Establishment profile
HOWARD ENGINEERING, LLC
687 WOOSTER STREET, NAUGATUCK, CT, 06770
332722 — Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing
Summary
HOWARD ENGINEERING, LLC has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $14,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 197 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 81st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HOWARD ENGINEERING, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · 21 citations in this view · $14,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $4,264 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $2,278 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 1 | 1 | $2,278 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 II | 1 | 1 | $735 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 A02 | 1 | 1 | $455 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV | 1 | 1 | $420 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 II | 1 | 1 | $420 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A01 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | $420 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $315 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0032 A02 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L06 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2008 | Apr 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 3327 within CT. Peer group: 197 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for HOWARD ENGINEERING, LLC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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) · Oct 2022
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 HOWARD ENGINEERING, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HOWARD ENGINEERING, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HOWARD ENGINEERING, LLC. 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 HOWARD ENGINEERING, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HOWARD ENGINEERING, LLC. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOWARD ENGINEERING CO 687 WOOSTER ST · NAUGATUCK, CT, 06770 | RCRA | 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 HOWARD ENGINEERING, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-19 | Referral | 5 | 3 | $8,200 | |
| 2008-04-16 | Planned | 19 | 18 | $5,800 | |
| 1984-02-08 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HOWARD ENGINEERING, LLC 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 HOWARD ENGINEERING, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- HOWARD ENGINEERING, LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $14,000 in total penalties.
- How does HOWARD ENGINEERING, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- HOWARD ENGINEERING, LLC operates in the bolt, nut, screw, rivet, and washer manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2.