Establishment profile
COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INCORPORATED
1000 SOUTH 4TH STREET, HAMBURG, PA, 19526
Operated by Cougle's Recycling Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
562998 — All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services
EIN 232549077
Summary
COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INCORPORATED has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $26,276 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 283 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INCORPORATED appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
55% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 5629 within PA. Peer group: 283 employers. This establishment has 42 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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 96 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Feb 2015 – Aug 2015
Most frequent event: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2015 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Ear(s) | Hospitalized | |
| May 29, 2015 | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 27, 2015 | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 4 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 23 violations · $1,173 in backwages · $2,860 in civil penalties
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Dec 2005 | 1 | 20 | 20 | $1,173 | — |
| FLSA Child Labor 1 minor involved | Dec 2005 | 1 | 3 | — | — | $2,860 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 1 case · $1,173 in backwages · 21 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2004 – Dec 2005 | Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers | $1,173 | 21 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-05-02 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $4,156 | |
| 2015-03-13 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $3,510 | |
| 2011-11-16 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,340 | |
| 2010-06-17 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-05-21 | Planned | 13 | 10 | $5,200 | |
| 2000-12-12 | Planned | 7 | 5 | $3,070 | |
| 2000-12-12 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-06-28 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-06-28 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-11-12 | Referral | 18 | 17 | $9,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INCORPORATED is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Cougle's Recycling Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Cougle's Recycling Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Cougle's Recycling Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INC.AUBURN, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INCORPORATED 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Cougle's Recycling Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Frequently asked
- What is COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
- COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INCORPORATED has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $26,275.75 in total penalties.
- How does COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
- COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INCORPORATED operates in the all other miscellaneous waste management services industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INCORPORATED's self-reported DART rate is 19.08 compared to an industry average of 1.5.