HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. is a fertilizer (mixing only) manufacturing employer in ORLANDO, FL. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 9 violations and $25,600 in penalties. 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 3, 2026.

HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.

8306 S. ORANGE AVE., ORLANDO, FL, 32809

325314 — Top companies in Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing

EIN: 590788131

78 employees

Federal Enforcement

OSHA inspection

9 violations

$25,600 in penalties

Violations across 2 federal agencies

Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR

1.4

Industry Avg DART

0.5

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

$25,600

Trend

STABLE

WHD Cases

Back Wages Owed

Confidence

MEDIUM

SVEP Flag

Yes

Data Insights

History Span

16 years

Last Activity

16yr ago

Inspection Rate

0.1/yr

Violation Rate

0.6/yr

Violation Severity Mix

78% serious$2,844 avg per violation$25,600 avg per inspection

Active Agencies:

OSHANLRB$25,600 total across all agencies

TRIR vs Industry Avg

-1.4

Below industry average

DART vs Industry Avg

-0.5

Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint

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

Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

84%

Worse than most peers

vs 38 employers in same industry & state

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty Percentile

89%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases

Unfair Labor Practice

Representation (Union)

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

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number

337355

Operation Type

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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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.

Other employers in Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing within FL

HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. — GROVELAND — 3 federal records
BEN HILL GRIFFIN, INC. — FROSTPROOF — 2 federal records
HOWARD FERTILIZER COMPANY, INC. — ORLANDO — 2 federal records
GROWERS FERTILIZER CORPORATION — LAKE ALFRED — 2 federal records
BIOCHEM MANUFACTURING, INC. — JUPITER — 1 federal record
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL INSECTICIDES INC — PALMETTO — 1 federal record
FLORIKAN ESA, LLC — SARASOTA — 1 federal record
HUMIC GROWTH SOLUTIONS, LLC — JACKSONVILLE — 1 federal record
PEACE VALLEY PRODUCTS, INC. — FORT MEADE — 1 federal record
DIAMOND R FERTILIZER CO., INC. — EAST PALATKA — 1 federal record

Industry context

Within the fertilizer (mixing only) manufacturing industry in FL, HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. ranks in the 84th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 38 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 89th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.4 for the fertilizer (mixing only) manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.5. HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.'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 17 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?: HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 9 violations and $25,600 in total penalties.
How does HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?: HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. operates in the fertilizer (mixing only) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.5.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. of ORLANDO, FL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026.

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