Establishment profile
NORD GEAR CORPORATION
800 NORD DR., WAUNAKEE, WI, 53597
333612 — Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing
EIN 391337261
Summary
NORD GEAR CORPORATION has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $4,733 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 67th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 40 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 62nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NORD GEAR CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $4,733 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Jul 2006 | Jul 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IIB2 | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Jul 2006 | Jul 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D03 IIIB2 | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Jul 2006 | Jul 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $683 | Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2006 | Jul 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2006 | Jul 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2006 | Jul 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K06 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2006 | Jul 2006 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3336 within WI. Peer group: 40 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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.
Reported for 518 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
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
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) · Nov 2019 – May 2023 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to slipping
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2023 | Fall on same level, unspecified | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 7, 2019 | Fall on same level due to slipping | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 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 NORD GEAR CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORD GEAR CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for NORD GEAR CORPORATION. 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 NORD GEAR CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NORD GEAR CORP 800 NORD DR · WAUNAKEE, WI, 53597 | WaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Feb 2022 | View → |
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)
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 NORD GEAR CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-15 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $683 | |
| 2006-07-13 | Complaint | 7 | 6 | $4,050 | |
| 1987-02-26 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-06-28 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in speed changer, industrial high-speed drive, and gear manufacturing within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- COTTA TRANSMISSION COMPANY, LLCBELOIT — 2 federal enforcement records
- C.A. LAWTON CO., INC.DE PERE — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE FALK CORPORATIONMILWAUKEE — 1 federal enforcement record
- MILWAUKEE GEAR COMPANYGLENDALE — 1 federal enforcement record
- PRECISION GEARS, INC.PEWAUKEE — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORD GEAR 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is NORD GEAR CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- NORD GEAR CORPORATION has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $4,732.5 in total penalties.
- How does NORD GEAR CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- NORD GEAR CORPORATION operates in the speed changer, industrial high-speed drive, and gear manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. NORD GEAR CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 2.66 compared to an industry average of 0.7.