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MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC.

1 MERCEDES DRIVE, VANCE, AL, 35490
Operated by Mercedes-Benz Group · 1 of 119 establishments
336111Automobile Manufacturing
EIN 363879353

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OSHA inspections
7
over 25 years
Violations
4
$27,683 in penalties
Penalties
$27,683
$6,921 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC. has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $27,683 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 61st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 34 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 88th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.3 / yr · last 25 yrs
Violations
4
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$27,683
$6,921 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 7
Inspection trigger · referral
3 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $27,683 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$22,583Oct 2018Dec 2021
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 II B11$5,100Feb 2016Feb 2016
29 CFR 1910.0178 L0611Jun 2023Jun 2023

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

61st

Above average violations in NAICS 3361 within AL. Peer group: 34 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
88th
peer median: $4,845
Inspection frequency
88th
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
1.3
vs industry
−2.9
TRIR
2.0
vs industry
−3.5

Reported for 6,400 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
5.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.2
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
1
Complaint
3
Referral
3

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 2015 – Jul 2021 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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
Jul 31, 2021Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured workerFingertip(s)Amputation
Jul 12, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Oct 1, 2015Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecifiedMultiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.Hospitalized

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

OSHA accident events

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

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jul 31, 2021Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Contact,Degloving,Glove,Hand Tool1
Jul 12, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Drill,Drill Press,Finger1

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
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$219,313
Employees affected
2

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 12 violations · $219,313 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Sep 20231122$219,313

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 12 violations · $219,313 in backwages · 2 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Sep 2021 – Sep 2023Automobile ManufacturingFMLA122$219,313

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in AL — for Mercedes-Benz Group, not this location alone

Total cases
24
Unfair labor practice
23
Representation (union)
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 Mercedes-Benz Group 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.). 24 cases · 23 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
10-CA-364175Unfair labor practiceApr 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-360907Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-350154Unfair labor practiceSep 2024Dec 2024ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-344662Unfair labor practiceJun 2024Sep 2024ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-343603Unfair labor practiceJun 2024May 2025ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-343584Unfair labor practiceJun 2024Jun 2026ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-341574Unfair labor practiceMay 2024Jun 2026ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-341557Unfair labor practiceMay 2024Jun 2024ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-RC-339395Representation electionApr 2024OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-338637Unfair labor practiceMar 2024Jul 2024ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-338408Unfair labor practiceMar 2024Jun 2026ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-337350Unfair labor practiceMar 2024Jun 2024ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-337345Unfair labor practiceMar 2024Jun 2026ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-334454Unfair labor practiceJan 2024Feb 2024ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-268473Unfair labor practiceNov 2020Nov 2020ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-264424Unfair labor practiceAug 2020Sep 2020ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-161991Unfair labor practiceOct 2015Apr 2016ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-142089Unfair labor practiceDec 2014Feb 2016ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-140065Unfair labor practiceNov 2014Feb 2016ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-123473Unfair labor practiceFeb 2014Feb 2015ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-123460Unfair labor practiceFeb 2014Feb 2015ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-121232Unfair labor practiceJan 2014Mar 2017ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-037230Unfair labor practiceFeb 2008Mar 2008ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-036776Unfair labor practiceApr 2007Jun 2007ClosedRegion 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

Total applications
2
Certified
1
Avg wage ratio
1.25x
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)

EPA inspections
11
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Unknown.

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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
MERCEDES-BENZ US INTERNATIONAL INC
1 MERCEDES DRIVE · VANCE, AL, 35490
AirWaterRCRATRIUnknown110Mar 2026View →

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.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG (across 36 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$1.4B
Awards (all-time)
2,658

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
2023-01-26Complaint1$0
2021-08-06Referral11$10,942
2021-05-07Complaint0$0
2018-07-18Referral11$11,641
2015-10-07Referral1$5,100
2003-05-01Complaint0$0
2001-01-09Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC. is one of 119 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Mercedes-Benz Group.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Mercedes-Benz Group across all 119 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in automobile manufacturing within AL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC. 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 Mercedes-Benz Group, which operates 119 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 MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $27,683 in total penalties.
How does MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC. operates in the automobile manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.6. MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.34 compared to an industry average of 4.2.