Establishment profile
AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY INC
445 JODY RICHARDS DRIVE, RICHARDSVILLE, KY, 42101
336360 — Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing
EIN 260177642
Summary
AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY INC has accumulated 25 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $112,100 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 219 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
71% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 23 citations in this view · $112,100 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A02 | 2 | 2 | $44,450 | Aug 2022 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 G01 | 2 | 2 | $13,500 | Oct 2015 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 2015 | Jul 2018 |
| 2.309(3)(1)(B) | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D02 | 1 | 1 | $5,950 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C04 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C05 | 1 | 1 | $2,375 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 I | 1 | 1 | $2,375 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0032 A01 | 1 | 1 | $950 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 G05 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 E05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3363 within KY. Peer group: 219 employers. This establishment has 25 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 168 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY INC 445 JODY RICHARDS DR · BOWLING GREEN, KY, 42101 | WaterTRI | No Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Sep 2018 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-01-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-01-03 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $59,500 | |
| 2022-04-14 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $11,900 | |
| 2018-09-17 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-02-07 | Complaint | 7 | 1 | $15,700 | |
| 2015-07-09 | Planned | 8 | 7 | $25,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY INC's OSHA violation history?
- AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY INC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 25 violations and $112,100 in total penalties.
- How does AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY INC operates in the motor vehicle seating and interior trim manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY INC's self-reported DART rate is 4.29 compared to an industry average of 2.