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COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE

2378 ST RT 345NE, NEW LEXINGTON, OH, 43764
Operated by COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC · 1 of 4 establishments
336340Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing
EIN 340549970

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OSHA inspections
9
over 19 years
Violations
29
$71,395 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
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE has accumulated 29 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $71,395 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 510 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE 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
9
0.5 / yr · last 19 yrs
Violations
29
1.5 / yr
Penalties
$71,395
$2,462 avg / violation
55% serious45% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 9
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 9

67% 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 · 22 citations in this view · $71,395 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$11,843Feb 2008Dec 2017
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11$9,687Sep 2022Sep 2022
29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I11$7,665Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.1048 M01 III11$6,098Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.1048 N0311$6,098Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II11$3,585Dec 2017Dec 2017
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0111$3,585Dec 2017Dec 2017
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0311$3,585Dec 2017Dec 2017
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$2,750Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0511$2,750May 2011May 2011
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA11$2,750May 2011May 2011
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$2,750May 2011May 2011
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II11$2,750May 2011May 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$2,750May 2011May 2011
29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 IV11$2,750May 2011May 2011
29 CFR 1910.1200 F0711Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.1048 D0211Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.1048 M02 II11Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 II11Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0611Dec 2017Dec 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

88th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3363 within OH. Peer group: 510 employers. This establishment has 29 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
92nd
peer median: $6,803
Inspection frequency
90th
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
0.0
vs industry
−2.5
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−3.1

Reported for 239 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
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
3
Complaint
5
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 COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC, not this location alone

Total cases
11
Unfair labor practice
11

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 COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE 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.). 11 cases · 11 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
08-CA-367358Unfair labor practiceJun 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-325221Unfair labor practiceSep 2023Sep 2025ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-297777Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Feb 2023ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-293530Unfair labor practiceApr 2022Feb 2023ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
09-CA-250451Unfair labor practiceOct 2019Nov 2025ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
08-CA-220966Unfair labor practiceMay 2018Jun 2018ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-219391Unfair labor practiceMay 2018Jul 2019ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-217220Unfair labor practiceMar 2018Apr 2018ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
09-CA-072719Unfair labor practiceJan 2012Feb 2012ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
08-CA-039132Unfair labor practiceSep 2010Nov 2010ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-037614Unfair labor practiceFeb 2008Apr 2008ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio

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 COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
4

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC
2378 SR 345 NE · NEW LEXINGTON, OH, 43764
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified
QNCR 4
10Dec 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 COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-06-14Complaint1$9,687
2019-02-28Follow-up0$0
2017-12-11Complaint72$19,861
2017-11-06Complaint51$18,360
2012-03-06Complaint0$0
2011-04-28Planned1411$19,250
2011-04-28Planned11$2,750
2008-01-17Complaint11$1,488
2007-06-21Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in motor vehicle brake system manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE 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 COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC, which operates 4 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 COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE's OSHA violation history?
COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 29 violations and $71,395.1 in total penalties.
How does COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE's safety record compare to its industry?
COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE operates in the motor vehicle brake system manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.5.