Establishment profile
HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.
6400 HOWARD DRIVE, FAIRVIEW, PA, 16415
339950 — Sign Manufacturing
Summary
HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $18,300 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 273 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records 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, 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 27 citations in this view · $18,300 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K01 | 3 | 3 | — | Aug 2002 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 2 | 2 | $5,140 | Aug 2002 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 2 | 2 | $3,800 | Apr 2014 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 2 | 2 | $1,240 | Aug 2002 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 2 | 2 | $840 | Aug 2002 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 2 | 2 | $800 | Aug 2002 | Jun 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K03 | 1 | 1 | $3,800 | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 II | 1 | 1 | $600 | Jun 2003 | Jun 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 II | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 2003 | Jun 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 2003 | Jun 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $240 | Aug 2002 | Aug 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 IV | 1 | 1 | $240 | Aug 2002 | Aug 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 M02 I C | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K06 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2003 | Jun 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2002 | Aug 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2002 | Aug 2002 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3399 within PA. Peer group: 273 employers. This establishment has 42 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 50 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 HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year 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)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.. 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 INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
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.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. Howard Industries Inc. Howard Industries, Inc. | Mar 2011 | plea | Immigration | Mississippi - Southern | $2,500,000 | No |
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-03 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $7,600 | |
| 2013-12-06 | Referral | 8 | 8 | $7,500 | |
| 2003-05-15 | Complaint | 6 | — | $2,000 | |
| 2002-02-11 | Complaint | 24 | 21 | $1,200 |
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 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $18,300 in total penalties.
- How does HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. operates in the sign manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.85 compared to an industry average of 0.8.