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Meritor: OSHA inspections and violations

Plainfield, Indiana · Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing · NAICS 336340

2inspections
3citation items
$7,800current penalties
May 10, 2023last inspection

Since 2021, OSHA inspectors have visited Meritor in Indiana 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on May 10, 2023 after a complaint, in Plainfield.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 1 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $7,800 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Meritor averages $7,800 across 1 cited inspection.

Meritor also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Meritor: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346686496 OPENED MAY 10, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 300 employees at the site · Closed Jul 29, 2024

849 Whitaker Road, Plainfield, IN 46168 · Other Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Other-than-serious$6,300$6,300Jun 20, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$1,500$1,500Jun 20, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Jun 20, 2023Final

Inspection 345573877 OPENED OCT 13, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Dec 3, 2021

849 Whitaker Road, Plainfield, IN 46168 · Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Plainfield site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 308 workers: 2.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 123 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Cummins-Meritor Plainfield
Plainfield · 2025
308 832.32.7
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems, LLC
Plainfield · 2021
262 411.42.7
Meritor
Plainfield · 2020
223 110.42.7
Meritor, Inc
Plainfield · 2019
262 000.02.7

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii)

(iii) The location and availability of the written hazard communication program, including the required list(s) of hazardous chemicals, and safety data sheets required by this section.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

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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.