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FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSEMBLY PLANT

12600 S. TORRENCE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL, 60633
Operated by Ford Motor Co · 1 of 336 establishments
336111Automobile Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
16
over 32 years
Violations
14
$14,683 in penalties
Penalties
$14,683
$1,049 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSEMBLY PLANT has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $14,683 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 70th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 28 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 85th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSEMBLY PLANT appears in OSHA workplace safety and NHTSA vehicle recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
16
0.5 / yr · last 32 yrs
Violations
14
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$14,683
$1,049 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
10 of 16
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 16

31% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 13 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $14,683 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0222$1,500May 1999Mar 2002
29 CFR 1910.0178 N0111$3,000Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0255 B0611$2,125May 1999May 1999
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0111$2,125Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0213 B0311$1,500May 1999May 1999
29 CFR 1910.0038 A05 II11$1,275Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111$1,275Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111$1,083Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$800May 1999May 1999
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11Jan 2005Jan 2005
29 CFR 1910.0255 E11May 1999May 1999
29 CFR 1910.0179 M0111May 1999May 1999
29 CFR 1910.0178 N0411Mar 1998Mar 1998

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

70th

Above average violations in NAICS 3361 within IL. Peer group: 28 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
59th
peer median: $10,706
Inspection frequency
85th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSEMBLY PLANT. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
5.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
4
Complaint
10
Referral
1
Follow-up
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Oct 2017

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Oct 24, 2017Contact with objects and equipment, unspecifiedNonclassifiableHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSEMBLY PLANT. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSEMBLY PLANT. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSEMBLY PLANT. 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 FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSEMBLY PLANT. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSEMBLY PLANT. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSEMBLY PLANT. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls

Total campaigns
879
Last 5 years
429
Last 12 months
124
Units affected
6,929,462,160

Most-recalled component: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Most recent campaign: 2026-06-09. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — FORD MOTOR CO (across 13 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$624.4M
Obligated (all-time)
$6.2B
Awards (all-time)
140,167

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-10-03Follow-up0$0
2014-10-03Complaint0$0
2014-07-15Referral0$0
2014-05-09Complaint0$0
2013-12-02Complaint0$0
2013-07-19Complaint0$0
2011-07-21Complaint0$0
2008-05-21Complaint0$0
2004-12-28Complaint1$0
2002-02-26Complaint1$0
1999-01-12Planned63$5,925
1998-11-04Planned0$0
1998-01-07Planned32$4,275
1998-01-07Planned33$4,483
1996-12-13Complaint0$0
1994-01-03Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSEMBLY PLANT is one of 336 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Ford Motor Co.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Ford Motor Co across all 336 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSEMBLY PLANT 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 Ford Motor Co, which operates 336 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSEMBLY PLANT's OSHA violation history?
FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSEMBLY PLANT has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $14,683 in total penalties.
How does FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSEMBLY PLANT's safety record compare to its industry?
FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSEMBLY PLANT operates in the automobile manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.6.