SUEMATT INDUSTRIES
According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, SUEMATT INDUSTRIES — a industry sector 00 facility located at 21751 SCHMEMAN AVE, WARREN, MI 48089 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 83 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $78,900.00. The inspection case was opened on 2000-02-02.
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 $78,900.00 is more than 66.0× the national average of $1,195.75 for facilities in the Other sector (NAICS 000000). This sector encompasses 1,316,687 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $1,574.4M.
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 83 citations spanning 12 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 4 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 8 repeat — A substantially similar violation was found during a previous inspection and the original citation has become a final order. 3 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 April 9, 1999 with the latest abatement deadline set for June 26, 2000. Of the 83 total citations, 15 (18%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.
Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $78,900.00 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 $950.60 falls within the standard penalty range.
The enforcement record for Suematt Industries reveals a deeply entrenched pattern of non-compliance characterized by systemic mechanical and electrical hazards. With 83 total citations and a penalty exceeding $78,000, this inspection profile deviates significantly from industry norms, signaling a fundamental breakdown in the facility’s safety management system. The high volume of Repeat (R) violations is particularly damning from a legal and regulatory perspective; it demonstrates that management was previously alerted to specific hazards—including deficiencies in electrical component protection (1910.0303) and mechanical power press safety—yet failed to implement sustainable corrective actions. For workers, these recurring failures translated into a high-risk environment where the threat of catastrophic injury, such as amputations or electrocution, was a daily reality rather than a managed risk. The sheer density of Serious and Repeat violations suggests that safety was secondary to production throughput, as the facility repeatedly bypassed fundamental guarding and maintenance requirements. This is not a case of isolated oversight but rather a documented history of administrative negligence. For compliance professionals, this record serves as a primary indicator of a "recalcitrant employer" profile, where the lack of an effective Safety and Health Management System (SHMS) necessitated aggressive monetary intervention to compel basic adherence to MIOSHA and federal standards.