Establishment profile
HI LEX CONTROLS INC
152 SIMPSON DR, LITCHFIELD, MI, 49252
336390 — Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
Summary
HI LEX CONTROLS INC has accumulated 86 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $55,935 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,618 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HI LEX CONTROLS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
71% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 10 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 47 citations in this view · $49,693 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 4081.003409 | 5 | 5 | $11,675 | Oct 1993 | Oct 2010 |
| 29 CFR 4081.003403 | 4 | 4 | $6,463 | May 1996 | Oct 2010 |
| 29 CFR 4081.246201 | 4 | 4 | $5,200 | May 1996 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 4081.003401 | 4 | 3 | $1,120 | May 1996 | Oct 2010 |
| 29 CFR 4081.072701 | 3 | 3 | $5,200 | Jul 2003 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 3 | 3 | $2,113 | May 1994 | Oct 2010 |
| 29 CFR 4081.001503 | 3 | 3 | $1,488 | Jul 2003 | Oct 2010 |
| 29 CFR 4081.264101 | 2 | 2 | $1,550 | Jan 2006 | Oct 2010 |
| 29 CFR 4081.144202 | 2 | 2 | $1,490 | Jul 2003 | Oct 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 2 | 2 | $1,388 | Jul 2003 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 4081.330801 | 2 | 2 | $1,388 | Jul 2003 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA | 2 | 2 | $1,325 | May 1994 | Oct 2010 |
| 29 CFR 4081.072201 | 2 | 2 | $675 | May 2008 | Oct 2010 |
| 29 CFR 4081.201508 | 2 | 2 | $320 | May 2008 | Oct 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I | 2 | 2 | — | May 2008 | Oct 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 4081.263501 A | 1 | 1 | $900 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 4081.264501 | 1 | 1 | $850 | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 4081.246101 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2010 |
| 29 CFR 4081.073101 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3363 within MI. Peer group: 1,618 employers. This establishment has 86 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for HI LEX CONTROLS INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for HI LEX CONTROLS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $292 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Mar 2007 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $292 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 2 cases · 1 violations · $292 in backwages · 2 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2006 – Mar 2007 | All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | FMLA | 1 | 1 | $292 | — |
| Sep 2004 – Oct 2004 | All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HI LEX CONTROLS INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HI LEX CONTROLS INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HI LEX CONTROLS INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HI-LEX CONTROLS INC 152 SIMPSON DR · LITCHFIELD, MI, 49252 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 1999 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-20 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-07-22 | Planned | 3 | — | $5,160 | |
| 2010-12-20 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-07-21 | Planned | 21 | 8 | $16,480 | |
| 2010-05-20 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $1,120 | |
| 2008-03-10 | Planned | 14 | 5 | $12,825 | |
| 2005-10-28 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-10-28 | Planned | 12 | 9 | $6,938 | |
| 2003-04-09 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $850 | |
| 2003-04-09 | Planned | 19 | 11 | $9,563 | |
| 1996-08-02 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-04-08 | Planned | 8 | 3 | $900 | |
| 1994-04-18 | Accident | 5 | 3 | $1,575 | |
| 1993-08-09 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $525 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HI LEX CONTROLS INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HI LEX CONTROLS INC's OSHA violation history?
- HI LEX CONTROLS INC has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 86 violations and $55,935 in total penalties.
- How does HI LEX CONTROLS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- HI LEX CONTROLS INC operates in the other motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.