SET ENTERPRISES INC
According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, SET ENTERPRISES INC — a wholesale trade facility located at 36211 S HURON RD, NEW BOSTON, MI 48164 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 36 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $87,400.00. The inspection case was opened on 2012-06-15.
Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.
Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $87,400.00 is more than 16.9× the national average of $5,185.75 for facilities in the Wholesale sector (NAICS 423510). This sector encompasses 30,869 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $160.1M.
State Context: Within MI, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 106,495 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $1,470.95.
Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 36 citations spanning 5 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 10 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 5 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.
Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning November 30, 2009 with the latest abatement deadline set for November 19, 2015. Of the 36 total citations, 6 (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 $87,400.00 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 $2,427.78 falls within the standard penalty range.
The enforcement record for Set Enterprises Inc. reveals a deeply entrenched culture of non-compliance, characterized by 36 distinct citations and a penalty total of $87,400, which significantly exceeds industry averages for the metal merchant wholesale sector. The high volume of violations, particularly those involving MIOSHA-specific standards and federal 1910 benchmarks, points toward a systemic failure in basic safety management rather than isolated procedural lapses. The concentration of "Serious" violations with high gravity ratings—specifically those related to machine guarding (408.10034) and walking-working surfaces—indicates that employees were routinely exposed to catastrophic hazards, including amputation, crushing injuries, and falls. The presence of repeated failures in hazard communication (1910.1200) and material handling protocols suggests that the facility lacked a functional Safety and Health Management System (SHMS). From a legal and compliance perspective, the sheer density of citations suggests that management failed to implement effective internal auditing or corrective action programs, despite the clear presence of high-hazard conditions. For workers, this environment meant navigating a workplace where physical barriers and safety interlocks were either bypassed or nonexistent. The financial severity of the penalties serves as a clear regulatory signal that the agency viewed the facility’s risk profile as an outlier, necessitating aggressive fiscal deterrence to address chronic negligence in fundamental life-safety protections.