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HERCULES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

6060 KYLE LANE, HUNTINGTON, WV, 25702
336340Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing
EIN 680508948

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OSHA inspections
5
over 8 years
Violations
20
$76,231 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

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

Inspections
5
0.6 / yr · last 8 yrs
Violations
20
2.5 / yr
Penalties
$76,231
$3,812 avg / violation
75% serious25% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 5

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 sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III22$13,385Jan 2018Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22$13,178Jan 2018Jan 2019
5A000121$9,500Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0218 F01 III22$5,000Jan 2018Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$7,500Aug 2023Aug 2023
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111$7,500Aug 2023Aug 2023
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I11$4,500Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1904.0039 A0211$4,000Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$3,500Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$3,500Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$2,500Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1904.0032 A0211$1,327Sep 2019Sep 2019
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0311$841Jan 2018Jan 2018
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III11Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0138 A11Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0218 F01 I11Jan 2018Jan 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

85th

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.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
92nd
peer median: $4,444
Inspection frequency
85th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
11.8
vs industry
+9.3
TRIR
14.8
vs industry
+11.7

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

Industry avg TRIR
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
14.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
3
Referral
1
Follow-up
1

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

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

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

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
2
Representation (union)
1

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 numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
09-CA-300334Unfair labor practiceJul 2022Aug 2022ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-RC-297839Representation electionJun 2022Dec 2022ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-297941Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Jul 2022ClosedRegion 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 inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
8
Formal actions
1
EPA penalties
$12,230

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
HERCULES INTERNATIONAL INC
6060 KYLE LANE · HUNTINGTON, WV, 25702
WaterRCRASignificant Violation
QNCR 8
11$12,230Feb 2024View →

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-07-26Referral22$15,000
2023-06-01Complaint118$40,000
2019-05-09Follow-up1$1,327
2018-12-14Complaint11$7,293
2017-12-28Complaint54$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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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.