Michigan tops 100 COVID-19 workplace safety violations with latest batch – MLive.com

February 20, 2021

Another 16 businesses have been cited in Michigan for COVID-19 safety violations in the workplace.

The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration has now cited 103 businesses for COVID-19 violations since the pandemic began. The fines can range up to $7,000 per citation; 15 of the 16 businesses recently cited were also fined.

Violations include keeping an employee working who was suspected of having COVID-19, not telling the health department when there were known positive COVID-19 cases in the workplace, not requiring masks, not training employees, not screening employees and more.

Employers and employees with questions about COVID-19 workplace policies can call the MIOSHA hotline at 855-723-3219. To file a complaint against a workplace, go to Michigan.gov/MIOSHAcomplaint.

Businesses have 15 days to contest the penalties. MIOSHA cuts the penalties in half for businesses that agree not to appeal and show theyve fixed the problems.

MIOSHA isnt the only state agency going after businesses ignoring COVID-19 precautions. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services have also punished violators.

Heres the list of businesses to be cited by MIOSHA in the last batch of penalties. Click on the business name to read the full citation document.

Belle Tire

Location: Woodhaven

Fine: $4,000

Reasons: Not removing an employee from the workplace suspected of having COVID-19, no physical barriers installed and inadequately training employees on safeguards related to COVID-19. The inspection was initiated in response to an employee complaint.

Adrian Urgent Care

Location: Adrian

Fine: $0

Reasons: Not maintaining daily health screenings for all visitors that enter the workplace. The inspection was initiated in response to an employee complaint.

Bloxsom Roofing and Siding Company

Location: Traverse City

Fine: $7,200, but only $2,800 for COVID-19 violations

Reasons: Not developing a preparedness and response plan, no documentation of daily health screenings, no disinfectant, no COVID-19 safety coordinator and no face coverings worn on site. The inspection was initiated as a planned-programmed inspection.

Bush Brothers Asphalt Paving Inc.

Location: Farmington Hills

Fine: $400

Reasons: Lack of a preparedness and response plan. The inspection was initiated as a planned-programmed inspection.

Dana Incorporated

Location: St. Clair

Fine: $4,000

Reasons: Failure to require face coverings when social distancing could not be maintained, not contacting the local health department when three known positive COVID-19 cases were detected at the workplace and not maintaining a record of employee COVID-19 training or daily health screenings. The inspection was initiated as part of the MIOSHA COVID-19 Retail State Emphasis Program.

Multi-Shores Development LLC

Location: Traverse City

Fine: $8,100, but only $1,000 for COVID-19 violations

Reasons: Lack of a preparedness and response plan and no face coverings. The inspection was initiated as a planned-programmed inspection.

Allied Gutter Co.

Location: Romulus

Fine: $3,700

Reasons: Lack of a preparedness and response plan. The inspection was initiated as a planned-programmed inspection.

Complete Maintenance and Cabinetry Inc.

Location: Algonac

Fine: $5,360, but only $2,800 for COVID-19 violations

Reasons: Lack of a preparedness and response plan, failing to train employees on COVID-19 control strategies, lack of social distancing and lack of face coverings when workers could not consistently maintain 6 feet of social distancing. The inspection was initiated as a planned-programmed inspection.

Spartan Precision Machining Inc.

Location: Wixom

Fine: $2,800

Reasons: Not developing and implementing a written COVID-19 preparedness and response plan, not conducting daily entry self-screen protocols, not requiring face coverings to be worn when employees cannot consistently maintain 6 feet of separation and not providing training to employees on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. This inspection was initiated in response to an employee complaint.

J&N Electric Inc.

Location: Ishpeming

Fine: $2,000, but only $400 for COVID-19 violations

Reasons: Not developing a preparedness and response plan, no documentation of daily health screenings, not providing COVID-19 training and no face coverings worn on site. The inspection was initiated as a planned-programmed inspection.

Royal Roofing

Location: Lake Orion

Fine: $8,400, but only $3,000 from COVID-19 violations

Reasons: Lack of a face coverings when workers could not consistently maintain 6 feet of social distance from other employees. The inspection was initiated as a planned-programmed inspection.

Fusco Construction LLC

Location: Dundee

Fine: $4,100, but only $1,000 from COVID-19 violations

Reasons: Lack of a preparedness plan, no face coverings, no hand sanitizer or washing facilities, not performing daily health screening of employees and no COVID-19 safety coordinator. The inspection was initiated as a planned-programmed inspection.

Custom Electric LLC

Location: Wixom

Fine: $2,800

Reasons: Failure to train employees on COVID-19, failure to conduct the daily health screening including a questionnaire, failure to require face coverings and failure to maintain social distancing. The inspection was initiated in response to a reinspection assignment.

Stork Construction LLC

Location: Bingham

Fine: $1,000, but only $500 from COVID-19 violations

Reasons: Lack of a preparedness and response plan, failing to train employees on COVID- 19 control strategies, lack of social distancing and lack of face coverings when workers could not consistently maintain 6 feet of social distancing. The inspection was initiated as a planned-program inspection.

ACME Wire and Iron Works

Location: Detroit

Fine: $4,400, but only $400 from COVID-19 violations

Reasons: Failing to conduct the daily health screening and not ensuring face coverings were used. The inspection was initiated in response to a programmed assignment.

AMB Construction LLC

Location: Mount Clemens

Fine: $2,900, but only $2,100 from COVID-19 violations

Privacy Overview

Strictly Necessary Cookies