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AMERICAN SHOWA

707 WEST CHERRY STREET, SUNBURY, OH, 43074
Operated by Showa Inc. of Japan
423120Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
10
over 30 years
Violations
42
$72,204 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

AMERICAN SHOWA has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 30 years of recorded history, with $72,204 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 102 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

AMERICAN SHOWA appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
10
0.3 / yr · last 30 yrs
Violations
42
1.4 / yr
Penalties
$72,204
$1,719 avg / violation
69% serious31% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 10
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 10

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 25 citations in this view · $65,112 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$19,645Apr 2002Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0422$1,905Jul 1997Apr 2002
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I22Jul 1997May 2003
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II22Jul 1997May 2003
29 CFR 1910.0147 D11$9,054Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$9,054Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$3,900Apr 2002Apr 2002
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$3,000Oct 2003Oct 2003
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$1,658Apr 2002Apr 2002
29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 I11$1,658Apr 2002Apr 2002
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11$1,658Apr 2002Apr 2002
29 CFR 1910.0305 D11$1,658Apr 2002Apr 2002
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$1,658Apr 2002Apr 2002
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 II11$1,658Apr 2002Apr 2002
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0111$1,658Apr 2002Apr 2002
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$1,658Apr 2002Apr 2002
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0111$1,658Apr 2002Apr 2002
29 CFR 1910.0027 D0311$1,326Apr 2002Apr 2002
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0311$1,317Apr 2002Apr 2002
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II11$995Apr 2002Apr 2002

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4231 within OH. Peer group: 102 employers. This establishment has 42 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $3,550
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 1

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
1.9
vs industry
−0.3
TRIR
3.4
vs industry
+0.5

Reported for 643 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
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.4
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
2
Complaint
7
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Feb 2018 – Oct 2019

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Oct 3, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Feb 15, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

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

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Feb 14, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Finger,Hydraulic Ram,Nip Point1

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
8 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 SHOWA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN SHOWA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AMERICAN SHOWA. 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 AMERICAN SHOWA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMERICAN SHOWA. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-02-21Referral33$18,108
2012-11-09Complaint2$17,061
2003-10-02Complaint1$3,000
2003-05-15Complaint74$2,380
2002-03-05Planned1919$29,085
2000-11-01Complaint1$750
1999-02-02Complaint1$0
1998-10-28Complaint1$0
1997-07-17Planned63$1,820
1995-12-07Complaint1$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 SHOWA is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Showa Inc. of Japan.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Showa Inc. of Japan across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN SHOWA 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 Showa Inc. of Japan.

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Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN SHOWA's OSHA violation history?
AMERICAN SHOWA has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $72,203.6 in total penalties.
How does AMERICAN SHOWA's safety record compare to its industry?
AMERICAN SHOWA operates in the motor vehicle supplies and new parts merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. AMERICAN SHOWA's self-reported DART rate is 1.91 compared to an industry average of 2.2.