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MTD PRODUCTS INC.

680 LIVERPOOL DR., VALLEY CITY, OH, 44280
Operated by STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC · 1 of 182 establishments
326199All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
EIN 341909912

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OSHA inspections
8
over 52 years
Violations
19
$335 in penalties
Penalties
$335
$18 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

MTD PRODUCTS INC. has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $335 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 784 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.2 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
19
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$335
$18 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · follow-up
4 of 8
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 8

38% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 19 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $335 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1000 A0111$50Jul 1974Jul 1974
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0211$50Jul 1974Jul 1974
29 CFR 1910.0178 N0411$50Jul 1974Jul 1974
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$45May 1974May 1974
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$45May 1974May 1974
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 04000511$35Jul 1974Jul 1974
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0311$30May 1974May 1974
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$30May 1974May 1974
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC011Aug 1974Aug 1974
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IIB011May 1974May 1974
29 CFR 1910.0157 A0511May 1974May 1974
29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 I11May 1974May 1974
29 CFR 1910.0037 K0211May 1974May 1974
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0111May 1974May 1974
29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I11May 1974May 1974
29 CFR 1910.0107 E0911May 1974May 1974
29 CFR 1910.0022 B0111May 1974May 1974
29 CFR 1910.0176 F11May 1974May 1974
29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 IV11May 1974May 1974

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

85th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3261 within OH. Peer group: 784 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
25th
peer median: $5,483
Inspection frequency
95th
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
4.3
vs industry
+2.5
TRIR
4.3
vs industry
+1.5

Reported for 357 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
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.3
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
3
Complaint
1
Follow-up
4

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) · Aug 2020

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway

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
Aug 5, 2020Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadwayUpper and lower limb(s)Hospitalized

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

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$266,488
Employees affected
109

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 · 110 violations · $266,488 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeMay 20121110109$266,488

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 · 110 violations · $266,488 in backwages · 109 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jun 2010 – May 2012Outdoor Power Equipment StoresFLSA110109$266,488

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 MTD PRODUCTS 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 MTD PRODUCTS 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 MTD PRODUCTS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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
MTD PRODUCTS INC (1652000085)
5903 GRAFTON RD · VALLEY CITY, OH, 44280
AirTRINo Violation Identified10Oct 2024View →

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
189651
Operation
A

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
5
Last 5 years
2
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: Fuel can leak from the vent valve grommet on top of the fuel tank during operation, posing a risk of fire.. Most recent recall: 2022-06-23. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

CPSC recall roster

Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 5 recalls shown · 5 distinct hazard categories.

RecallDateHazardsUnitsCPSC
MTD Products Recalls Troy-Bilt Spacesavr Walk-Behind Self-Propelled Lawn Mowers Due to Fire Hazard
#22169
Jun 2022The mower can leak fuel when it is stored in the upright (vertical) storage position, posing a fire hazard.View →
MTD Recalls Craftsman and Troy-Bilt Riding Lawn Mowers Due to Crash Hazard
#22119
Apr 2022The riding mowers can fail to come to a complete stop and continue to move at a speed of about one mile per hour when the clutch/brake pedal is fully depressed, posing a low speed crash hazard.View →
SureFit Recalls Riding Lawn Mower Blade Spindle Shafts Due to Impact Hazard (Recall Alert)
#18713
Jan 2018The blade spindle shaft can break during lawn mowing and the broken blade pieces can become projectiles. This poses a risk of an impact injury to bystanders or damage to property.View →
MTD Products Recalls Cub Cadet Commercial Lawn Mowers Due to Risk of Fire (Recall Alert)
#13733
Apr 2013Fuel can leak from the vent valve grommet on top of the fuel tank during operation, posing a risk of fire.View →
MTD Recalls TrimmerPlus Edger Attachments Due to Laceration Hazard
#11252
Jun 2011The steel shaft that drives the edger blade can break during use causing the edger blade to detach. If the blade detaches, it can hit the user or bystanders, posing a laceration hazard.View →

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$1K
Awards
3
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$1K
Company-wide — MTD HOLDINGS INC. (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$1K
Awards (all-time)
3

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

Largest awards
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    HINGE CHUTE DEFLECTOR
    contract · Last action 2008-03-24
    $752
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    HINGE CHUTE DEFLECTOR
    contract · Last action 2008-04-29
    $266
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    22" MOWER BLADE
    contract · Last action 2008-07-11
    $59

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Last action: 2008-07-11. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-09-03Programmed Other0$0
1974-10-08Complaint0$0
1974-09-12Follow-up0$0
1974-09-10Follow-up0$0
1974-08-07Follow-up1$0
1974-07-10Follow-up0$0
1974-06-11Planned4$185
1974-05-23Planned14$150

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MTD PRODUCTS INC. is one of 182 establishments rolled up under the parent organization STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC across all 182 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MTD PRODUCTS 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 STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC, which operates 182 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 MTD PRODUCTS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
MTD PRODUCTS INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $335 in total penalties.
How does MTD PRODUCTS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
MTD PRODUCTS INC. operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. MTD PRODUCTS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.34 compared to an industry average of 1.8.