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AMERICAN SHOWA, INC. is a motor vehicle steering and suspension components (except spring) manufacturing employer in BLANCHESTER, OH. Federal records show 13 OSHA inspections with 16 violations and $57,550 in penalties. 4 Wage & Hour Division enforcement cases on record. 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 3, 2026.

AMERICAN SHOWA, INC.

960 CHERRY STREET, BLANCHESTER, OH, 45107

336330 Top companies in Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components (except Spring) Manufacturing

EIN: 311202270

284 employees

Federal Enforcement
13
OSHA inspections
16 violations
$57,550 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.5
Industry Avg DART
1.3
Self-Reported DART
1.8
Self-Reported TRIR
3.6
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
13
OSHA Violations
16
Total Penalties
$57,550
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
4
Back Wages Owed
$6,059.16
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
Yes

Data Insights

History Span
27 years
Last Activity
6yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.5/yr
Violation Rate
0.6/yr
Violation Severity Mix
19% willful44% serious$3,597 avg per violation$4,427 avg per inspection
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$866
Avg Back Wages / Case
$1,515
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHD$63,609.16 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+1.1
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+0.5
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
3
Complaint
8
Referral
1
Follow-up
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 23% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

95%
Worse than most peers
vs 509 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
94%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
99%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Industry context

Within the motor vehicle steering and suspension components (except spring) manufacturing industry in OH, AMERICAN SHOWA, INC. ranks in the 95th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 509 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 94th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 99th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.5 for the motor vehicle steering and suspension components (except spring) manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.3. AMERICAN SHOWA, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.81, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 7 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is AMERICAN SHOWA, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
AMERICAN SHOWA, INC. has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $57,550 in total penalties.
How does AMERICAN SHOWA, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
AMERICAN SHOWA, INC. operates in the motor vehicle steering and suspension components (except spring) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. AMERICAN SHOWA, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.81 compared to an industry average of 1.3.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN SHOWA, INC. of BLANCHESTER, OH from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if AMERICAN SHOWA, INC.operates 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.