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TOWER AUTOMOTIVE

43955 PLYMOUTH OAKS BLVD, PLYMOUTH, MI, 48170
Operated by Autokiniton · 1 of 8 establishments
336211Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
EIN 260440499

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OSHA inspections
7
over 28 years
Violations
31
$18,963 in penalties
Penalties
$18,963
$612 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

TOWER AUTOMOTIVE has accumulated 31 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $18,963 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 204 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

TOWER AUTOMOTIVE appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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

Inspections
7
0.3 / yr · last 28 yrs
Violations
31
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$18,963
$612 avg / violation
48% serious52% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 7
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 7

57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

85th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3362 within MI. Peer group: 204 employers. This establishment has 31 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $900
Inspection frequency
90th
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
1.1
vs industry
−1.7
TRIR
2.9
vs industry
−2.0

Reported for 269 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
4.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.9
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
Referral
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 TOWER AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Dec 8, 2018Air Pressure,Compressed Air,Crushing,Cylinder,Fracture,Hand,Hand Tool,Inspecting,Leak,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Pinched,Pneumatic,Pneumatic cylinder,Pneumatic tool ,Seal11

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 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 Autokiniton, not this location alone

Total cases
11
Unfair labor practice
11

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 Autokiniton 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)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
0

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

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-05-23Referral11$4,200
2005-11-04Complaint0$0
2005-08-15Planned177$8,200
2005-08-02Complaint0$0
2005-08-02Complaint54$4,463
2003-11-20Complaint83$2,100
1998-03-04Complaint0$0

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 8 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Autokiniton.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Autokiniton across all 8 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in motor vehicle body manufacturing within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Autokiniton, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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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 Autokiniton, which operates 8 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 7 OSHA inspections on record with 31 violations and $18,962.5 in total penalties.
How does TOWER AUTOMOTIVE's safety record compare to its industry?
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE operates in the motor vehicle body manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.9. TOWER AUTOMOTIVE's self-reported DART rate is 1.09 compared to an industry average of 2.8.