29 CFR 1910.133 · Michigan · FY2025
Eye & Face Protection in Michigan: FY2025 OSHA citations
23 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.133 at inspected sites in Michigan, from 23 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 23 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.133 at inspected sites in Michigan, in 23 inspections. Among the 78 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Michigan that year (3,994 citation items in all), this one ranks 30th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.133 cited in Michigan
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 23 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.133(a)(1) | 23 | 100% |
“(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.”
How the Michigan citations were classified
Of the 23 citation items: 22 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 1 other-than-serious (96% serious).
Who was inspected in Michigan
39% of the 23 inspections with a recorded headcount were at sites with 26 to 100 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 1 to 10 | 8 |
| 11 to 25 | 4 |
| 26 to 100 | 9 |
| 101 to 250 | 1 |
| 251 to 1,000 | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 6 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 5 |
| Retail Trade | 3 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 2 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | 2 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings | 2 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 2; Jan to Mar 2025: 4; Apr to Jun 2025: 8; Jul to Sep 2025: 9.
Who enforced in Michigan
Michigan has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 23 of the items were recorded by the State Plan's office. A State Plan may have standards of its own. The paragraphs on this page are the federal 29 CFR numbers recorded in OSHA's data, and this page does not say which Michigan rule applies to a given workplace. OSHA's page on the Michigan State Plan, with its coverage.
Michigan against the other states
Michigan ranks 6th of the 44 states, DC and territories with items under 29 CFR 1910.133 in this data. The most items: Tennessee 49; Maryland 45; Minnesota 44; New York 31; Ohio 31. In all, the data record 492 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.133; the 23 in Michigan are 4.7% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Michigan.
Next steps for a Michigan employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1910.133, Eye & Face Protection
- Free tool: PPE Selector
- Free tool: HazCom Compliance Scorer
- Software: HazComFast EHS software
Counts by HazComFast from the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data, extracted Oct 13, 2026; deleted items left out, 29 CFR numbers only. They are not figures OSHA publishes for the state, and the live database can change them. Same data source and method as our HazCom enforcement study. Not legal advice.