Establishment profile
HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
6060 KYLE LANE, HUNTINGTON, WV, 25702
336340 — Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing
EIN 680508948
Summary
HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, INC. has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 8 years of recorded history, with $76,231 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 14 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 85th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, 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 4 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $76,231 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III | 2 | 2 | $13,385 | Jan 2018 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $13,178 | Jan 2018 | Jan 2019 |
| 5A0001 | 2 | 1 | $9,500 | Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0218 F01 III | 2 | 2 | $5,000 | Jan 2018 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $7,500 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | $7,500 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0032 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,327 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B03 | 1 | 1 | $841 | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0218 F01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3363 within WV. Peer group: 14 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 30 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in WV — for HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, 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 HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, 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 · 2 ULP · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-CA-300334 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2022 | Aug 2022 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 09-RC-297839 | Representation election | Jun 2022 | Dec 2022 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 09-CA-297941 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2022 | Jul 2022 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, 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 HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, 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: Significant Violation.
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 significant noncompliance · $12,230 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HERCULES INTERNATIONAL INC 6060 KYLE LANE · HUNTINGTON, WV, 25702 | WaterRCRA | Significant Violation QNCR 8 | 1 | 1 | $12,230 | Feb 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-26 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $15,000 | |
| 2023-06-01 | Complaint | 11 | 8 | $40,000 | |
| 2019-05-09 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $1,327 | |
| 2018-12-14 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $7,293 | |
| 2017-12-28 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $12,611 |
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 HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, 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 HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $76,231.3 in total penalties.
- How does HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, INC. operates in the motor vehicle brake system manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 11.82 compared to an industry average of 2.5.