HERCULES DRAWN STEEL CORP

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, HERCULES DRAWN STEEL CORP — a industry sector 00 facility located at 38901 AMRHEIN RD, LIVONIA, MI 48150 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 87 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $20,466.00. The inspection case was opened on 1996-11-04.

The volume of citations issued during this inspection suggests systematic compliance deficiencies rather than isolated incidents. Facilities with 10 or more citations typically face comprehensive abatement requirements and may be subject to follow-up inspections.

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 87 citations spanning 15 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 14 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm. 1 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 January 29, 1990 with the latest abatement deadline set for September 12, 1994. Of the 87 total citations, 15 (17%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $20,466.00 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 $235.24 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for Hercules Drawn Steel Corp reveals a profound systemic failure in safety management, characterized by an extraordinary volume of 87 citations. This density of violations suggests a facility operating without a functional safety and health program, where hazardous conditions were likely normalized rather than mitigated. The presence of a repeat violation under standard 40810716 is particularly damning from a legal and compliance perspective; it demonstrates that management had prior knowledge of specific mechanical hazards yet failed to sustain corrective