Establishment profile
AUBURN GEAR LLC
400 AUBURN DRIVE, AUBURN, IN, 46706
333612 — Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing
EIN 311046149
Summary
AUBURN GEAR LLC has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $8,591 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 34 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 88th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AUBURN GEAR LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 28 citations in this view · $8,591 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 3 | 3 | $1,736 | Jan 1997 | Oct 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 2 | 2 | $710 | Jan 1997 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $710 | Jan 1997 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 2 | 2 | $485 | Jan 1997 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | $225 | Jan 1997 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1997 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1997 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 III | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1997 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 E | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1997 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $3,900 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | $825 | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2002 | Mar 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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3336 within IN. Peer group: 34 employers. This establishment has 28 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 160 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 AUBURN GEAR LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
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 AUBURN GEAR LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AUBURN GEAR LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AUBURN GEAR LLC. 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 AUBURN GEAR LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUBURN GEAR INC 400 E AUBURN DR · AUBURN, IN, 46706 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 4 | 0 | — | Aug 2025 | 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 AUBURN GEAR LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-04 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-09-14 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $3,900 | |
| 2007-10-02 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $536 | |
| 2002-02-14 | Planned | 16 | 7 | $1,725 | |
| 1998-09-16 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-10-07 | Planned | 9 | 4 | $2,430 | |
| 1984-07-24 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- SCHAFER PRECISION MACHININGFORT WAYNE — 1 federal enforcement record
- STATE GEAR CO INCINDIANAPOLIS — 1 federal enforcement record
- WARNER ELECTRICCOLUMBIA CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AUBURN GEAR LLC 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 AUBURN GEAR LLC's OSHA violation history?
- AUBURN GEAR LLC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $8,591.25 in total penalties.
- How does AUBURN GEAR LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- AUBURN GEAR LLC operates in the speed changer, industrial high-speed drive, and gear manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. AUBURN GEAR LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.28 compared to an industry average of 0.7.