 1990 | - | - |
| 01007 | 4081063201 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Dec 30, 1989 | - | - |
| 01008 | 4081063101 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Feb 5, 1990 | - | - |
| 01009 | 4081.1852 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Dec 30, 1989 | - | - |
| 01010 | 4081213101 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Dec 30, 1989 | - | - |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 18 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Failure to Abate Penalties1 citation, $1,000 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 1 citation issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|
Showing the 0 FTA rows present in the first 10 citations on this inspection. OSHA's record shows 1 total citations with FTA activity for this inspection. The complete list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
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.
15 inspections, 1989 to 2008. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: motor vehicle metal stamping reported 3.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 3.6%; NAICS 33637 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source