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TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC.

10820 ST. RT. 347, EAST LIBERTY, OH, 43319
541380 — Testing Laboratories and Services

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OSHA inspections
3
over 32 years
Violations
3
$3,000 in penalties
Penalties
$3,000
$1,000 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality

Summary

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC. has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $3,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 123 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 32 yrs
Violations
3
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$3,000
$1,000 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · accident
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3

33% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $3,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$1,875May 1994May 1994
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511$1,125May 1994May 1994
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11—May 1994May 1994

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

80th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 5413 within OH. Peer group: 123 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
70th
peer median: $90
Inspection frequency
97th
peer median: 1

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
0.2
vs industry
−0.4
TRIR
0.5
vs industry
−0.4

Reported for 490 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
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.5
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

Complaint
1
Accident
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) · Sep 2015 – May 2017

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway

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
May 16, 2017Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadwayHand(s) and wrist(s)Hospitalized
Dec 8, 2015Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadwayBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedHospitalized
Sep 14, 2015Roadway noncollision incident, unspecifiedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized

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
Nov 5, 2008VEHICLEFatality1—1

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
17 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
23
Certified
20
Avg wage ratio
1.22x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

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

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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC (0146000058)
10820 ST RT 347 · EAST LIBERTY, OH, 43319
AirRCRANo Violation Identified10—Jun 2022View →
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC
10820 STATE RTE 347 · EAST LIBERTY, OH, 43319
WaterNo Violation Identified00——View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1980186
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$119.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$287.3M
Awards
454
Top agency
Department of Transportation
$287.3M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Transportation$287.3M
Department of Defense$11K
Largest awards (top 50 of 454)
  • Department of Transportation
    TO: BIOMECHANICS RESEARCH
    contract · Last action 2024-06-18
    $19,828,413
  • Department of Transportation
    NEW TO AGAINST TRC IDIQ CONTRACT: 693JJ923D000057 BIOMECHANICS RESEARCH
    contract · Last action 2026-05-28
    $12,399,776
  • Department of Transportation
    **VRTC** NEW TRC TO AGAINST NEW TRC CONTRACT (TBD). SEVERABLE. POP: 5-YEAR ( BASE PERIOD WITH FOUR 1 YEAR OPTIONS.) BASE PERIOD 09/30/2023 - 09/29/2024 HISTORICALLY, INDIVIDUAL TRC TASK ORDERS WERE UTILIZED TO MEET INDIVIDUAL PROJECT GOALS. D
    contract · Last action 2026-05-07
    $11,930,607
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF TO 49: FUNCTIONAL TESTING OF AUTOMATED VEHICLES
    contract · Last action 2024-09-27
    $9,755,612
  • Department of Transportation
    NEW TRC TO AGAINST CONTRACT: 693JJ923D000057 DUMMY MANAGEMENT LABORATORY SUPPORT SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2026-06-30
    $9,582,856
  • Department of Transportation
    LEASE OF LABORATORY SPACE FOR VRTC
    contract · Last action 2020-10-21
    $8,387,706
  • Department of Transportation
    DUMMY MANAGEMENT LABORATORY SUPPORT
    contract · Last action 2025-04-09
    $7,235,709
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF SUPPORT FOR DEFECTS ANALYSIS
    contract · Last action 2024-09-24
    $5,440,522
  • Department of Transportation
    DEFECT ANALYSIS SUPPORT
    contract · Last action 2025-06-13
    $5,176,823
  • Department of Transportation
    ADMINISTRATIVE LABORATORY SUPPORT SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2026-05-29
    $4,661,190
  • Department of Transportation
    APPLIED CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH (VEHICLE RESILIENCY AND BENCH TEST METHODS)
    contract · Last action 2022-10-11
    $4,532,888
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF DML SUPPORT SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2021-07-28
    $4,528,835
  • Department of Transportation
    ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE - SYSTEM EQUIPMENT SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT
    contract · Last action 2026-03-27
    $4,034,754
  • Department of Transportation
    HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH - RESEARCH, TESTING, AND TEST PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR THE TOPICS OF CRASH AVOIDANCE WARNING SYSTEM HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI)
    contract · Last action 2024-09-30
    $3,533,162
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ESC, FCW/CIB TEST TRACK AND HIL SIMULATION RESEARCH
    contract · Last action 2018-09-19
    $3,044,614
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF 2013 DRIVER DISTRACTION GUIDLINES SUPPORT RESEARCH
    contract · Last action 2019-12-17
    $2,920,183
  • Department of Transportation
    EVAL OF ATDS UNDER DIFFERENT TEST CONDITIONS
    contract · Last action 2023-06-06
    $2,888,835
  • Department of Transportation
    EXERCISING AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEMS (ADS) TESTING FRAMEWORKS FOR APPLIED RESEARCH
    contract · Last action 2026-03-27
    $2,792,957
  • Department of Transportation
    SUPPORT SERVICES AND FACILITY USE FOR DEFECTS INVESTIGATIONS
    contract · Last action 2016-02-18
    $2,763,527
  • Department of Transportation
    NEW TRC TASK ORDER AGAINST CONTRACT: 693JJ923D000057 TITLE: EXPLORING TEST METHODS FOR VEHICLE/VRU MOVEMENTS (PEDESTRIANS, CYCLIST, AND MOTORCYCLES)
    contract · Last action 2025-07-24
    $2,750,000
  • Department of Transportation
    SIDE CAMERA MONITOR SYSTEM RESEARCH SUPPORT
    contract · Last action 2023-09-14
    $2,734,740
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF CONNECTED VEHICLE RESEARCH
    contract · Last action 2020-01-13
    $2,594,934
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF TITLE: CHARACTERIZATION TESTING OF VARYING LEVELS OF AUTOMATED VEHICLES
    contract · Last action 2024-09-30
    $2,344,183
  • Department of Transportation
    LIGHT VEHICLE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND ADAS RESEARCH
    contract · Last action 2024-09-30
    $2,330,185
  • Department of Transportation
    L2 HEAVY VEHICLE TESTING (VRTC)
    contract · Last action 2025-06-02
    $2,245,374
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF PEDESTRIAN CRASH AVOIDANCE METRICS RESEARCH SUPPORT (PCAM)
    contract · Last action 2020-08-05
    $2,163,866
  • Department of Transportation
    THIS IS A NEW TASK ORDER TO PERFORM TESTING TO SUPPORT THE REPEATABILITY AND REPRODUCIBILITY OF CRASH AVOIDANCE TEST PROCEDURES PROPOSED BY THE AGENCY IN SUPPORT OF AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (AEB) AND PEDESTRIAN AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (PAEB) R
    contract · Last action 2026-03-05
    $2,157,996
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH
    contract · Last action 2018-09-20
    $2,126,033
  • Department of Transportation
    NEW TO: CHILD SAFETY: FMVSS213 AND FMVSS225 UPGRADE AND EVALUATION
    contract · Last action 2023-06-29
    $2,028,037
  • Department of Transportation
    NEW TO AGAINST TRC CONTRACT: 693JJ923D000057 DEFECTS ANALYSIS SUPPORT
    contract · Last action 2025-08-27
    $1,975,000
  • Department of Transportation
    NEW TRC TO AGAINST CONTRACT: 693JJ923D000057 VRTC HEAVY VEHICLE ADAS TEST TRACK RESEARCH
    contract · Last action 2024-09-25
    $1,848,461
  • Department of Transportation
    SUPPORT FOR THE NHTSA DUMMY MANAGEMENT LABORATORY
    contract · Last action 2012-07-26
    $1,680,064
  • Department of Transportation
    LAB SUPPORT SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE
    contract · Last action 2025-09-22
    $1,619,791
  • Department of Transportation
    CLASS 3-8 VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL RESEARCH
    contract · Last action 2016-02-09
    $1,582,500
  • Department of Transportation
    SUPPORT FOR VRTC DUMMY MANAGEMENT LABORATORY
    contract · Last action 2016-02-18
    $1,565,496
  • Department of Transportation
    MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY TRUCK AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING TEST TRACK RESEARCH AND RULEMAKING SUPPORT
    contract · Last action 2026-03-27
    $1,522,489
  • Department of Transportation
    NEW TO AGAINST NEW TRC CONTRACT (TBD). ADS PERFORMANCE TEST DEVELOPMENT USING AN OPEN SOURCE ADS STACK VEHICLE
    contract · Last action 2024-11-08
    $1,499,546
  • Department of Transportation
    THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUISITION IS TO: AWARD A TASK ORDER TO TRC INC. TO SUPPORT VRTC WORK ON PILOT TESTING WITH CLOSED-COURSE METHODS FOR TESTING ADS DRIVING COMPETENCIES. TASKS IN THIS WORK INCLUDE MARKET RESEARCH, LITERATURE REVIEW, PREPARATION OF
    contract · Last action 2026-07-01
    $1,497,737
  • Department of Transportation
    SUPPORT SERVICES/FACILITY USE
    contract · Last action 2016-02-18
    $1,492,210
  • Department of Transportation
    NEW TRC TO: DEVELOPMENT OF SIMULATION FOR VERIFYING HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE SAFETY
    contract · Last action 2024-09-30
    $1,476,269
  • Department of Transportation
    NEW TRC TO: HUMAN FACTORS FOR DRIVING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
    contract · Last action 2024-08-21
    $1,473,782
  • Department of Transportation
    THE PURPOSE OF THIS PR IS TO ISSUE A NEW TASK ORDER UNDER (VESS IDIQ) TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON THE PROJECT TITLED "ONGOING VRU AEB RESEARCH" THIS TASK ORDER IS TO BE ISSUED UNDER THE EXISTING CONTRACT "VEHICLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SAFETY I
    contract · Last action 2025-09-08
    $1,448,714
  • Department of Transportation
    NEW TRC TASK ORDER TITLE: LAB SUPPORT SERVICES, EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND SOFTWARE RENEWALS
    contract · Last action 2025-08-12
    $1,433,736
  • Department of Transportation
    NEW TO LIGHT VEHICLE INTERSECTION AEB - DRAFT TEST PROCEDURE REFINEMENT FY25-177
    contract · Last action 2025-09-24
    $1,393,815
  • Department of Transportation
    ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY NCAP RESEARCH - PHASE II
    contract · Last action 2011-11-22
    $1,306,121
  • Department of Transportation
    NEW TO AGAINST TRC: 693JJ923D000057 CYBERSECURITY LABORATORY PRACTICE
    contract · Last action 2024-06-18
    $1,273,563
  • Department of Transportation
    NEW TO: VRTC DEVELOPMENT OF ADS DRIVING PERFORMANCE TESTING METHODS
    contract · Last action 2025-01-15
    $1,249,971
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF CYBER SECURITY PENETRATION TESTING
    contract · Last action 2023-09-29
    $1,245,467
  • Department of Transportation
    THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PERFORM AEB RESEARCH ON CRASH SCENARIOS INVOLVING HEAVY VEHICLES AND FIRST RESPONDERS AS THE POV. THIS FUNDING IS REQUIRED TO ISSUE AN RFP FOR A TASK ORDER UNDER THE VESS IDIQ. THE TASK ORDER WILL BE COMPETED AMO
    contract · Last action 2026-05-21
    $1,242,605
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF FMVSS 213 AND FMVSS225 UPGRADE AND EVALUATION
    contract · Last action 2024-09-25
    $1,215,018

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541380 - TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES. Last action: 2026-07-02. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-10-09Accident0—$0
2007-04-30Accident0—$0
1994-04-01Complaint32$3,000

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 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC. 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 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC.'s OSHA violation history?
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $3,000 in total penalties.
How does TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC. operates in the testing laboratories and services industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.9. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.23 compared to an industry average of 0.6.
Has TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC..