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TOWER AUTOMOTIVE

12350 SOUTH AVENUE O, CHICAGO, IL, 60633
441310Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores

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OSHA inspections
8
over 19 years
Violations
4
$16,138 in penalties
Penalties
$16,138
$4,034 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

TOWER AUTOMOTIVE has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $16,138 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 73rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 85 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.4 / yr · last 19 yrs
Violations
4
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$16,138
$4,034 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
8 of 8

25% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $16,138 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$6,338Jul 2017Jul 2017
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$4,900Aug 2010Aug 2010
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$4,900Aug 2010Aug 2010
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11Jul 2017Jul 2017

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

73rd

Above average violations in NAICS 4413 within IL. Peer group: 85 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for TOWER AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
8

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 2019

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck against object or equipment, unspecified

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 8, 2019Struck against object or equipment, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
5
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
5

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 · 3 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Jan 2014 – Aug 201723

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. 5 cases · 3 violations · $0 in backwages · 5 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
May 2017 – Aug 2017Automatic Vending Machine ManufacturingFMLA11
Jan 2015Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping1
Nov 2013 – Jan 2014Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle ManufacturingFMLA21
Jan 2010 – Mar 2011Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping1
Jun 2005 – Sep 2006Automobile Manufacturing1

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 TOWER AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for TOWER AUTOMOTIVE, not this location alone

Total cases
61
Unfair labor practice
61

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.

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.). 61 cases · 61 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
13-CA-229881Unfair labor practiceOct 2018Oct 2018ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-206315Unfair labor practiceSep 2017Oct 2018ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-205329Unfair labor practiceAug 2017Oct 2018ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-205326Unfair labor practiceAug 2017Oct 2018ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-193432Unfair labor practiceFeb 2017Mar 2017ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-191804Unfair labor practiceJan 2017Feb 2017ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-191803Unfair labor practiceJan 2017Mar 2017ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-171170Unfair labor practiceMar 2016Mar 2016ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-169873Unfair labor practiceFeb 2016Apr 2016ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-156377Unfair labor practiceJul 2015Oct 2015ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046579Unfair labor practiceFeb 2011Jan 2014ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046568Unfair labor practiceFeb 2011Apr 2011ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046265Unfair labor practiceSep 2010Nov 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046117Unfair labor practiceJul 2010Feb 2011ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045990Unfair labor practiceApr 2010May 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045787Unfair labor practiceJan 2010Apr 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045778Unfair labor practiceJan 2010Apr 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045736Unfair labor practiceDec 2009Jan 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045608Unfair labor practiceOct 2009Nov 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045346Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045129Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044894Unfair labor practiceAug 2008Jan 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044792Unfair labor practiceJul 2008Aug 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044791Unfair labor practiceJul 2008Aug 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044730Unfair labor practiceMay 2008Jun 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044723Unfair labor practiceMay 2008Aug 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044701Unfair labor practiceMay 2008Jul 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044700Unfair labor practiceMay 2008Jun 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044683Unfair labor practiceMay 2008May 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044682Unfair labor practiceMay 2008Jul 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044677Unfair labor practiceApr 2008Jun 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044676Unfair labor practiceApr 2008May 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044671Unfair labor practiceApr 2008Jun 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044668Unfair labor practiceApr 2008Jan 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044664Unfair labor practiceApr 2008Jun 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044650Unfair labor practiceApr 2008Jul 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044638Unfair labor practiceApr 2008May 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044202Unfair labor practiceAug 2007Oct 2007ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044177Unfair labor practiceJul 2007Oct 2007ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043939Unfair labor practiceApr 2007May 2007ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043899Unfair labor practiceMar 2007Nov 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043832Unfair labor practiceFeb 2007Apr 2007ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043816Unfair labor practiceJan 2007Sep 2007ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043693Unfair labor practiceOct 2006Dec 2006ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043608Unfair labor practiceSep 2006Oct 2006ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043442Unfair labor practiceJun 2006Aug 2006ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043180Unfair labor practiceFeb 2006Jul 2007ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043165Unfair labor practiceFeb 2006Dec 2006ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043161Unfair labor practiceFeb 2006Mar 2006ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043114Unfair labor practiceJan 2006Apr 2007ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043046Unfair labor practiceDec 2005Dec 2005ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-042963Unfair labor practiceNov 2005Dec 2005ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-042939Unfair labor practiceOct 2005Dec 2005ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-042936Unfair labor practiceOct 2005Nov 2005ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-042844Unfair labor practiceAug 2005Sep 2005ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-042823Unfair labor practiceAug 2005Sep 2005ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-042752Unfair labor practiceJul 2005Aug 2005ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-042710Unfair labor practiceJul 2005Sep 2005ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-042659Unfair labor practiceJun 2005Aug 2005ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-042310Unfair labor practiceDec 2004Jan 2005ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
14-CA-025190Unfair labor practiceJul 1998Oct 1998ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

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 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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-11-14Complaint0$0
2017-06-06Complaint22$6,338
2013-08-20Complaint0$0
2012-01-19Complaint0$0
2011-03-22Complaint0$0
2011-03-22Complaint0$0
2010-05-06Complaint0$0
2010-03-05Complaint22$9,800

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

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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.

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Frequently asked

What is TOWER AUTOMOTIVE's OSHA violation history?
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $16,137.8 in total penalties.
How does TOWER AUTOMOTIVE's safety record compare to its industry?
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE operates in the automotive parts and accessories stores industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.6.