Establishment profile
AKRON GEAR & ENGINEERING, INC.
501 MORGAN AVE., AKRON, OH, 44311
332710 — Machine Shops
EIN 340937451
Summary
AKRON GEAR & ENGINEERING, INC. has accumulated 37 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $2,055 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 609 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 20 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AKRON GEAR & ENGINEERING, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
56% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · 28 citations in this view · $2,055 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III | 3 | 3 | $525 | Nov 1979 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 IV | 3 | 3 | — | Nov 1979 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 M01 | 3 | 3 | — | Nov 1979 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 1 | $875 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 2 | 2 | $37 | Nov 1979 | Dec 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $525 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $55 | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $38 | Nov 1979 | Nov 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 N04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1982 | Dec 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C03 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1982 | Dec 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1982 | Dec 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1981 | Dec 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J03 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1979 | Nov 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
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 3327 within OH. Peer group: 609 employers. This establishment has 37 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 19 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
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 AKRON GEAR & ENGINEERING, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 20+ years. Most recent activity: 20 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AKRON GEAR & ENGINEERING, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AKRON GEAR & ENGINEERING, 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 AKRON GEAR & ENGINEERING, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AKRON GEAR & ENGINEERING, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AKRON GEAR & ENGINEERING, 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AKRON GEAR AND ENGINEERING INC 501 MORGAN AVE · AKRON, OH, 44311 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AKRON GEAR & ENGINEERING, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-26 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-06-13 | Complaint | 10 | 7 | $1,925 | |
| 1997-06-12 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-05-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-12-14 | Planned | 6 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-12-10 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-11-01 | Complaint | 6 | 2 | $75 | |
| 1974-01-28 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-12-11 | Planned | 13 | — | $55 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AKRON GEAR & ENGINEERING, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. 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 AKRON GEAR & ENGINEERING, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- AKRON GEAR & ENGINEERING, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 37 violations and $2,055 in total penalties.
- How does AKRON GEAR & ENGINEERING, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- AKRON GEAR & ENGINEERING, INC. operates in the machine shops industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. AKRON GEAR & ENGINEERING, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.93 compared to an industry average of 1.5.