SPRAGUE DEVICES INC
525 WEST US 20, MICHIGAN CITY, IN 46360
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Inspection records
Jul 21, 1998#125396705Jul 21, 1998Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#125396705$7505 viol.5 violations$750 in penalties
Inspection #125396705
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 21, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 22, 1998
- Closed
- Oct 2, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 209
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,500
- Penalties on Record
- $750
- Site Address
- 525 West Us 20, Michigan City, IN 46360
- 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 (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,500 | $750 | Sep 8, 1998 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 C01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 8, 1998 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.36 OSHA citation code: 19100036 D02 | Other | 1 | 50 | $0 | $0 | Sep 20, 1998 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 20, 1998 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C03 IIIE | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Sep 20, 1998 | - | - |
Dec 12, 1995#123969057Dec 12, 1995Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#123969057$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #123969057
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 12, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 12, 1995
- Closed
- Jan 11, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 525 West Us 20, Michigan City, IN 46360
- 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.
Oct 14, 1993#115037673Oct 14, 1993Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#115037673$1,3003 viol.3 violations$1,300 in penalties
Inspection #115037673
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 14, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 14, 1993
- Closed
- Nov 30, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 260
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,300
- Penalties on Record
- $1,300
- Site Address
- 525 West Us 20, Michigan City, IN 46360
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 1 | 20 | $1,300 | $1,300 | Nov 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E02 | Other | 1 | 230 | $0 | $0 | Nov 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q07 | Other | 1 | 200 | $0 | $0 | Nov 6, 1993 | - | - |
Oct 2, 1986#101986248Oct 2, 1986Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#101986248$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #101986248
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 2, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 4, 1987
- Closed
- Mar 11, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 125
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 107 Eastwood Road, Michigan City, IN 46360
- 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.
Apr 24, 1984#14697346Apr 24, 1984Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#14697346$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14697346
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 24, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 26, 1984
- Closed
- May 3, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 130
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 107 Eastwood Road, Michigan City, IN 46360
- 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.
Jul 12, 1982#215170812Jul 12, 1982Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#215170812$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #215170812
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 12, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 12, 1982
- Closed
- Jul 21, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 94
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 107 Eastwood Rd, Michigan City, IN 46360
- 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.
May 6, 1982#215172404May 6, 1982Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#215172404$2403 viol.3 violations$240 in penalties
Inspection #215172404
Dates
- Opened
- May 6, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- May 6, 1982
- Closed
- Jul 21, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 97
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $240
- Penalties on Record
- $240
- Site Address
- 107 Fastwood Rd, Michigan City, IN 46360
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Serious | 3 | - | $240 | $240 | Jul 1, 1982 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 11, 1982 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 B | Other | 11 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 1, 1982 | - | - |
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.
7 inspections, 1982 to 1998. 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.