GENERAL MOTORS POWERTRAIN
26427 ST. RT. 281 E., DEFIANCE, OH 43512 · NAICS 336350 Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Apr 5, 1995#121977821Apr 5, 1995Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#121977821$1,7004 viol.4 violations$1,700 in penalties
Inspection #121977821
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 5, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 6, 1995
- Contested
- May 23, 1995
- Final Order
- Sep 21, 1995
- Closed
- Dec 27, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,700
- Penalties on Record
- $1,700
- Site Address
- 26427 St. Rt. 281 E., Defiance, OH 43512
- 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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formaldehyde | 8 | 0 - 1.5155 | ppm |
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 C01 | Serious | 1 | 462 | $1,700 | $1,700 | Dec 31, 1995 | May 23, 1995 | Sep 21, 1995 |
| 01001B | 1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 F02 | Serious | 1 | 462 | $0 | $0 | Dec 31, 1995 | May 23, 1995 | Sep 21, 1995 |
| 02001 | 1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 G03 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 3, 1995 | May 23, 1995 | Sep 21, 1995 |
| 02002 | 1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 G03 II | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 3, 1995 | May 23, 1995 | Sep 21, 1995 |
Feb 13, 1995#121977672Feb 13, 1995Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#121977672$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #121977672
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 13, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 15, 1995
- Closed
- Jul 20, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,000
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 26427 St. Rt. 281 E., Defiance, OH 43512
- Industry
- 331511 Iron Foundries
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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silica, Crystalline Quartz (Respirable Fraction) | 3 | 0 - 15 | % |
Sep 22, 1994#109779488Sep 22, 1994Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#109779488$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #109779488
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 22, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 9, 1995
- Closed
- Apr 12, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,900
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 26427 St. Rt. 281 E., Defiance, OH 43512
- 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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silica, Crystalline Quartz (Respirable Fraction) | 2 | 12 - 19 | % |
Jun 9, 1994#106127756Jun 9, 1994Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#106127756$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #106127756
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 9, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 13, 1994
- Closed
- Jun 22, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,850
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 26427 St. Rt. 281 E., Defiance, OH 43512
- 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, 1993#106121239Sep 13, 1993FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#106121239$5,0002 viol.2 violations$5,000 in penalties
Inspection #106121239
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 13, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 13, 1993
- Contested
- Dec 17, 1993
- Final Order
- Mar 21, 1994
- Closed
- Jul 29, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,739
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 unclassified
- Initial Penalties
- $10,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,000
- Site Address
- 26427 St. Rt. 281 E., Defiance, OH 43512
- Industry
- 336350 Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
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 crushed and killed between conveyor and support
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 A | Unclassified | 1 | 9 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Dec 28, 1993 | Dec 17, 1993 | Mar 21, 1994 |
| 01002 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 E | Unclassified | 1 | 9 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Nov 29, 1993 | Dec 17, 1993 | Mar 21, 1994 |
Nov 19, 1990#106120603Nov 19, 1990Other (L) · Records Only scope, Health#106120603$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #106120603
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 19, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 19, 1990
- Closed
- Nov 19, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 26427 St. Rt. 281 E., Defiance, OH 43512
- Industry
- 336350 Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as Other-L in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
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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.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
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.
16 inspections, 1990 to 2005. 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
Chemical exposure sampling
Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.
Industry comparison
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing, 15,817 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.