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AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC

2007 TAYLOR ROAD, AUBURN HILLS, MI, 48326
Operated by American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc · 1 of 7 establishments
333613Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing
EIN 382382767

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OSHA inspections
2
over 3 years
Violations
2
$3,200 in penalties
Penalties
$3,200
$1,600 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 3 years of recorded history, with $3,200 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 31st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 79 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 46th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.7 / yr · last 3 yrs
Violations
2
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$3,200
$1,600 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

50% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $3,200 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
408.10121(1)11$3,200Dec 2022Dec 2022
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11Dec 2022Dec 2022

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

31st

Below average violations in NAICS 3336 within MI. Peer group: 79 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
81st
peer median: $800
Inspection frequency
46th
peer median: 2

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.

DART rate
2.2
vs industry
−0.4
TRIR
3.1
vs industry
−0.9

Reported for 199 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

Industry avg TRIR
4.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
1
Complaint
1

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 AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MI — for American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
15
Unfair labor practice
15

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 15 cases · 15 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
07-CA-364719Unfair labor practiceApr 2025Jan 2026ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-351280Unfair labor practiceSep 2024Oct 2024ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-328334Unfair labor practiceOct 2023OpenRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-325438Unfair labor practiceSep 2023Feb 2024ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-313636Unfair labor practiceMar 2023Jun 2024ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-303563Unfair labor practiceSep 2022Oct 2022ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-172422Unfair labor practiceMar 2016Mar 2017ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-084340Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Nov 2013ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-068856Unfair labor practiceNov 2011Jan 2012ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-051816Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009May 2009ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-051131Unfair labor practiceMar 2008Aug 2008ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-051081Unfair labor practiceFeb 2008Aug 2008ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-050985Unfair labor practiceJan 2008May 2008ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-048768Unfair labor practiceJul 2005Jul 2007ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-041025Unfair labor practiceJun 1998May 2000ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC
2007 TAYLOR RD · AUBURN HILLS, MI, 48326
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-01-11Complaint0$0
2022-10-13Planned21$3,200

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in mechanical power transmission equipment manufacturing within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc, which operates 7 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC's OSHA violation history?
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $3,200 in total penalties.
How does AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC's safety record compare to its industry?
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC operates in the mechanical power transmission equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.23 compared to an industry average of 2.6.