EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP. is a recyclable material merchant wholesalers employer in MASPETH, NY. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 4 violations and $4,800 in penalties. 1 workplace fatality investigation on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.

EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP.

7 RAILROAD PLACE, MASPETH, NY, 11378

Parent: HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC (1,322 locations)

423930 — Top companies in Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

EIN: 113516678

32 employees

Federal Enforcement

OSHA inspection

4 violations

$4,800 in penalties

Violations across 3 federal agencies

Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

1 fatalities

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR

3.7

Industry Avg DART

2.1

Self-Reported DART

0.0

Self-Reported TRIR

0.0

Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).

OSHA Inspections

OSHA Violations

Total Penalties

$4,800

Trend

STABLE

WHD Cases

Back Wages Owed

Confidence

MEDIUM

SVEP Flag

Data Insights

History Span

15 years

Last Activity

15yr ago

Inspection Rate

0.1/yr

Violation Rate

0.3/yr

Violation Severity Mix

75% serious$1,200 avg per violation$4,800 avg per inspection

Active Agencies:

OSHAEPANLRB$4,800 total across all agencies

TRIR vs Industry Avg

-3.7

Below industry average

DART vs Industry Avg

-2.1

Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Accident

Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

72%

Above average violations

vs 286 employers in same industry & state

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty Percentile

78%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases

Representation (Union)

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections

Quarters Non-Compliant

Status: Violation Identified

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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SEC Enforcement(4)

$78,779,070 totallast: 2023-09-22

SEC Litigation Releases filed against HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Part of a larger organization

EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP. is one of 1,322 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC. HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC is a SEC public reporter (HOVVB), with most recent reported revenue of $3.0B.

Federal enforcement records on EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC across all 1,322 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC

EMPIRE PARATRANSIT CORP. — BROOKLYN, NY — 3 federal records
EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC. — MIFFLINTOWN, PA — 3 federal records
EMPIRE PAVING, INC. — HARTFORD, CT — 2 federal records
EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY COMPANY (LIMITED) — NEW YORK, NY — 2 federal records
EMPIRE FENCE & CUSTOM IRON WORKS — SAINT LOUIS, MO — 2 federal records
EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY COMPANY LIMITED — NEW YORK, NY — 2 federal records
EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH, LLC — ALBANY, NY — 2 federal records
EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC — IMPERIAL, CA — 2 federal records
EMPIRE OFFICE, INC. — SECAUCUS, NJ — 2 federal records
EMPIRE CHEESE INC. — CUBA, NY — 2 federal records

Other employers in Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers within NY

SAL'S METAL CORP. — BRONX — 3 federal records
EDWARD ARNOLD SCRAP PROCESSORS, INC. — CORFU — 3 federal records
ULTREPET, LLC — ALBANY — 2 federal records
ROYAL OAK RECYCLING — NORTH TONAWANDA — 2 federal records
CASCADES RECOVERY, U.S., INC. — ROCHESTER — 2 federal records
PASCAP CO. INC — BRONX — 2 federal records
ASAP SCRAP RECYCLING LLC — WALDEN — 2 federal records
OTSEGO AUTO CRUSHERS LLC — ONEONTA — 2 federal records
RENSSELAER IRON & STEEL, INC — RENSSELAER — 2 federal records
EVERGREEN RECYCLING OF CORONA — QUEENS — 2 federal records

Industry context

Within the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry in NY, EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP. ranks in the 72th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 286 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 78th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.7 for the recyclable material merchant wholesalers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.1. EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP.'s self-reported DART rate is 0, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 15 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP.'s OSHA violation history?: EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $4,800 in total penalties.
How does EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP.'s safety record compare to its industry?: EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP. operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.1.
Has EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP. had any workplace fatalities?: Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP..

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP. of MASPETH, NY from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations cases, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 11 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP. resolves to the parent rollup HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, which operates 1,322 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP. include 1 fatality investigation.

This profile may be incomplete if EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.