Establishment profile
U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
106 LONCZAK ST, CHICOPEE, MA, 01022
Operated by US Tsubaki Automotive, LLC
336350 — Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
EIN 274253830
Summary
U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC has accumulated 32 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 10 years of recorded history, with $108,543 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 14 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC 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 (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
88% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 23 citations in this view · $108,543 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II D | 2 | 2 | $19,872 | Aug 2018 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 2 | 2 | $6,236 | Dec 2016 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 2 | 2 | $3,015 | Jul 2019 | Feb 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 F02 | 1 | 1 | $13,653 | Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $10,938 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I | 1 | 1 | $8,730 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 C | 1 | 1 | $7,886 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 | 1 | 1 | $7,315 | Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J02 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0125 | 1 | 1 | $5,500 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0124 J03 | 1 | 1 | $5,500 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I A | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 VII | 1 | 1 | $2,400 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q06 III | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3363 within MA. Peer group: 14 employers. This establishment has 32 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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 278 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
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- 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 2016 – Jul 2023 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 21, 2016 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2021 | AIR MONITORING,ASPHYXIATED,CONFINED SPACE,ENTRY PERMIT,FURNACE,INHALATION,INSTALLING,LACK OF OXYGEN,LUNG,MISJUDGEMENT,MISJUDGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS SITUATION,OXYGEN,OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,PERMIT,TRAINING,UNAUTFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Burn,Foot,Pressure Release,Valve | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MA — for US Tsubaki Automotive, LLC, 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 US Tsubaki Automotive, LLC 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.). 4 cases · 4 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-CA-243972 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 01-CA-222774 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 01-CA-134110 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2014 | Oct 2014 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 01-CA-106162 | Unfair labor practice | May 2013 | Jul 2013 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
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 U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-04 | Complaint | 1 | — | $3,015 | |
| 2023-07-26 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $21,875 | |
| 2021-12-07 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-06-15 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $20,968 | |
| 2019-03-13 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-06-18 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $16,820 | |
| 2016-10-03 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $14,965 | |
| 2016-03-09 | Planned | 15 | 14 | $30,900 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization US Tsubaki Automotive, LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of US Tsubaki Automotive, LLC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BARRY CONTROLS INCORPORATEDBOSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC 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 US Tsubaki Automotive, LLC.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 32 violations and $108,542.55 in total penalties.
- How does U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC operates in the motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 2.27 compared to an industry average of 1.6.
- Has U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving U.S. TSUBAKI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC.