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HARD MANUFACTURING CO. INC.

230 GRIDER STREET, BUFFALO, NY, 14215
EIN 161141090

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OSHA inspections
2
over 40 years
Violations
23
$1,680 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

HARD MANUFACTURING CO. INC. has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $1,680 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 132,443 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 70th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 40 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

HARD MANUFACTURING CO. INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 40 yrs
Violations
23
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$1,680
$73 avg / violation
17% serious83% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · follow-up
1 of 2

50% of inspections at this establishment produced 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 · 22 citations in this view · $1,680 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I21$160Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I21Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I11$400Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$320Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0311$240Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 IX11$200Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 VIII11$160Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511$120Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$80Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 ID11Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 I11Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0037 K0211Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0038 A05 III11Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0038 B0111Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 III11Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 IV11Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVD11Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0107 B1011Dec 1985Dec 1985
29 CFR 1910.0107 G0211Dec 1985Dec 1985

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 132,443 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
91st
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
70th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
TRIR
0.0
vs industry

Reported for 35 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.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Follow-up
1

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 HARD MANUFACTURING CO. INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
40 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 40+ years. Most recent activity: 40 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for HARD MANUFACTURING CO. INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HARD MANUFACTURING CO. 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 HARD MANUFACTURING CO. 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 HARD MANUFACTURING CO. INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
HARD MANUFACTURING
230 GRIDER STREET · BUFFALO, NY, 14215
RCRANo Violation Identified10Oct 2024View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
332001
Operation
A

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 HARD MANUFACTURING CO. INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$52K
Obligated (all-time)
$259K
Awards
12
Top agency
Department of Defense
$161K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$161K
Department of Health and Human Services$98K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    36X60 DOERNBECHER II CRIB-ELECTRIC HI-LO
    contract · Last action 2016-09-27
    $56,100
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF PATIENT CRIBS
    contract · Last action 2017-09-26
    $54,416
  • Department of Defense
    CRITICAL CARE CRIB II
    contract · Last action 2023-05-10
    $51,946
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    AMERICAN STANDARD INC:1136534 [21-011130]PROCEDURAL CRIB
    contract · Last action 2021-07-21
    $39,042
  • Department of Defense
    4510746158!BED,ADJUSTABLE
    contract · Last action 2009-05-09
    $13,616
  • Department of Defense
    E1911-BFP CRIBETTE, 24 X 36 W/FOWLER
    contract · Last action 2009-09-09
    $11,288
  • Department of Defense
    CRIBS
    contract · Last action 2007-12-12
    $10,364
  • Department of Defense
    CITECH CERTIFIED SPRINGFIELD CRIB
    contract · Last action 2008-01-22
    $8,836
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    CCHCF FY2012 CH-PCU PRIORITY A DIRECT PATIENT CARE SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2012-08-22
    $4,891
  • Department of Defense
    CRIB WITH GATCH PAN SPRING 30X60
    contract · Last action 2009-05-23
    $4,635
  • Department of Defense
    CRIBS FOR DAYCARE
    contract · Last action 2010-01-29
    $3,977
  • Department of Defense
    #EP11-BFP CRIBETTE, 24X36, WITH FOWLER
    contract · Last action 2010-09-01
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 339113 - SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2023-05-10. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1986-04-18Follow-up0$0
1985-11-13Planned234$1,680

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HARD MANUFACTURING CO. 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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Frequently asked

What is HARD MANUFACTURING CO. INC.'s OSHA violation history?
HARD MANUFACTURING CO. INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $1,680 in total penalties.