Establishment profile
HARD MANUFACTURING CO. INC.
230 GRIDER STREET, BUFFALO, NY, 14215
EIN 161141090
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
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 2 | 1 | $160 | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I | 2 | 1 | — | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $400 | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $320 | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E03 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 IX | 1 | 1 | $200 | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 VIII | 1 | 1 | $160 | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $120 | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $80 | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 ID | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A05 III | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVD | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B10 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1985 | Dec 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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 132,443 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 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
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
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HARD MANUFACTURING 230 GRIDER STREET · BUFFALO, NY, 14215 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Oct 2024 | 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.
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 HARD MANUFACTURING CO. INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of Defense36X60 DOERNBECHER II CRIB-ELECTRIC HI-LOcontract · Last action 2016-09-27$56,100
- Department of Health and Human ServicesIGF::OT::IGF PATIENT CRIBScontract · Last action 2017-09-26$54,416
- Department of DefenseCRITICAL CARE CRIB IIcontract · Last action 2023-05-10$51,946
- Department of Health and Human ServicesAMERICAN STANDARD INC:1136534 [21-011130]PROCEDURAL CRIBcontract · Last action 2021-07-21$39,042
- Department of Defense4510746158!BED,ADJUSTABLEcontract · Last action 2009-05-09$13,616
- Department of DefenseE1911-BFP CRIBETTE, 24 X 36 W/FOWLERcontract · Last action 2009-09-09$11,288
- Department of DefenseCRIBScontract · Last action 2007-12-12$10,364
- Department of DefenseCITECH CERTIFIED SPRINGFIELD CRIBcontract · Last action 2008-01-22$8,836
- Department of Health and Human ServicesCCHCF FY2012 CH-PCU PRIORITY A DIRECT PATIENT CARE SERVICEScontract · Last action 2012-08-22$4,891
- Department of DefenseCRIB WITH GATCH PAN SPRING 30X60contract · Last action 2009-05-23$4,635
- Department of DefenseCRIBS FOR DAYCAREcontract · Last action 2010-01-29$3,977
- Department of Defense#EP11-BFP CRIBETTE, 24X36, WITH FOWLERcontract · 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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-04-18 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-11-13 | Planned | 23 | 4 | $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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- 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.