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HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC

2778 SIMPSON HIGHWAY 49, MENDENHALL, MS, 39114
Operated by Howard Industries Inc · 1 of 5 establishments
335122Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing
EIN 640466143

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OSHA inspections
1
over 18 years
Violations
19
$33,000 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
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 18 years of recorded history, with $33,000 in total assessed penalties.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 18 yrs
Violations
19
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$33,000
$1,737 avg / violation
89% serious11% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

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
3.5
vs industry
+2.0
TRIR
4.9
vs industry
+2.6

Reported for 129 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
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.9
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

Planned
1

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 2023

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
May 9, 2023Struck by dislodged flying object, particleLower leg(s)Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 INDUSTRIES, INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MS — for Howard Industries Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
134
Unfair labor practice
127
Representation (union)
5

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 Howard 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.). 100 cases · 98 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
15-CA-273785Unfair labor practiceMar 2021Jan 2022ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-268076Unfair labor practiceOct 2020Dec 2020ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-264659Unfair labor practiceAug 2020Oct 2020ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-262341Unfair labor practiceJun 2020Jan 2021ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-262303Unfair labor practiceJun 2020Jul 2020ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-250483Unfair labor practiceOct 2019Feb 2022ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-236157Unfair labor practiceFeb 2019Apr 2019ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-227579Unfair labor practiceSep 2018Oct 2018ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-225566Unfair labor practiceAug 2018Jul 2019ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-219740Unfair labor practiceMay 2018Apr 2019ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-215605Unfair labor practiceFeb 2018Feb 2019ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-200427Unfair labor practiceJun 2017Feb 2019ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-197981Unfair labor practiceMay 2017Feb 2018ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-176731Unfair labor practiceMay 2016Jan 2017ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-175355Unfair labor practiceMay 2016Aug 2016ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-169816Unfair labor practiceFeb 2016Oct 2016ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-169139Unfair labor practiceFeb 2016Mar 2016ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-167977Unfair labor practiceJan 2016Mar 2016ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-164961Unfair labor practiceNov 2015Feb 2016ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-164449Unfair labor practiceNov 2015Dec 2016ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-162564Unfair labor practiceOct 2015Feb 2016ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-151959Unfair labor practiceMay 2015Jul 2015ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-150366Unfair labor practiceApr 2015Jul 2015ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-137692Unfair labor practiceSep 2014Jun 2015ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-131447Unfair labor practiceJun 2014Jun 2017ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-127791Unfair labor practiceMay 2014Jul 2014ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-125782Unfair labor practiceApr 2014May 2014ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-125093Unfair labor practiceMar 2014Feb 2015ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-123426Unfair labor practiceFeb 2014Oct 2014ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-118036Unfair labor practiceNov 2013Feb 2015ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-117171Unfair labor practiceNov 2013Dec 2014ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-113402Unfair labor practiceSep 2013Nov 2013ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-113398Unfair labor practiceSep 2013Jul 2014ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-112955Unfair labor practiceSep 2013Jan 2015ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-111062Unfair labor practiceAug 2013Feb 2015ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-109750Unfair labor practiceJul 2013Sep 2013ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-103988Unfair labor practiceApr 2013May 2013ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-096615Unfair labor practiceJan 2013Jan 2013ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-095227Unfair labor practiceDec 2012Dec 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-093636Unfair labor practiceNov 2012Dec 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-093483Unfair labor practiceNov 2012Sep 2013ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-091983Unfair labor practiceOct 2012Nov 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-090971Unfair labor practiceOct 2012Nov 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-089219Unfair labor practiceSep 2012Nov 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-089002Unfair labor practiceSep 2012Nov 2013ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-087973Unfair labor practiceAug 2012Oct 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-085642Unfair labor practiceJul 2012May 2015ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-085005Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-083356Unfair labor practiceJun 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-082078Unfair labor practiceMay 2012Nov 2013ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-081543Unfair labor practiceMay 2012May 2015ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-080485Unfair labor practiceMay 2012Jul 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-079115Unfair labor practiceApr 2012Jun 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-077988Unfair labor practiceApr 2012Jun 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-076299Unfair labor practiceMar 2012May 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-076023Unfair labor practiceMar 2012May 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-071556Unfair labor practiceDec 2011Apr 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-RC-072481Representation electionDec 2011Jan 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-070830Unfair labor practiceDec 2011May 2015ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-070775Unfair labor practiceDec 2011Feb 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-RC-070162Representation electionDec 2011Jan 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-069523Unfair labor practiceNov 2011Jan 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-068816Unfair labor practiceNov 2011Jan 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-068050Unfair labor practiceNov 2011Dec 2011ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-067282Unfair labor practiceOct 2011Jan 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-063354Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-062714Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-061544Unfair labor practiceJul 2011Sep 2011ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-020062Unfair labor practiceJun 2011Aug 2011ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-020052Unfair labor practiceJun 2011Nov 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019935Unfair labor practiceFeb 2011Apr 2013ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019913Unfair labor practiceJan 2011Aug 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019892Unfair labor practiceDec 2010Aug 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019860Unfair labor practiceNov 2010Jan 2011ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019829Unfair labor practiceNov 2010May 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019798Unfair labor practiceOct 2010Aug 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019737Unfair labor practiceSep 2010Feb 2011ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019695Unfair labor practiceJul 2010Aug 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019537Unfair labor practiceMay 2010Jul 2010ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019504Unfair labor practiceApr 2010Jun 2010ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019503Unfair labor practiceApr 2010May 2010ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019440Unfair labor practiceFeb 2010Jan 2011ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019423Unfair labor practiceFeb 2010Feb 2010ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019406Unfair labor practiceJan 2010Jan 2010ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019405Unfair labor practiceJan 2010Jan 2010ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019365Unfair labor practiceDec 2009Jan 2010ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019350Unfair labor practiceNov 2009Jan 2010ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019345Unfair labor practiceNov 2009Jan 2010ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019338Unfair labor practiceNov 2009Feb 2010ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019325Unfair labor practiceNov 2009Jan 2010ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019301Unfair labor practiceOct 2009Oct 2010ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019284Unfair labor practiceOct 2009Dec 2009ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019228Unfair labor practiceSep 2009Nov 2009ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019141Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Aug 2009ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019111Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019108Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Jul 2009ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019076Unfair labor practiceMay 2009Oct 2009ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019037Unfair labor practiceApr 2009May 2009ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019032Unfair labor practiceApr 2009May 2009ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-018953Unfair labor practiceMar 2009Apr 2009ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana

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 HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
1

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
HOWARD INDUSTRIES INC
2778 SIMPSON HIGHWAY 49 SOUTH · MENDENHALL, MS, 39114
WaterNo Violation Identified10Apr 2022View →
HOWARD INDUSTRIES INC
2778 SIMPSON HWY 49 SOUTH · MENDENHALL, MS, 39114
WaterNo Violation Identified
QNCR 1
10Feb 2022View →

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

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$2.5M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Immigration

First case: 2011-03-04. Most recent: 2011-03-04. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $2,500,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Howard Industries Inc.
Howard Industries, Inc.
Mar 2011pleaImmigrationMississippi - Southern$2,500,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-05-28Planned1917$33,000

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Howard Industries Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Howard 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 commercial, industrial, and institutional electric lighting fixture manufacturing within MS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Howard Industries Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HOWARD 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 Howard Industries Inc, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC's OSHA violation history?
HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 19 violations and $33,000 in total penalties.
How does HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC operates in the commercial, industrial, and institutional electric lighting fixture manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.3. HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.48 compared to an industry average of 1.5.