GENERAL PRODUCTS CORP

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, GENERAL PRODUCTS CORP — a industry sector 00 facility located at 2400 E SOUTH ST, JACKSON, MI 49201 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 116 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $26,830.00. The inspection case was opened on 1991-11-04.

Federal investigators determined that one or more violations at this facility were committed willfully — meaning the employer either knowingly failed to comply with OSHA standards or acted with plain indifference to employee safety. Willful violations carry the highest penalty multipliers under the OSH Act.

State Context: Within MI, this facility's penalty places it at the 99th percentile among 106,495 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $1,470.95.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 116 citations spanning 12 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 2 willful — The employer intentionally and knowingly committed the violation, demonstrating either an intentional disregard for the requirements of the OSH Act or plain indifference to employee safety and health. 10 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm. 3 repeat — A substantially similar violation was found during a previous inspection and the original citation has become a final order.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning March 26, 1990 with the latest abatement deadline set for October 2, 1992. Of the 116 total citations, 12 (10%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $26,830.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $231.29 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for General Products Corp reveals a profoundly dysfunctional safety culture characterized by systemic negligence rather than isolated mechanical failures. The sheer volume of 116 citations, punctuated by multiple Willful (W) violations, indicates a management team that demonstrated intentional disregard for, or plain indifference to, employee safety requirements. The legal significance of the Willful classifications cannot be overstated; they signify that the employer was aware of hazardous conditions yet made a conscious decision not to rectify them, significantly increasing the facility's exposure to criminal liability and "severe violator" status. The penalty total of $26,830, while seemingly modest by modern standards, was exceptionally high for the early 1990s regulatory environment, reflecting the gravity of the non-compliance. A critical pattern emerges from the cited standards, which span machine guarding, hazard communication, and repeated (R) violations. The presence of Repeat citations suggests that even after previous interventions, the facility failed to implement sustainable corrective actions, allowing documented hazards to persist. This profile suggests a breakdown in the fundamental safety management system, where workers were likely exposed to acute amputation risks and chemical hazards without the protection of standardized operating procedures or adequate training. For compliance professionals, this record serves as a textbook example of a facility operating in a state of reactive crisis management rather than proactive risk mitigation.