Establishment profile
HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO
3625 W OLD POTASH HWY, GRAND ISLAND, NE, 68803
Operated by Hornady Manufacturing Company · 1 of 2 establishments
332992 — Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
Summary
HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 18 years of recorded history, with $49,600 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 109 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
70% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 19 citations in this view · $49,600 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 4 | 4 | $19,050 | Dec 2008 | Nov 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 A02 | 1 | 1 | $12,500 | May 2022 | May 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D03 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,125 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 G02 | 1 | 1 | $1,700 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,225 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $938 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV | 1 | 1 | $750 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0109 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $750 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II | 1 | 1 | $750 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $563 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
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 3329 within NE. Peer group: 109 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 85 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) · May 2015 – Feb 2022 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2022 | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 22, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Jun 20, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Feb 3, 2016 | Explosion, n.e.c. | Whole body | Hospitalized | |
| May 21, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2022 | Carbon Monoxide,Enclosed Space,Forklift,Ind Trk Operator,Overexposure,Poisoning,Warehouse | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Aug 22, 2017 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Finger,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding | 1 | — | — | |
| Jun 20, 2017 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Crushed,Finger,Machine Guarding | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO. 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 HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO. 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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HORNADY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3625 OLD POTASH HIGHWAY · GRAND ISLAND, NE, 68803 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 7 | 0 | — | Sep 2025 | View → |
HORNADY MANUFACTURING INC 8318 W OLD POTASH HWY · GRAND ISLAND, NE, 68803 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of Homeland SecurityCOMMERCIAL LEAD TRAINING AMMUNITION (CLTA) 9MM 135 GRAIN, 9,364,000 ROUNDScontract · Last action 2026-04-14$3,933,134
- Department of JusticeAMMOcontract · Last action 2025-09-29$2,499,964
- Department of Homeland SecurityAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2026-02-18$2,159,728
- Department of JusticeAMMOcontract · Last action 2024-09-27$1,941,240
- Department of JusticeAMMOcontract · Last action 2025-08-19$1,723,476
- Department of JusticeAMMOcontract · Last action 2023-09-27$1,699,980
- Department of JusticeHORNADY 556 TRAINING AMMO FOR THE FIELD AND SRTcontract · Last action 2026-01-16$1,550,000
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2026-04-23$1,174,604
- Department of JusticeAMMOcontract · Last action 2025-06-18$921,444
- Department of JusticeAMMOcontract · Last action 2024-07-16$901,080
- Department of DefenseCARTRIDGEScontract · Last action 2023-06-21$879,480
- Department of Justice2,288,500 ROUNDS OF HORNADY 9MM DUTY AMMO. AMMO COMES IN 500 ROUND CASES FOR A TOTAL OF 4,577 CASES. PREVIOUS RQ WITH LINE ITEM FOR WINCHESTER DUTY AMMO WAS CANCELLED ON 3/13/19contract · Last action 2019-03-28$762,986
- Department of Justice2,182,000 ROUNDS OF HORNADY 9MM DUTY AMMO FOR ATF FIREARMS QUALS AND DUTY CARRY. COMES IN 500 ROUND CASES SO TOTAL ORDER WILL BE FOR 4,364 CASES. FAIR OPPORTUNITY JUSTIFICATION IS ATTACHED ALONG WITH HORNADY QUOTE.contract · Last action 2021-02-26$749,822
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2020-05-28$743,701
- Department of DefenseCARTRIDGEScontract · Last action 2021-11-22$648,870
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2019-08-05$633,839
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2020-09-30$589,930
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2024-07-16$589,570
- Department of Justice56MM TRAINING AMMOcontract · Last action 2024-01-14$541,720
- Department of JusticeAMMOcontract · Last action 2024-09-11$539,040
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2026-06-09$526,554
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2020-09-18$523,707
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2020-08-18$514,181
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2018-06-01$487,232
- Department of JusticeAMMOcontract · Last action 2025-09-18$471,448
- Department of DefenseCARTRIDGEScontract · Last action 2025-01-31$464,895
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2024-09-29$463,952
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2025-06-24$450,926
- Department of Justice56MM TRAINING AMMOcontract · Last action 2024-09-27$450,000
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2022-09-06$449,012
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2019-09-13$428,583
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2016-11-29$423,074
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2018-08-31$382,989
- Department of DefenseCARTRIDGEScontract · Last action 2020-06-18$377,381
- Department of DefenseCARTRIDGEScontract · Last action 2022-11-03$374,745
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2020-02-21$356,165
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2019-05-09$354,157
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2026-07-01$348,390
- Department of DefenseCARTRIDGEScontract · Last action 2023-03-14$344,960
- Department of Justice9MM SERVICE AMMOcontract · Last action 2022-08-17$327,534
- Department of DefenseAWARD NUMBER IS ACTUALLY N0010409MK900, BUT FOR REPORTING PURPOSES WAS ASSIGNED A "C" INSTEAD OF THE "M". ITEM WAS "COTS" OF THE SHELF PROCUREMENT FOR 7.62MM CARTRIDGES.contract · Last action 2008-11-20$314,916
- Department of JusticeAMMUNITIONcontract · Last action 2021-06-04$304,812
- Department of Justice9MM SERVICE AMMOcontract · Last action 2022-09-23$299,963
- Department of JusticeAMMOcontract · Last action 2023-12-29$288,492
- Department of DefenseAMMUNITION SUPPORTING THE DEFENSE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE AGENTS.contract · Last action 2024-07-03$264,520
- Department of JusticeFBI CONTRACT AMMOcontract · Last action 2023-09-25$262,073
- Department of the Interior5.56MM AMMUNITION FOR OFFICE OF JUSTICE SYSTEMScontract · Last action 2026-06-24$261,144
- Department of JusticeAMMOcontract · Last action 2023-09-28$250,096
- Department of Justice9MM SERVICE AMMOcontract · Last action 2023-09-13$249,232
- Department of JusticeTITLE: TRDF-BAT-0324-0003 (5.56 REDUCED LEAD - BAT AMMO) REQUESTOR: DAVID J STAHL REF AWARD/BPA: 15F06723D0002441 DELIVERY DATE: 07/15/2024contract · Last action 2024-04-03$246,120
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332992 - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-07-01. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-23 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $12,500 | |
| 2017-08-29 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,338 | |
| 2017-06-22 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,338 | |
| 2016-02-11 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | |
| 2015-08-04 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-06-02 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $4,250 | |
| 2012-03-21 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-03-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-11-12 | Planned | 7 | 4 | $12,175 | |
| 2008-02-26 | Complaint | 7 | 6 | $4,500 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Hornady Manufacturing Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Hornady Manufacturing Company across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in small arms ammunition manufacturing within NE, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HORNADY MANUFACTURINGALDA — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Hornady Manufacturing Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HORNADY MANUFACTURINGALDA, NE — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Hornady Manufacturing Company locationsParent rollup
- Small Arms Ammunition ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NEState-wide enforcement data
- Small Arms Ammunition in NEIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO 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 Hornady Manufacturing Company, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO's OSHA violation history?
- HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $49,600 in total penalties.
- How does HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO's safety record compare to its industry?
- HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO operates in the small arms ammunition manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO's self-reported DART rate is 1.05 compared to an industry average of 2.3.