Establishment profile
HARDING METALS, INC.
42 HARDING DR., NORTHWOOD, NH, 03261
423930 — Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 020264124
Summary
HARDING METALS, INC. has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $12,094 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 38 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HARDING METALS, 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
57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $12,094 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 3 | 3 | $5,844 | Jan 1997 | Sep 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 2 | 2 | $2,125 | Jan 1997 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Jan 1997 | Jan 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 O01 | 1 | 1 | $225 | Jan 1997 | Jan 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 VC1 | 1 | 1 | $25 | Sep 1974 | Sep 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IID0 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1974 | Sep 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 VB4 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1974 | Sep 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1974 | Sep 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1974 | Sep 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0108 G06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1974 | Sep 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 D02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1974 | Sep 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1974 | Sep 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1974 | Sep 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1974 | Sep 1974 |
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 in NAICS 4239 within NH. Peer group: 38 employers. This establishment has 21 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 53 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) · Jul 2023
Most frequent event: Struck by other falling powered vehicle
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2023 | Struck by other falling powered vehicle | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | 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 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for HARDING METALS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HARDING METALS, 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 HARDING METALS, 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 HARDING METALS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HARDING METALS 42 HARDING DR · NORTHWOOD, NH, 03261 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 4 | 1 | 0 | — | Nov 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 HARDING METALS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-28 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-07-06 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $5,469 | |
| 2013-02-21 | Complaint | 6 | 4 | $5,250 | |
| 1996-12-19 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $1,350 | |
| 1986-03-10 | Programmed Other | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-08-18 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-08-26 | Planned | 10 | — | $25 |
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 HARDING METALS, 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HARDING METALS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- HARDING METALS, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $12,094.1 in total penalties.
- How does HARDING METALS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- HARDING METALS, INC. operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. HARDING METALS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 7.24 compared to an industry average of 2.1.