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INVACARE CORP.

39400 TAYLOR PKWY., NORTH RIDGEVILLE, OH, 44035
Operated by Invacare Corporation · 1 of 5 establishments
339999All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
EIN 952680965

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OSHA inspections
7
over 52 years
Violations
37
$3,605 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.

Summary

INVACARE CORP. has accumulated 37 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $3,605 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 262 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 22 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

INVACARE CORP. appears in OSHA workplace safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.1 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
37
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$3,605
$97 avg / violation
41% serious59% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 7
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 7

57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · $3,605 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0122$560Dec 1978Feb 1979
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$535Jan 1974Dec 1978
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0421Dec 1978Dec 1978
29 CFR 1910.0094 D09 V11$360Feb 1979Feb 1979
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 01101711$350Dec 1978Dec 1978
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC11$300Dec 1978Dec 1978
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 02504511$300Dec 1978Dec 1978
29 CFR 1910.0037 F0111$260Feb 1979Feb 1979
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111$200Dec 1978Dec 1978
29 CFR 1910.0215 C04 I11$200Dec 1978Dec 1978
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0211$150Dec 1978Dec 1978
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$150Dec 1978Dec 1978
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$150Dec 1978Dec 1978
29 CFR 1910.0213 I11$30Jan 1974Jan 1974
29 CFR 1910.0106 D07 IA011$30Jan 1974Jan 1974
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$30Jan 1974Jan 1974
29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 I11Aug 1986Aug 1986
29 CFR 1910.0024 B11Feb 1979Feb 1979
29 CFR 1910.0145 C0211Feb 1979Feb 1979
29 CFR 1910.0134 B1111Feb 1979Feb 1979

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

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3399 within OH. Peer group: 262 employers. This establishment has 37 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
56th
peer median: $2,918
Inspection frequency
95th
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
0.0
vs industry
−1.5
TRIR
0.3
vs industry
−2.2

Reported for 391 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
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.3
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
2
Complaint
3
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 INVACARE CORP.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 22+ years. Most recent activity: 22 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 INVACARE CORP.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for INVACARE CORP.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
2
Certified
2
Avg wage ratio
1.01x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for INVACARE CORP.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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). 2 facilities · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
INVACARE CORPORATION
899 CLEVELAND STREET · ELYRIA, OH, 44035
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00Jun 2010View →
INVACARE
39400 TAYLOR PKWY · NORTH RIDGEVILLE, OH, 44035
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
504849
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$25.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$168.0M
Awards
14,996
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$167.2M
Company-wide — INVACARE CORP (across 12 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$32.1M
Obligated (all-time)
$233.3M
Awards (all-time)
22,636

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Veterans Affairs$167.2M
Department of Health and Human Services$723K
Department of Justice$98K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 339113 - SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-08-04. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2003-12-11Planned0$0
1986-07-02Complaint1$0
1979-08-29Follow-up0$0
1979-05-31Follow-up0$0
1978-12-20Complaint93$980
1978-12-07Complaint1712$2,500
1974-01-02Planned10$125

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

INVACARE CORP. is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Invacare Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Invacare Corporation across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in all other miscellaneous manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on INVACARE CORP. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Invacare Corporation, which operates 5 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.

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Frequently asked

What is INVACARE CORP.'s OSHA violation history?
INVACARE CORP. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 37 violations and $3,605 in total penalties.
How does INVACARE CORP.'s safety record compare to its industry?
INVACARE CORP. operates in the all other miscellaneous manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. INVACARE CORP.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.5.