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NTN-BOWER CORPORATION

711 N BOWER ROAD, MACOMB, IL, 61455
Operated by NTN-Bower Corporation · 1 of 3 establishments
332991Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
10
over 33 years
Violations
21
$47,978 in penalties
Penalties
$47,978
$2,285 avg
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

NTN-BOWER CORPORATION has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $47,978 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 424 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.

Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
10
0.3 / yr · last 33 yrs
Violations
21
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$47,978
$2,285 avg / violation
86% serious14% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 10
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 10

70% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 20 citations in this view · $47,978 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$15,625Jun 2023Jun 2023
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$4,800Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$4,500Jun 2015Jun 2015
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I11$3,740Apr 2011Apr 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$3,500Jun 2015Jun 2015
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B11$3,000May 2015May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III11$2,000May 2015May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$2,000May 2015May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0111 B10 II11$2,000May 2015May 2015
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0311$2,000May 2015May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0146 D03 III11$2,000May 2015May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0146 F0711$2,000May 2015May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I11$813Sep 1993Sep 1993
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II11Jun 2015Jun 2015
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0311Jun 2015Jun 2015
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II D11May 2015May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I11May 2015May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II C11May 2015May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0178 L0611Apr 2011Apr 2011
29 CFR 1904.0039 A11Sep 2005Sep 2005

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

88th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3329 within IL. Peer group: 424 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $2,716
Inspection frequency
97th
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
1.0
vs industry
+0.1
TRIR
7.2
vs industry
+4.8

Reported for 820 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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.2
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
5
Accident
1
Referral
2

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) · Jan 2015 – Jan 2023 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

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
Jan 9, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
Mar 21, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Jan 17, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningNonclassifiableAmputation

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
Jan 10, 2018Crushed,Door,Fracture,Hand,Lockout11
Sep 7, 2005HEART,UNCONSCIOUSNESS1

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
7 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

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 · 1 violation · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeJun 201411

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 · 1 violations · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jun 2012 – Jun 2014Ball and Roller Bearing ManufacturingFLSA10

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 NTN-BOWER CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for NTN-Bower Corporation, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
3
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 NTN-Bower Corporation 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.). 4 cases · 3 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
25-CA-340451Unfair labor practiceApr 2024Aug 2025ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-RC-080506Representation electionMay 2012Jul 2012ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
14-CA-067411Unfair labor practiceOct 2011Feb 2012ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
33-CA-015643Unfair labor practiceAug 2008Aug 2008ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana

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 NTN-BOWER CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
12

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

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 · 1 significant noncompliance.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
NTN-BOWER CORP
711 NORTH BOWER ROAD · MACOMB, IL, 61455
AirWaterRCRATRISignificant Violation
QNCR 12
30Jun 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.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-01-28Planned0$0
2023-01-11Referral1$15,625
2019-10-07Complaint0$0
2018-05-09Complaint0$0
2018-01-18Unprogrammed Related11$4,800
2015-02-24Referral44$8,000
2014-12-10Complaint109$15,000
2011-03-28Complaint22$3,740
2005-09-12Accident1$0
1993-08-04Complaint22$813

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

NTN-BOWER CORPORATION is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization NTN-Bower Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of NTN-Bower Corporation across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in ball and roller bearing manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NTN-BOWER CORPORATION 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 NTN-Bower Corporation, which operates 3 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 NTN-BOWER CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
NTN-BOWER CORPORATION has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $47,978 in total penalties.
How does NTN-BOWER CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
NTN-BOWER CORPORATION operates in the ball and roller bearing manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. NTN-BOWER CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.03 compared to an industry average of 0.9.