FORD MOTOR COMPANY STERLING AXLE PLANT
39000 MOUND RD, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48310 · NAICS 336350 Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
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Inspection records
May 29, 2026#348965450May 29, 2026OpenReferral (C) · Partial scope, SafetyOpen#348965450$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348965450
Dates
- Opened
- May 29, 2026
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Open
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,300
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 39000 Mound Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
- Industry
- 336350 Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Mar 12, 2026#348803131Mar 12, 2026Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#348803131$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348803131
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 12, 2026
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 17, 2026
- Closed
- May 6, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,393
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 39000 Mound Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
- Industry
- 336350 Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Nov 12, 2025#348589128Nov 12, 2025Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#348589128$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348589128
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 12, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 17, 2025
- Closed
- Dec 29, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,300
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 39000 Mound Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
- Industry
- 336350 Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Aug 28, 2025#348469701Aug 28, 2025Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#348469701$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #348469701
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 28, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 4, 2025
- Final Order
- Dec 15, 2025
- Closed
- Dec 16, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,300
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 39000 Mound Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
- Industry
- 336350 Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 G01 I | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Dec 23, 2025 | - | Dec 15, 2025 |
Dec 19, 2024#347943235Dec 19, 2024Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#347943235$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347943235
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 19, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 20, 2025
- Closed
- Mar 4, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,150
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 39000 Mound Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
- Industry
- 336350 Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Sep 1, 2022#346186992Sep 1, 2022Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#346186992$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346186992
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 1, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 30, 2022
- Final Order
- Jan 20, 2023
- Closed
- Jan 21, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,200
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,200
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 39000 Mound Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
- Industry
- 336350 Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 | Other | 4 | 22,000 | $3,200 | $0 | Nov 7, 2022 | - | Jan 20, 2023 |
| 01001B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F06 | Other | 1 | 22,000 | $0 | $0 | - | Jan 20, 2023 |
Mar 10, 2020#344660071Mar 10, 2020Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#344660071$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344660071
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 10, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 10, 2020
- Closed
- Jan 7, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,800
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 39000 Mound Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
- Industry
- 336350 Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Sep 13, 2018#343462511Sep 13, 2018FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#343462511$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343462511
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 13, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 23, 2019
- Closed
- Feb 19, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,099
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 39000 Mound Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
- Industry
- 336350 Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is found unresponsive in employee restroom
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
8 inspections, 2018 to 2026. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing, 17,010 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing reported 2.4 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 5.3%; NAICS 33635 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source