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UNIVERSAL BEARINGS INC is a motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing employer in BREMEN, IN. Federal records show 4 OSHA inspections with 7 violations and $7,100 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case 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 1, 2026.

UNIVERSAL BEARINGS INC

431 NORTH BIRKEY STREET, BREMEN, IN, 46506

Parent: Hanwha (1 locations)

336350 Top companies in Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing

EIN: 260762205

301 employees

Federal Enforcement
4
OSHA inspections
7 violations
$7,100 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.4
Industry Avg DART
1.6
Self-Reported DART
3.5
Self-Reported TRIR
4.1
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
4
OSHA Violations
7
Total Penalties
$7,100
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$594
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
24 years
Last Activity
11yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
57% serious$1,014 avg per violation$1,775 avg per inspection
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$594
Avg Back Wages / Case
$594
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHD$7,694 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+1.7
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+1.9
Above industry average

Federal Criminal Prosecution Record

Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
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Prosecutions
2
Total Payments
$4,475,000
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime Type
Environmental
Independent monitor required
First case: 2010-08-01
Most recent: 2011-05-24

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
3
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 25% of inspections

Peer Comparison

94%
Worse than most peers
vs 450 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
94%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
85%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
1530505
Operation Type
C
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Other employers in Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing within IN

Industry context

Within the motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing industry in IN, UNIVERSAL BEARINGS INC ranks in the 94th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 450 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 85th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.4 for the motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.6. UNIVERSAL BEARINGS INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.46, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 11 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is UNIVERSAL BEARINGS INC's OSHA violation history?
UNIVERSAL BEARINGS INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $7,100 in total penalties.
How does UNIVERSAL BEARINGS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
UNIVERSAL BEARINGS INC operates in the motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. UNIVERSAL BEARINGS INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.46 compared to an industry average of 1.6.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNIVERSAL BEARINGS INC of BREMEN, IN from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 5 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, FMCSA motor carrier safety, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 12 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. UNIVERSAL BEARINGS INC resolves to the parent rollup Hanwha.

This profile may be incomplete if UNIVERSAL BEARINGS INCoperates 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.