Establishment profile
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE
8900 INKSTER RD, ROMULUS, MI, 48174
Operated by Tower Automotive · 1 of 13 establishments
EIN 260440499
Summary
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE has accumulated 34 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 30 years of recorded history, with $7,059 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,799 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 78th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 29 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 72,799 employers. This establishment has 34 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 320 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.
Inspection breakdown
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 TOWER AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 29+ years. Most recent activity: 29 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 TOWER AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TOWER AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MI — for Tower Automotive, not this location alone
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 Tower Automotive locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for TOWER AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TOWER AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TOWER AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-11-14 | Unprogrammed Related | 16 | 1 | $3,959 | |
| 1995-10-12 | Planned | 18 | 6 | $3,100 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE is one of 13 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Tower Automotive.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Tower Automotive across all 13 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Tower Automotive, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TOWER AUTOMOTIVE INCCLINTON TWP, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- TOWER AUTOMOTIVEELKTON, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- TOWER AUTOMOTIVE INCTRAVERSE CITY, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- TOWER AUTOMOTIVEGREENVILLE, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOWER AUTOMOTIVETRAVERSE CITY, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOWER AUTOMOTIVESEBEWAING, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOWER INTERNATIONALELKTON, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOWER AUTOMOTIVE INCNOVI, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- TOWER AUTOMOTIVE INCROCHESTER HILLS, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- TOWER AUTOMOTIVE INCROSEVILLE, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Tower Automotive locationsParent rollup
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
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Contact sales →About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TOWER AUTOMOTIVE 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 Tower Automotive, which operates 13 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.
Frequently asked
- What is TOWER AUTOMOTIVE's OSHA violation history?
- TOWER AUTOMOTIVE has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 34 violations and $7,058.5 in total penalties.