Middletown, Delaware · Primary Battery Manufacturing · NAICS 335912
OSHA has inspected Clarios, LLC 2 times in Delaware since 2019.
The latest one began on Jun 23, 2023 on a referral, in Middletown.
Those inspections ended with 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $11,162 and now stand at $7,813, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Clarios, LLC averages $7,813 (1 cited inspection).
Clarios, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company50 Patriot Drive, Middletown, DE 19709 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $11,162 | $7,813 | Nov 28, 2023 | Final |
700 N Broad St, Middletown, DE 19709 · Primary Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 2, 2019: Employee's fingertip is amputated in machine
At 9:45 a.m. on November 2, 2019, an employee, a supervisor, was kneeling down looking under an electrofusion welding machine for a bracket that had broken off. The employee lost his balance and his left hand slipped off the frame of the machine and his left index finger was caught between a table transfer cylinder and the metal stop. Employee suffered a fingertip amputation to his left index finger and was treated without hospitalization.
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Middletown site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 352 workers: 1.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 505 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarios - Middletown DE Middletown · 2025 | 352 | 5 | 5 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Middletown DE Middletown · 2023 | 338 | 5 | 3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Middletown Distribution Center Middletown · 2019 | 300 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| Middletown Duff Assembly Plant (DAP) Middletown · 2019 | 239 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Nov 2, 2019, Middletown: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was kneeling down to look under an welder machine to see if he could find a bracket that had broken off. The employee lost his balance and his left hand slipped off the frame of the machine. His left index finger was caught between a table transfer cylinder and a metal stop and the fingertip was amputated.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.