WATSON ENGINEERING INC
16455 RACHO RD, TAYLOR, MI 48180
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Inspection records
Aug 24, 2005#307710897Aug 24, 2005Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#307710897$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307710897
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 24, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 24, 2005
- Closed
- Aug 31, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 12650 Universal Dr, Taylor, MI 48180
- Industry
- 336340 Motor Vehicle Brake System 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.
Jun 28, 1999#127239093Jun 28, 1999FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#127239093$4,5005 viol.5 violations$4,500 in penalties
Inspection #127239093
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 28, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 4, 1999
- Closed
- Jan 20, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,500
- Penalties on Record
- $4,500
- Site Address
- 16455 Racho Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
- 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.
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.
Electric shock - ground fault in electric saw
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4084172301 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Oct 8, 1999 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4084172403 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Oct 8, 1999 | - | - |
| 01003 | 4084173001 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Oct 8, 1999 | - | - |
| 02001 | 408417190114 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Oct 8, 1999 | - | - |
| 02002 | 4084172701 OSHA citation code: 4084172701 A | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Oct 8, 1999 | - | - |
Feb 1, 1999#127242097Feb 1, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#127242097$3,8504 viol.4 violations$3,850 in penalties
Inspection #127242097
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 1, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 23, 1999
- Closed
- May 17, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,850
- Penalties on Record
- $3,850
- Site Address
- 16455 Racho Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
- 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081003409 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $700 | $700 | May 14, 1999 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4081.2646 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $700 | $700 | May 14, 1999 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 20 | $1,225 | $1,225 | May 14, 1999 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IIIB | Serious | 1 | 20 | $1,225 | $1,225 | May 14, 1999 | - | - |
Dec 11, 1995#114856081Dec 11, 1995Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#114856081$2,00010 viol.10 violations$2,000 in penalties
Inspection #114856081
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 11, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 12, 1995
- Closed
- Mar 20, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 60
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,000
- Penalties on Record
- $2,000
- Site Address
- 12650 Universal Dr, Taylor, MI 48180
- 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 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4080.1011 OSHA citation code: 40801011 A | Serious | 1 | 2 | $400 | $400 | Mar 15, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4081072701 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $400 | $400 | Feb 14, 1996 | - | - |
| 01003 | 4081187501 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $400 | $400 | Feb 14, 1996 | - | - |
| 01004 | 4081217601 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $400 | $400 | Feb 14, 1996 | - | - |
| 01005 | 4081264201 | Serious | 6 | 2 | $400 | $400 | Mar 15, 1996 | - | - |
| 02001 | 4081003405 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jan 8, 1996 | - | - |
| 02002 | 4081111501 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jan 8, 1996 | - | - |
| 02003 | 4081121101 OSHA citation code: 4081121101 D | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Feb 14, 1996 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 14, 1996 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 A01 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 14, 1996 | - | - |
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 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.
14 inspections, 1995 to 2026. 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.