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DEXTER AXLE

500 S. 7TH STREET, ALBION, IN, 46701
Operated by Dexko Global
336340Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing
EIN 103762035

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OSHA inspections
8
over 21 years
Violations
11
$12,324 in penalties
Penalties
$12,324
$1,120 avg
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

Summary

DEXTER AXLE has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $12,324 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 74th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 450 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

DEXTER AXLE appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and NHTSA vehicle recalls 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, or CPSC product recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.4 / yr · last 21 yrs
Violations
11
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$12,324
$1,120 avg / violation
64% serious36% other
Inspection trigger · referral
5 of 8
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 8

63% 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $12,324 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0222$731Mar 2005Mar 2021
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$4,550Nov 2022Nov 2022
29 CFR 1910.0179 B06 I11$2,250Aug 2017Aug 2017
22.8(1)(1)(SEC2)11$2,210Jul 2025Jul 2025
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211$1,218Mar 2021Mar 2021
29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II11$731Mar 2021Mar 2021
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$634Mar 2005Mar 2005
29 CFR 1904.0041 A01 II11Jul 2025Jul 2025
29 CFR 1910.0179 J04 I11Aug 2017Aug 2017
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0211Mar 2005Mar 2005

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

74th

Above average violations in NAICS 3363 within IN. Peer group: 450 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
91st
peer median: $975
Inspection frequency
94th
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
1.0
vs industry
−1.5
TRIR
1.9
vs industry
−1.2

Reported for 892 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
1.9
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
1
Complaint
2
Referral
5

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 DEXTER AXLE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

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 DEXTER AXLE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IN — for Dexko Global, not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
3

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 Dexko Global 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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
25-CA-190373Unfair labor practiceDec 2016Feb 2017ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-148631Unfair labor practiceMar 2015Jun 2015ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-031124Unfair labor practiceSep 2009Feb 2010ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana

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 DEXTER AXLE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
7
Quarters non-compliant
3
Formal actions
2
EPA penalties
$9,500

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 · $9,500 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
DEXTER AXLE COMPANY
500 S. 7TH ST · ALBION, IN, 46701
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 3
72$9,500Apr 2026View →

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 DEXTER AXLE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls

Total campaigns
10
Last 5 years
2
Last 12 months
0
Units affected
36,328

Most-recalled component: STEERING. Most recent campaign: 2022-09-21. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.

NHTSA campaign roster

Every NHTSA recall campaign issued for this manufacturer, most-recent first. Component column shows the primary system cited (airbags, brakes, electrical, fuel system, etc.). FMVSS column shows the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard cited, if any. Potentially affected = NHTSA’s estimate of vehicles in the recall scope. 10 campaigns shown · 22,251 units potentially affected · 7 distinct components.

CampaignDateComponentVehiclesFMVSSAffected
22E080000Sep 2022STEERINGINGERSOLL81
22E053000Jun 2022POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBSDEXTER2,926
21E019000Mar 2021STEERINGINGERSOLL1,238
19E023000Mar 2019SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLEDEXTER882
18E100000Nov 2018POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBSDEXTER1,677
18E090000Sep 2018SERVICE BRAKESDEXTER3,463
18E087000Aug 2018SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLYDEXTER9,350
18E075000Aug 2018SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLYDEXTER236
11E057000Jan 2012EQUIPMENTDEXTER AXLE1,713
10E048000Oct 2010POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLYDEXTER AXLE685

Source: NHTSA recall database. Each campaign typically covers multiple model years and trims; the Vehicles column shows the distinct makes affected (model lists collapse in this view to keep the row scannable).

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-04-16Referral21$2,210
2023-02-27Complaint0$0
2022-09-07Referral11$4,550
2020-09-23Complaint33$2,680
2020-07-27Referral0$0
2017-07-31Referral0$0
2017-06-01Referral21$2,250
2005-02-07Planned31$634

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

DEXTER AXLE is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Dexko Global.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Dexko Global 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 DEXTER AXLE 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 Dexko Global.

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Frequently asked

What is DEXTER AXLE's OSHA violation history?
DEXTER AXLE has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $12,323.75 in total penalties.
How does DEXTER AXLE's safety record compare to its industry?
DEXTER AXLE operates in the motor vehicle brake system manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. DEXTER AXLE's self-reported DART rate is 0.99 compared to an industry average of 2.5.