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MOTION INDUSTRIES INC

109 REGIONAL PARK DRIVE, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660
Operated by GENUINE PARTS CO · 1 of 157 establishments
423990Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
2
over 32 years
Violations
17
$675 in penalties
Penalties
$675
$40 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

MOTION INDUSTRIES INC has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $675 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 151 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 59th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

MOTION INDUSTRIES INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and MSHA mine safety records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 32 yrs
Violations
17
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$675
$40 avg / violation
65% serious35% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

100% 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $675 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 9000.722Apr 1994Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0111$350Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$225Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0304 F01 IV11$100Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 9000.70411Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0111Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 9000.60211Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0211Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0157 D0211Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V11Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0141 G0411Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0036 B0611Apr 1994Apr 1994

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

80th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4239 within TN. Peer group: 151 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
49th
peer median: $675
Inspection frequency
59th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for MOTION INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
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
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 MOTION INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 MOTION INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in TN — for GENUINE PARTS CO, not this location alone

Violations
1
Assessed penalties
$100

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other GENUINE PARTS CO operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 1 citation · 1 contractor · $100 proposed / $100 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
8637463
Middle Tennessee Mine
Smith, TN
contractor: Motion Industries, Inc.
Jan 2012NoModNegligence$100$100

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MOTION INDUSTRIES 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 MOTION INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MOTION INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — GENUINE PARTS COMPANY (across 168 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$9.3M
Obligated (all-time)
$63.6M
Awards (all-time)
6,146

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
2008-03-31Planned98$325
1994-03-25Planned83$350

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MOTION INDUSTRIES INC is one of 157 establishments rolled up under the parent organization GENUINE PARTS CO.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of GENUINE PARTS CO across all 157 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers within TN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by GENUINE PARTS CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MOTION INDUSTRIES 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup GENUINE PARTS CO, which operates 157 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 MOTION INDUSTRIES INC's OSHA violation history?
MOTION INDUSTRIES INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $675 in total penalties.
How does MOTION INDUSTRIES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
MOTION INDUSTRIES INC operates in the other miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3.