NEW PROCESS GEAR, A DIVISION OF MAGNA POWERTRAIN

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, NEW PROCESS GEAR, A DIVISION OF MAGNA POWERTRAIN — a industry sector 00 facility located at 6600 NEW VENTURE GEAR DRIVE, EAST SYRACUSE, NY 13057 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 142 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $134,181.00. The inspection case was opened on 1990-05-15.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $134,181.00 is more than 112.2× the national average of $1,195.75 for facilities in the Other sector (NAICS 000000). This sector encompasses 1,316,687 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $1,574.4M.

State Context: Within NY, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 140,736 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,208.33.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 142 citations spanning 8 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 15 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning July 23, 1990 with the latest abatement deadline set for August 27, 1990. Of the 142 total citations, 15 (11%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $134,181.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $944.94 falls within the standard penalty range.

The 1990 inspection of the New Process Gear facility revealed a pervasive breakdown in fundamental machine safety and housekeeping protocols, evidenced by the staggering volume of 142 citations. The enforcement action, which resulted in penalties exceeding $134,000—an exceptionally high figure for the era—underscored a systemic failure to manage mechanical hazards. The concentration of violations under the 1910.212 and 1910.219 standards pointed to a workplace where employees were routinely exposed to "caught-in" and amputation hazards from unguarded points of operation and rotating power-transmission components. These were not isolated mechanical failures but rather a facility-wide neglect of physical guarding and energy control. Furthermore, the simultaneous citations for walking-working surfaces and egress safety (1910.22 and 1910.24) suggested a cluttered, poorly maintained production environment that exacerbated the risk of secondary injuries. For workers, this