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TOWER AUTOMOTIVE 1 is a motor vehicle body manufacturing employer in PLYMOUTH, MI. Federal records show 8 OSHA inspections with 3 violations and $9,000 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.

TOWER AUTOMOTIVE 1

43955 PLYMOUTH OAKS BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MI, 48170

Parent: UDR, Inc. (1,207 locations)

336211 Top companies in Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing

EIN: 260440499

269 employees

Federal Enforcement
8
OSHA inspections
3 violations
$9,000 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.
1 hospitalizations2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
4.9
Industry Avg DART
2.8
Self-Reported DART
1.1
Self-Reported TRIR
2.9
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
8
OSHA Violations
3
Total Penalties
$9,000
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
28 years
Last Activity
191 days ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
67% serious$3,000 avg per violation$1,125 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHANLRB$9,000 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-2
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-1.7
Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
5
Referral
2
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 25% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

77%
Above average violations
vs 199 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
95%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
96%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
11
Unfair Labor Practice
11
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
2
Quarters Non-Compliant
0
Status: No Violation Identified
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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SEC Enforcement(3)

$28,400,000 totallast: 2017-02-24

SEC Litigation Releases filed against UDR, Inc.— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Part of a larger organization

TOWER AUTOMOTIVE 1 is one of 1,207 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization UDR, Inc.. UDR, Inc. is a SEC public reporter (UDR), with most recent reported revenue of $1.7B.

Federal enforcement records on TOWER AUTOMOTIVE 1 represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of UDR, Inc. across all 1,207 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by UDR, Inc.

Other employers in Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing within MI

Industry context

Within the motor vehicle body manufacturing industry in MI, TOWER AUTOMOTIVE 1 ranks in the 77th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 199 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 95th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 96th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.9 for the motor vehicle body manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.8. TOWER AUTOMOTIVE 1's self-reported DART rate is 1.09, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is TOWER AUTOMOTIVE 1's OSHA violation history?
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE 1 has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $9,000 in total penalties.
How does TOWER AUTOMOTIVE 1's safety record compare to its industry?
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE 1 operates in the motor vehicle body manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.9. TOWER AUTOMOTIVE 1's self-reported DART rate is 1.09 compared to an industry average of 2.8.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TOWER AUTOMOTIVE 1 of PLYMOUTH, MI from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations cases, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 11 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. TOWER AUTOMOTIVE 1 resolves to the parent rollup UDR, Inc., which operates 1,207 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for TOWER AUTOMOTIVE 1 include 1 hospitalization.

This profile may be incomplete if TOWER AUTOMOTIVE 1operates 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.