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GEAR COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.

14300 LORAIN AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44111
336350Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
EIN 340666698

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OSHA inspections
14
over 51 years
Violations
41
$7,460 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

GEAR COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. has accumulated 41 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $7,460 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 511 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th 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

GEAR COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
14
0.3 / yr · last 51 yrs
Violations
41
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$7,460
$182 avg / violation
34% serious66% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 14
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 14

50% 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 · 23 citations in this view · $7,460 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$1,535Aug 1974Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I22$350Mar 1991Jul 1995
29 CFR 1910.0213 I0122$150Aug 1974Apr 1977
29 CFR 1910.0219 H0111$750Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 II11$750Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I11$750Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$600Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211$525Jul 1995Jul 1995
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$525Jul 1995Jul 1995
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0211$525Jul 1995Jul 1995
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$350Mar 1991Mar 1991
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$250Mar 1991Mar 1991
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11$150Mar 1991Mar 1991
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$150Mar 1991Mar 1991
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$45Aug 1974Aug 1974
29 CFR 1910.0213 P0411$30Aug 1974Aug 1974
29 CFR 1910.0179 B06 II11$25Feb 1985Feb 1985
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211Jul 1995Jul 1995
29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III11Jul 1995Jul 1995
29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 IV11Jul 1995Jul 1995

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

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3363 within OH. Peer group: 511 employers. This establishment has 41 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
52nd
peer median: $6,820
Inspection frequency
97th
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
2.5
vs industry
+1.0
TRIR
10.2
vs industry
+7.8

Reported for 40 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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
10.2
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
4
Complaint
6
Referral
2
Follow-up
2

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 GEAR COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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 GEAR COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GEAR COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GEAR COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.. 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 GEAR COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GEAR COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GEAR COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-12-02Referral0$0
2011-05-03Planned0$0
2008-05-16Planned54$4,350
2001-07-03Planned0$0
1995-06-02Referral114$1,575
1991-03-22Complaint0$0
1991-02-28Complaint65$1,250
1985-02-21Complaint21$25
1979-05-11Complaint0$0
1977-05-02Follow-up1$0
1977-03-28Complaint1$120
1976-04-13Complaint0$0
1974-12-06Follow-up0$0
1974-08-16Planned15$140

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GEAR COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. 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.

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Frequently asked

What is GEAR COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.'s OSHA violation history?
GEAR COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 41 violations and $7,460 in total penalties.
How does GEAR COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
GEAR COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. operates in the motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. GEAR COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.55 compared to an industry average of 1.6.