Lear Corporation has one OSHA inspection on record in North Carolina.
OSHA opened it on Jan 31, 2020 on a referral, in Kenansville.
From that inspection OSHA issued 9 citation items: 9 serious.
OSHA proposed $33,900 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $25,425, down 25%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (3 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,874. Lear Corporation averages $25,425 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Lear Corporation also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $0 in back wages owed to workers.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Kenansville site logged 12 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 411 workers: 2.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 99 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Lear Guilford - Kenansville
Kenansville · 2025
411
12
2
2.6
2.7
Wage and hour cases
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
Period reviewed
Violations
Workers owed
Back wages
Penalties
Jun 20, 2016 to Jun 19, 2018
Kenansville
1
0
$0
$0
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)
(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:
(B) Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(d)
(D) Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control measures.
29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements
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.
