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MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC. is a lawn and garden tractor and home lawn and garden equipment manufacturing employer in WILLARD, OH. Federal records show 6 OSHA inspections with 13 violations and $107,694 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC.

979 SOUTH CONWELL AVENUE, WILLARD, OH, 44890

Parent: Stanley Black and Decker (15 locations)

333112 Top companies in Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing

EIN: 341909912

1,574 employees

Federal Enforcement
6
OSHA inspections
13 violations
$107,694 in penalties
2 hospitalizations1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.8
Industry Avg DART
1.2
Self-Reported DART
3.0
Self-Reported TRIR
4.5
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
6
OSHA Violations
13
Total Penalties
$107,694
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
Yes

Data Insights

History Span
15 years
Last Activity
5yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.4/yr
Violation Rate
0.9/yr
Violation Severity Mix
85% serious$8,284 avg per violation$17,949 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$107,694 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+2.7
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+1.8
Above industry average

CPSC Product Recalls

Consumer Product Safety Commission recall history matched on company name.
0
Total Recalls
5
Last 5 Years
2
Last 12 Months
0
Units Recalled
0
Top Hazard: The blade spindle shaft can break during lawn mowing and the broken blade pieces can become projectiles. This poses a risk of an impact injury to bystanders or damage to property.
Most Recent Recall: 2022-06-23
The riding mowers can fail to come to a complete stop and continue to move at a speed of about one mile per hour when the clutch/brake pedal is fully depressed, posing a low speed crash hazard.Fuel can leak from the vent valve grommet on top of the fuel tank during operation, posing a risk of fire.The blade spindle shaft can break during lawn mowing and the broken blade pieces can become projectiles. This poses a risk of an impact injury to bystanders or damage to property.The mower can leak fuel when it is stored in the upright (vertical) storage position, posing a fire hazard.The steel shaft that drives the edger blade can break during use causing the edger blade to detach. If the blade detaches, it can hit the user or bystanders, posing a laceration hazard.

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
2
Referral
4
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 83% of inspections
Recidivism: 5 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

91%
Worse than most peers
vs 83 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
99%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
95%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Part of a larger organization

MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC. is one of 15 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Stanley Black and Decker. Stanley Black and Decker is a SEC public reporter (SWK), with most recent reported revenue of $15.1B.

Federal enforcement records on MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Stanley Black and Decker across all 15 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by Stanley Black and Decker

Other employers in Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing within OH

Industry context

Within the lawn and garden tractor and home lawn and garden equipment manufacturing industry in OH, MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC. ranks in the 91th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 83 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 99th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 95th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.8 for the lawn and garden tractor and home lawn and garden equipment manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.2. MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.04, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 5 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC.'s OSHA violation history?
MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $107,694 in total penalties.
How does MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC. operates in the lawn and garden tractor and home lawn and garden equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.04 compared to an industry average of 1.2.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC. of WILLARD, OH from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, CPSC consumer-product recalls, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC. resolves to the parent rollup Stanley Black and Decker, which operates 15 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC. include 2 hospitalizations.

This profile may be incomplete if MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.