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HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. is a power, distribution, and specialty transformer manufacturing employer in LAUREL, MS. Federal records show 17 OSHA inspections with 20 violations and $57,915 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case 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 1, 2026.

HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.

1 THAMES AVE., LAUREL, MS, 39440

Parent: Howard Industries Inc. (5 locations)

335311 Top companies in Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing

EIN: 640466143

107 employees

Federal Enforcement
17
OSHA inspections
20 violations
$57,915 in penalties
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3
Industry Avg DART
2.4
Self-Reported DART
4.8
Self-Reported TRIR
9.5
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
17
OSHA Violations
20
Total Penalties
$57,915
Trend
WORSENING
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$4,798.73
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
Yes

Data Insights

History Span
19 years
Last Activity
98 days ago
Inspection Rate
0.9/yr
Violation Rate
1.1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
60% serious$2,896 avg per violation$3,407 avg per inspection
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$4,799
Avg Back Wages / Case
$4,799
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHDEPANLRB$62,713.73 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+6.5
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+2.4
Above industry average

Federal Criminal Prosecution Record

Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
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Prosecutions
1
Total Payments
$2,500,000
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime Type
Immigration
First case: 2011-03-04
Most recent: 2011-03-04

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
11
Referral
3
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 29% of inspections
Recidivism: 3 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

100%
Worse than most peers
vs 13 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
92%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
92%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
134
Unfair Labor Practice
127
Representation (Union)
5
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
15
Quarters Non-Compliant
8
Status: Violation Identified
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Part of a larger organization

HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. is one of 5 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Howard Industries Inc..

Federal enforcement records on HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Howard Industries Inc. across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by Howard Industries Inc.

Other employers in Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing within MS

Industry context

Within the power, distribution, and specialty transformer manufacturing industry in MS, HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. ranks in the 100th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 13 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 92th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 92th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3 for the power, distribution, and specialty transformer manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.4. HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.75, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $57,915 in total penalties.
How does HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. operates in the power, distribution, and specialty transformer manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.75 compared to an industry average of 2.4.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. of LAUREL, MS from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations cases, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 11 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. resolves to the parent rollup Howard Industries Inc., which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.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.