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AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC

1 MANUFACTURING WAY, THREE RIVERS, MI, 49093
Operated by American Axle and Manufacturing · 1 of 5 establishments
336350Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
EIN 382382767

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OSHA inspections
19
over 9 years
Violations
23
$62,390 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 6 National Emphasis Program inspections · 10 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 19 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $62,390 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 77th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,620 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
19
2.1 / yr · last 9 yrs
Violations
23
2.6 / yr
Penalties
$62,390
$2,713 avg / violation
70% serious30% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
12 of 19
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 19

58% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · 23 citations in this view · $62,390 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
408.11421(4)33$18,050Dec 2019Jun 2025
408.11411(1)22$7,250Apr 2023Jun 2025
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0211$7,000Feb 2024Feb 2024
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111$4,800Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$4,800Nov 2023Nov 2023
408.1219311$4,000Feb 2024Feb 2024
29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I11$4,000Feb 2024Feb 2024
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$4,000Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0911$3,240Oct 2019Oct 2019
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11$2,000Jun 2025Jun 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$2,000Jun 2025Jun 2025
29 CFR 1910.0107 G0211$800Sep 2024Sep 2024
408.13370(1)11$450Dec 2019Dec 2019
29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II11Jun 2025Jun 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I C11Jun 2025Jun 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11Jun 2025Jun 2025
29 CFR 1910.0252 C01 IV11Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11Oct 2019Oct 2019
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0211Jun 2018Jun 2018
408.11411(2)11Aug 2017Aug 2017

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

77th

Above average violations in NAICS 3363 within MI. Peer group: 1,620 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $1,763
Inspection frequency
99th
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
+0.6
TRIR
3.1
vs industry
+0.7

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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
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
12
Referral
3
Follow-up
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

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jun 2, 2020Caught Between,Crushed,Hip,Loading Dock,Pelvis,Pinned,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Storage Rack,Struck By11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year 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 and Manufacturing, 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 and Manufacturing 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)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
12

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.

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
1 MANUFACTURING DR · THREE RIVERS, MI, 49093
WaterRCRATRIViolation Identified
QNCR 12
20Jun 2023View →

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
2025-05-27Referral1$17,500
2025-05-27Complaint65$4,250
2024-06-27Complaint1$800
2024-06-13Follow-up0$0
2023-09-22Unprogrammed Other33$15,000
2023-07-20Unprogrammed Related22$9,600
2023-06-01Complaint22$4,000
2023-03-23Referral22$7,000
2020-06-18Referral0$0
2019-11-13Planned21$1,000
2019-08-06Complaint21$3,240
2019-07-01Complaint0$0
2018-12-11Complaint0$0
2018-10-10Complaint0$0
2018-09-25Complaint0$0
2018-04-03Complaint1$0
2018-01-19Complaint0$0
2017-06-06Complaint1$0
2017-02-27Complaint0$0

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 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization American Axle and Manufacturing.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of American Axle and Manufacturing across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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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 and Manufacturing, which operates 5 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 19 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $62,390 in total penalties.
How does AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC's safety record compare to its industry?
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC operates in the motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.23 compared to an industry average of 1.6.