Establishment profile
HBD INDUSTRIES INC.
1301 W SANDUSKY AVE., BELLEFONTAINE, OH, 43311
Operated by HBD Industries, Inc · 1 of 5 establishments
332510 — Hardware Manufacturing
Summary
HBD INDUSTRIES INC. has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $6,635 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 56th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 40 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 74th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HBD INDUSTRIES INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
100% 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $6,635 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II | 2 | 1 | $975 | Aug 1998 | Aug 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | $975 | Aug 1998 | Aug 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $975 | Aug 1998 | Aug 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | $560 | Jan 1990 | Jan 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K06 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2019 | May 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2000 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E02 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2000 | May 2000 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3325 within OH. Peer group: 40 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.
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 206 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) · Mar 2017
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 HBD INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HBD INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in OH — for HBD Industries, Inc, not this location alone
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 HBD Industries, 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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-CA-154321 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-152863 | Unfair labor practice | May 2015 | Jul 2015 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-152190 | Unfair labor practice | May 2015 | Jul 2015 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
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 HBD INDUSTRIES 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HBD INDUSTRIES, INC. 1301 WEST SANDUSKY AVENUE · BELLEFONTAINE, OH, 43311 | AirRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 4 | 1 | 0 | — | May 2022 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for HBD INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-25 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-08-15 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | |
| 2000-04-18 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-06-05 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $2,925 | |
| 1989-11-21 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $560 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
HBD INDUSTRIES INC. is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization HBD Industries, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of HBD Industries, Inc across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in hardware manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- GENERAL MOTORS LLCDEFIANCE — 2 federal enforcement records
- MURPHY INDUSTRIESMARION — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMITY MOLD CORPORATION, INC.TIPP CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- VOSS INDUSTRIES, LLCCLEVELAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- WELDCRAFT PRODUCTS CO, INC.DAYTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- CLAMPCO PRODUCTS INC.WADSWORTH — 1 federal enforcement record
- NVENTSOLON — 1 federal enforcement record
- MIDLAKE PRODUCTS & MFG. CO. INC.LOUISVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- VAN LOCK COMPANY, INC.CINCINNATI — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by HBD Industries, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HBD INDUSTRIES, INCWARREN, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- OHIO ELECTRIC MOTORS, INC.BARNARDSVILLE, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
- HBD INDUSTRIES, INC.CHANUTE, KS — 1 federal enforcement record
- HBD INDUSTRIES, INC.SALISBURY, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All HBD Industries, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Hardware ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
- Hardware Manufacturing in OHIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HBD INDUSTRIES 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup HBD Industries, Inc, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HBD INDUSTRIES INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- HBD INDUSTRIES INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $6,635 in total penalties.
- How does HBD INDUSTRIES INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- HBD INDUSTRIES INC. operates in the hardware manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. HBD INDUSTRIES INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.02 compared to an industry average of 1.5.