EMPIRE AUTO PARTS is a motor vehicle supplies and new parts merchant wholesalers employer in GARFIELD, NJ. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 3 violations and $3,339 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.
EMPIRE AUTO PARTS
141 LANZA AVENUE, GARFIELD, NJ, 07026
Parent: HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC (1,322 locations)
423120 — Top companies in Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers
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▶SEC Enforcement(4)
$78,779,070 totallast: 2023-09-22
SEC Enforcement(4)
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.
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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 AUTO PARTS 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 (HOV), with most recent reported revenue of $3.0B.
Federal enforcement records on EMPIRE AUTO PARTS 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 STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP. — MASPETH, 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 CITY SUBWAY COMPANY LIMITED — NEW YORK, NY — 2 federal records
- EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC — IMPERIAL, CA — 2 federal records
- EMPIRE FENCE & CUSTOM IRON WORKS — SAINT LOUIS, MO — 2 federal records
- EMPIRE OFFICE, INC. — SECAUCUS, NJ — 2 federal records
- EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH, LLC — ALBANY, NY — 2 federal records
Other employers in Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers within NJ
- BARTELSTONE GLASS DISTRIBUTORS — BELLEVILLE — 2 federal records
- CONTINENTAL AUTO PARTS, LLC — NEWARK — 2 federal records
- THE RADIATOR STORE INC — LODI — 2 federal records
- AUTOMANN USA INC — SOMERSET — 2 federal records
- E&J AUTOMOTIVE LLC — LODI — 1 federal record
- MONMOUTH TRUCK HOSE & HYDRAULICS — SHREWSBURY — 1 federal record
- REGIONMAX CO. LTD — EAST WINDSOR — 1 federal record
- PARTS AUTHORITY, LLC — PISCATAWAY — 1 federal record
- WURTH USA, INC — RAMSEY — 1 federal record
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC — ROBBINSVILLE — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the motor vehicle supplies and new parts merchant wholesalers industry in NJ, EMPIRE AUTO PARTS ranks in the 68th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 103 comparable establishments.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 66th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 90th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.9 for the motor vehicle supplies and new parts merchant wholesalers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.2.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 14 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is EMPIRE AUTO PARTS's OSHA violation history?
- EMPIRE AUTO PARTS has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $3,339 in total penalties.
- How does EMPIRE AUTO PARTS's safety record compare to its industry?
- EMPIRE AUTO PARTS operates in the motor vehicle supplies and new parts merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EMPIRE AUTO PARTS of GARFIELD, NJ from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 5 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 12 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, 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 3, 2026. EMPIRE AUTO PARTS resolves to the parent rollup HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, which operates 1,322 establishments in our dataset.
This profile may be incomplete if EMPIRE AUTO PARTSoperates 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.