Establishment profile
EATON CORPORATION
4201 NORTH 27TH STREET, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53216
Operated by EATON · 1 of 179 establishments
EIN 340196300
Summary
EATON CORPORATION has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $3,100 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 35,317 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 28 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
EATON CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, CPSC product recalls, and NHTSA vehicle recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, or UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry.
OSHA workplace safety
60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 35,317 employers. This establishment has 12 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 762 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.
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 EATON CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 28+ years. Most recent activity: 28 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 EATON CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for EATON CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in WI — for EATON, not this location alone
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 EATON locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for EATON CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for EATON CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for EATON CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
CPSC product recalls
Top hazard: The meter breaker's electrical components can be easily accessed, posing a shock hazard to consumers.. Most recent recall: 2014-12-02. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.
NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls
Most-recalled component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. Most recent campaign: 2025-11-13. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of DefenseADVANCED DIGITAL HYDRAULIC DRIVES SYSTEMcontract · Last action 2012-01-24$5,292,799
- Department of DefenseMICRO-GRID FIELD SCALED DEMONSTRATION. DESIGN, INSTALL, AND DEMONSTRATE AN ENERGY EFFICIENT MICROGRID FOR DEFENSE APPLICATIONScontract · Last action 2011-08-24$2,576,123
- Department of DefenseU435CFE INTEGRATED ALTERNATIVE POWER SYSTEMS (IAPS)contract · Last action 2013-01-24$1,965,500
- Department of DefenseEW-201245contract · Last action 2012-07-18$1,655,709
- Department of DefenseRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)contract · Last action 2009-05-12$100,000
- Department of JusticeELECTRICAL VARIABLE RESISTERScontract · Last action 2011-06-21$4,949
- Department of DefenseDRIVETRAINcontract · Last action 2012-09-21$-80,223
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541712 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2013-01-24. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-09-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-04-29 | Complaint | 6 | 3 | $2,600 | |
| 1992-01-07 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-05-11 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $400 | |
| 1983-10-20 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $100 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
EATON CORPORATION is one of 179 establishments rolled up under the parent organization EATON.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of EATON across all 179 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by EATON, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- EATON CORPORATIONBEAVER, PA — 3 federal enforcement records
- EATON CORPGREENFIELD, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- EATON CORPORATIONKENDALLVILLE, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- EATON CORPORATIONKEARNEY, NE — 2 federal enforcement records
- EATON CORPFlemington, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- EATON CORPORATIONFLETCHER, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
- EATON CORPORATIONWILMINGTON, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- EATON CORPORATIONWINAMAC, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- EATON CORP.ROXBORO, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
- EATON CORPORATIONKEARNEY, NE — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All EATON locationsParent rollup
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EATON CORPORATION 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 EATON, which operates 179 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.
Frequently asked
- What is EATON CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- EATON CORPORATION has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $3,100 in total penalties.