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LEAR CORPORATION

325 INDUSTRIAL AVENUE, MORRISTOWN, TN, 37814
Operated by LEAR CORP · 1 of 77 establishments
336360Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing
EIN 133386776

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OSHA inspections
17
over 42 years
Violations
79
$17,175 in penalties
Penalties
$17,175
$217 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

LEAR CORPORATION has accumulated 79 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $17,175 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 293 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

LEAR CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
17
0.4 / yr · last 42 yrs
Violations
79
1.9 / yr
Penalties
$17,175
$217 avg / violation
39% serious61% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 17
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 17

59% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 9 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 · 32 citations in this view · $14,170 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$695Sep 1986Mar 1996
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0132Sep 1986Mar 1996
29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III22$2,650Jan 1993Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II21$480Sep 1986Sep 1986
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I22$395Sep 1986Jul 1993
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0122$300Sep 1986Jul 2001
29 CFR 9000.722Jan 1993Jul 2001
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III22Sep 1986Mar 1996
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0421Sep 1986Sep 1986
29 CFR 1910.0252 C02 VI21Sep 1986Sep 1986
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I11$1,800Jul 2001Jul 2001
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IV11$1,800Jul 2001Jul 2001
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 I11$1,200Jul 2001Jul 2001
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II11$900Jan 1993Jan 1993
29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I11$900Jan 1993Jan 1993
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511$750Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$600Mar 1996Mar 1996
29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I11$600Mar 1996Mar 1996
29 CFR 1910.0178 M1211$600Dec 1984Dec 1984
29 CFR 1910.0217 F0211$500Apr 1991Apr 1991

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3363 within TN. Peer group: 293 employers. This establishment has 79 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $2,500
Inspection frequency
100th
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
0.0
vs industry
−2.0
TRIR
2.0
vs industry
−1.3

Reported for 51 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
3.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.0
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
6
Complaint
5
Accident
2
Referral
1

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 LEAR CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 27, 1988CHEST,STUCK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,PRY BARFatality11
Oct 10, 1984CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,LOST CONTROL,OVERTURNFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 LEAR CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in TN — for LEAR CORP, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

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 LEAR CORP 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
10-CA-203693Unfair labor practiceAug 2017Oct 2017ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia

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 LEAR CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for LEAR CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-01-09Planned0$0
2001-10-02Follow-up0$0
2001-06-08Referral22$2,500
2001-05-02Planned95$5,550
2000-07-17Planned2$0
1996-03-08Planned65$2,100
1993-06-23Complaint53$600
1992-12-17Complaint11$400
1992-12-15Complaint119$2,925
1991-03-25Complaint22$1,000
1988-10-04Accident0$0
1986-12-05Follow-up0$0
1986-10-14Follow-up0$0
1986-08-11Planned403$1,500
1984-10-12Accident0$0
1984-07-18Complaint11$600
1984-06-12Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

LEAR CORPORATION is one of 77 establishments rolled up under the parent organization LEAR CORP.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of LEAR CORP across all 77 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in motor vehicle seating and interior trim manufacturing within TN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LEAR 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 LEAR CORP, which operates 77 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 LEAR CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
LEAR CORPORATION has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 79 violations and $17,175 in total penalties.
How does LEAR CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
LEAR CORPORATION operates in the motor vehicle seating and interior trim manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. LEAR CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.
Has LEAR CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving LEAR CORPORATION.