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Inspection #344938089

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of DOWDING INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED at 449 Marilin St, Eaton Rapids, MI 48827 on Sep 22, 2020. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Jan 11, 2021.

OSHA documented 18 violations (12 serious, 6 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $8,000.

This employer has 9 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details
Inspection Number
344938089
Type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete
Opened
Sep 22, 2020
Closed
Jan 11, 2021
Final Order
Jan 6, 2021
Total Violations
18
Penalties on Record
$8,000
Initial Penalties
$16,000
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
Address
449 Marilin St, Eaton Rapids, MI 48827
Industry
333517 Machine Tool Manufacturing
Other Inspections of This Employer9 on record

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 11, 2021.

Citations on Record
18

12 serious, 6 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties
$16,000

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

Current Penalties
$8,000

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Final orders are recorded through Jan 6, 2021. 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
01001408.11854(1)Serious$2,500$1,250-Jan 6, 2021
01002408.12154(1)Serious$2,500$1,250-Jan 6, 2021
01003408.12635(1)(B)Serious$1,500$750-Jan 6, 2021
01004A408.13308(1)Serious$2,000$1,000-Jan 6, 2021
01004B408.13309(1)Serious$0$0-Jan 6, 2021
01004C408.13312(1)Serious$0$0-Jan 6, 2021
01004D325.47201(3)Serious$0$0-Jan 6, 2021
01005408.15815(1)Serious$2,500$1,250-Jan 6, 2021
01006A1910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I
Serious$2,500$1,250-Jan 6, 2021
01006B1910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I
Serious$0$0-Jan 6, 2021
01006C1910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I A
Serious$0$0-Jan 6, 2021
010071910.146
Permit-Required Confined Spaces
OSHA citation code: 19100146 G01
Serious$2,500$1,250-Jan 6, 2021
02001408.10187(1)Other$0$0-Jan 6, 2021
02002408.10036(1)Other$0$0-Jan 6, 2021
02003408.11212(6)Other$0$0-Jan 6, 2021
02004A1910.305
Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment
OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02 I
Other$0$0-Jan 6, 2021
02004B1910.305
Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment
OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IV
Other$0$0-Jan 6, 2021
020051910.1200
Hazard Communication
OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01
Other$0$0-Jan 6, 2021

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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