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UACJ AUTOMOTIVE WHITEHALL INDUSTRIES, INC

5175 W 6TH ST, LUDINGTON, MI, 49431
Operated by UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries Inc
332710Machine Shops
EIN 812008793

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OSHA inspections
13
over 7 years
Violations
26
$76,250 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 8 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

UACJ AUTOMOTIVE WHITEHALL INDUSTRIES, INC has accumulated 26 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 7 years of recorded history, with $76,250 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 907 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

UACJ AUTOMOTIVE WHITEHALL INDUSTRIES, INC 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
13
1.9 / yr · last 7 yrs
Violations
26
3.7 / yr
Penalties
$76,250
$2,933 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
8 of 13
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 13

54% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 26 citations in this view · $76,250 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I33Jul 2022Jun 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I33Jul 2022Jun 2025
408.12618(1)22$28,500Jun 2023Mar 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22$24,500Jul 2022Jun 2025
408.22132(2)(F)22$6,000Jun 2019Mar 2021
408.22141(1)22$1,500Jul 2022Feb 2023
408.22141(2)22$500Mar 2021Jun 2023
408.12611(A)11$7,000Mar 2021Mar 2021
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0611$4,000Mar 2025Mar 2025
29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I11$2,250Feb 2023Feb 2023
408.22349(1)11$1,000Sep 2021Sep 2021
408.22140(2)(B)11$1,000Mar 2021Mar 2021
5A000111Feb 2023Feb 2023
408.13395C(2)11Feb 2023Feb 2023
29 CFR 1910.0028 B03 IV11Feb 2023Feb 2023
408.12616(2)11Mar 2021Mar 2021
408.22135(3)(C)11Jun 2019Jun 2019

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

78th

Above average violations in NAICS 3327 within MI. Peer group: 907 employers. This establishment has 26 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $950
Inspection frequency
99th
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
1.5
vs industry
0.0
TRIR
2.4
vs industry
−0.3

Reported for 624 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
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.4
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
2
Complaint
8
Referral
2
Follow-up
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 UACJ AUTOMOTIVE WHITEHALL INDUSTRIES, INC. 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
Aug 30, 2020Broken Bone,Crushed,Fracture,Metal,Pelvis,Press,Rib,Struck By11
Jun 6, 2018Amputated,Caught In,Finger,Lockout,Nip Point,Stuck1

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
8 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 8 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

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. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Oct 2021 – Jan 2022Aluminum Extruded Product 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 UACJ AUTOMOTIVE WHITEHALL INDUSTRIES, INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MI — for UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

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 UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries Inc 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.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
07-CA-243027Unfair labor practiceJun 2019Oct 2019ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-239743Unfair labor practiceApr 2019Jul 2019ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan

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 UACJ AUTOMOTIVE WHITEHALL INDUSTRIES, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UACJ AUTOMOTIVE WHITEHALL INDUSTRIES, INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
UACJ AUTOMOTIVE WHITEHALL INDUSTRIES INC
4960 WEST PROGRESS DRIVE · LUDINGTON, MI, 49431
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UACJ AUTOMOTIVE WHITEHALL INDUSTRIES, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-10-16Complaint0$0
2025-05-02Complaint3$20,000
2025-03-31Complaint0$0
2025-02-25Complaint21$29,000
2023-06-05Planned43$4,000
2022-12-21Planned54$2,750
2022-06-24Complaint43$5,500
2021-02-18Referral62$14,000
2020-02-03Follow-up0$0
2019-05-17Complaint0$0
2019-04-25Complaint0$0
2019-04-25Complaint2$1,000
2018-08-01Referral0$0

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

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Part of a larger organization

UACJ AUTOMOTIVE WHITEHALL INDUSTRIES, INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UACJ AUTOMOTIVE WHITEHALL INDUSTRIES, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries Inc.

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Frequently asked

What is UACJ AUTOMOTIVE WHITEHALL INDUSTRIES, INC's OSHA violation history?
UACJ AUTOMOTIVE WHITEHALL INDUSTRIES, INC has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 26 violations and $76,250 in total penalties.
How does UACJ AUTOMOTIVE WHITEHALL INDUSTRIES, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
UACJ AUTOMOTIVE WHITEHALL INDUSTRIES, INC operates in the machine shops industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. UACJ AUTOMOTIVE WHITEHALL INDUSTRIES, INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.46 compared to an industry average of 1.5.