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HART & COOLEY INC

500 E 8TH ST, HOLLAND, MI, 49423
333415Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
10
over 35 years
Violations
112
$61,719 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

HART & COOLEY INC has accumulated 112 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $61,719 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 105 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
10
0.3 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
112
3.2 / yr
Penalties
$61,719
$551 avg / violation
51% serious49% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 10
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 10

80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 56 citations in this view · $36,382 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4081.00340394$5,095Feb 1993Jun 2000
29 CFR 4081.14420264$5,130Feb 1993Jun 2000
29 CFR 4081.00340944$2,880May 1991Jun 2000
29 CFR 4081.07270133$2,880Mar 1995Jun 2000
29 CFR 4081.00360133$120Feb 1993Jun 2000
29 CFR 4081.06850332$120Feb 1993Mar 1995
29 CFR 4081.24110122$2,940Feb 1993May 1998
29 CFR 4081.33120122$2,770Mar 1995Jan 1997
29 CFR 4081.24620122$2,740Mar 1995Jan 1997
29 CFR 4081.263501 B22$2,740Mar 1995Jan 1997
29 CFR 4081.071622$2,355Mar 1995Jan 1997
29 CFR 4081.24120122$2,100Feb 1993May 1994
29 CFR 4081.24420122$1,812Feb 1993Jan 1997
29 CFR 4081.21760122$1,500May 1991Mar 1995
29 CFR 4081.246308 C22$1,200Feb 1993Mar 1995
29 CFR 4081.012522Mar 1995Jun 2000
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0122Jan 1997Jun 2000
29 CFR 1910.1200 F0522Jan 1997Jun 2000
29 CFR 4081.06320122May 1991Feb 1993
29 CFR 4081.76100322May 1991Feb 1993

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 in NAICS 3334 within MI. Peer group: 105 employers. This establishment has 112 OSHA violations; peer median is 13.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $1,400
Inspection frequency
91st
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for HART & COOLEY INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Planned
6
Complaint
2
Accident
2

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 HART & COOLEY INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 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 HART & COOLEY INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HART & COOLEY INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MI — for HART & COOLEY INC, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
4

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other HART & COOLEY INC locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 4 cases · 4 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
07-CA-050004Unfair labor practiceDec 2006Jan 2007ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-049869Unfair labor practiceOct 2006Jan 2007ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-046658Unfair labor practiceSep 2003Jan 2004ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-044867Unfair labor practiceFeb 2002Sep 2002ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 HART & COOLEY INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HART & COOLEY INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
HART & COOLEY INC
500 E. 8TH ST. · HOLLAND, MI, 49423
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified00Nov 2020View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for HART & COOLEY INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2004-09-13Complaint0$0
2004-09-13Planned2$375
2000-03-24Planned2916$8,750
1999-05-04Complaint0$0
1998-04-13Accident11$1,190
1996-10-21Planned157$12,539
1994-12-14Planned3013$22,940
1994-03-23Accident32$2,275
1992-12-04Planned2518$13,650
1991-04-17Planned7$0

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 HART & COOLEY 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 HART & COOLEY INC's OSHA violation history?
HART & COOLEY INC has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 112 violations and $61,719 in total penalties.
How does HART & COOLEY INC's safety record compare to its industry?
HART & COOLEY INC operates in the air-conditioning and warm air heating equipment and commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1.