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SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY

13340 NE WHITAKER WAY, PORTLAND, OR, 97230
Operated by TransDigm Group INC · 1 of 59 establishments
336413Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
EIN 930550918

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OSHA inspections
5
over 37 years
Violations
25
$790 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY has accumulated 25 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $790 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 45 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 84th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.1 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
25
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$790
$32 avg / violation
28% serious72% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 5

80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · $790 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
OAR 437-002-0221(13)(A)-111$120Jun 2015Jun 2015
29 CFR 7155.002005 A11$110Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 7150.006011$105Dec 1988Dec 1988
29 CFR 7150.002503 B11$105Dec 1988Dec 1988
29 CFR 7150.00500111$75Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 7150.00450311$75Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$75Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 7640.1500111$75Dec 1988Dec 1988
29 CFR 7400.0470211$50Oct 1991Oct 1991
OAR 437-002-0187(4)-211Jun 2015Jun 2015
OAR 437-001-0765(4)-911Jun 2015Jun 2015
29 CFR 1910.0138 A11Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 7010.76506 A B11Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 7119.006503 B11Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 7129.00250511Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 7155.00250111Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 7400.04705 A11Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 7400.04707 A11Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 7129.00250611Dec 1988Dec 1988

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

86th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3364 within OR. Peer group: 45 employers. This establishment has 25 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
57th
peer median: $600
Inspection frequency
84th
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
0.0
vs industry
−1.3
TRIR
2.0
vs industry
−0.1

Reported for 54 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
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
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
3
Complaint
1
Follow-up
1

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 SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY. 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 SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$141K
Awards
6
Top agency
Department of Agriculture
$92K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Agriculture$92K
Department of the Interior$35K
Department of Defense$14K
Largest awards
  • Department of Agriculture
    SIMPLEX HELITORCH.
    contract · Last action 2009-08-14
    $52,740
  • Department of Agriculture
    (2) SIMPLEX HELI-TORCH - INITIATED BY KEVIN GREENHALGH
    contract · Last action 2009-08-21
    $39,000
  • Department of the Interior
    HELITORCH
    contract · Last action 2019-06-19
    $29,676
  • Department of Defense
    ELECTRIC MOTOR
    contract · Last action 2010-09-22
    $14,252
  • Department of the Interior
    IGF::OT::IGF::HELIPOD
    contract · Last action 2017-08-10
    $5,572
  • Department of Agriculture
    2 SIMPLEX HELI-TORCH AND SPARE KIT - INTIATED BY KEVIN GREENHALGH
    contract · Last action 2009-08-19
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333111 - FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2019-06-19. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2015-05-20Planned31$120
2008-02-14Complaint2$0
1991-09-05Planned113$385
1989-02-21Follow-up0$0
1988-09-13Planned93$285

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY is one of 59 establishments rolled up under the parent organization TransDigm Group INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of TransDigm Group INC across all 59 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing within OR, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by TransDigm Group INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY 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 TransDigm Group INC, which operates 59 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 SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 25 violations and $790 in total penalties.
How does SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY operates in the other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.3.