Establishment profile
HOWES LEATHER COMPANY,INC.
101 MEADOW STREET, CURWENSVILLE, PA, 16833
Summary
HOWES LEATHER COMPANY,INC. has accumulated 60 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $16,053 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,684 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 24 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HOWES LEATHER COMPANY,INC. 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, 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
89% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 29 citations in this view · $14,803 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 3 | 3 | $1,515 | Jul 1977 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $250 | Apr 1982 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 2 | 2 | $750 | Feb 1985 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | $200 | Jan 1989 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1982 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G02 | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1989 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1985 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,688 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C07 III | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 K01 III | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0332 B01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $750 | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1450 E01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 H | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jan 1989 | Jan 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A04 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jan 1989 | Jan 1989 |
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. Peer group: 72,684 employers. This establishment has 60 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for HOWES LEATHER COMPANY,INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 HOWES LEATHER COMPANY,INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 24+ years. Most recent activity: 24 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 HOWES LEATHER COMPANY,INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HOWES LEATHER COMPANY,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 HOWES LEATHER COMPANY,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 HOWES LEATHER COMPANY,INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HOWES LEATHER COMPANY,INC.. 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOWES LEATHER CORPORATION 101 MEADOW STREET · CURWENSVILLE, PA, 16833 | — | — | 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.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-06-13 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-03-15 | Planned | 10 | 9 | $4,095 | |
| 1999-03-15 | Planned | 7 | 4 | $5,688 | |
| 1994-05-04 | Planned | 15 | 11 | $3,750 | |
| 1989-01-11 | Planned | 15 | 11 | $2,000 | |
| 1985-02-07 | Planned | 5 | 2 | $100 | |
| 1982-03-03 | Planned | 6 | 1 | $240 | |
| 1977-08-16 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-06-28 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $180 |
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 HOWES LEATHER COMPANY,INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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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- HOWES LEATHER COMPANY,INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 60 violations and $16,053 in total penalties.