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Inspection #307753137

Closed
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of DOWSETT SPRING CO at 27071 Marcellus Hwy, Dowagiac, MI 49047 on Oct 17, 2005. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Jan 9, 2008.

OSHA documented 15 violations (12 serious, 3 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $1,950.

This employer has 3 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details
Inspection Number
307753137
Type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete
Opened
Oct 17, 2005
Closed
Jan 9, 2008
Contested
Oct 13, 2006
Final Order
Jun 11, 2007
Total Violations
15
Penalties on Record
$1,950
Initial Penalties
$1,950
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.
Establishment
Name
DOWSETT SPRING CO
Address
27071 Marcellus Hwy, Dowagiac, MI 49047
Industry
Other Inspections of This Employer3 on record
#308803089Follow-Up (F)
No violations
#124922626Follow-Up (F)
No violations
#124922113Planned (H)
11 violations$2,325

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record
Closed

Inspection closed Jan 9, 2008.

Citations on Record
15

12 serious, 3 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties
$1,950

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties
$1,950

Current and initial penalty totals are the same on record.

Citation contest activity appears on Oct 13, 2006. Final orders are recorded through Jun 11, 2007. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations

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.

CitationStandardTypeInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010014081003403Serious$200$200Jan 27, 2006--
010024081003409Serious$200$200Jan 27, 2006--
010034081018701Serious$150$150Jan 27, 2006--
010044081072701Serious$200$200Jan 27, 2006Oct 13, 2006Jun 11, 2007
010054081073101Serious$200$200Jan 27, 2006--
010064081.711Serious$200$200Jan 27, 2006Oct 13, 2006Jun 11, 2007
010074081217601Serious$200$200Jan 12, 2006Oct 13, 2006Jun 11, 2007
01008A4081246101Serious$200$200Jan 27, 2006Oct 13, 2006Jun 11, 2007
01008B4081243101Serious$0$0Jan 27, 2006--
010094081243201Serious$200$200Jan 27, 2006Oct 13, 2006Jun 11, 2007
01010A4081241201Serious$200$200Jan 27, 2006Oct 13, 2006Jun 11, 2007
01010B4081241202Serious$0$0Jan 27, 2006--
020014081068503Other$0$0Jan 27, 2006--
020024081083503Other$0$0Jan 27, 2006--
020034081215401Other$0$0Jan 27, 2006--
Failure to Abate Penalties9 citations, $11,128 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 9 citationsissued 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.

CitationFTA InspectionFTA IssuanceFTA PenaltyFTA ContestFTA Final Order
01004#308803089Sep 11, 2006-Nov 13, 2006Oct 15, 2007
01006#308803089Sep 11, 2006$3,000Nov 13, 2006Oct 15, 2007
01007#308803089Sep 11, 2006$450-Oct 15, 2007
01008A#308803089Sep 11, 2006--Oct 15, 2007
01008B#308803089Sep 11, 2006--Oct 15, 2007
01009#308803089Sep 11, 2006$3,960-Oct 15, 2007
01010A#308803089Sep 11, 2006$1,798Oct 13, 2006Oct 15, 2007
01010B#308803089Sep 11, 2006--Oct 15, 2007
02003#308803089Sep 11, 2006$1,920--

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.

Data Source and Methodology

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