Establishment profile
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS
359 VETERANS BOULEVARD, RUTHERFORD, NJ, 07070
Operated by STRYKER CORP · 1 of 16 establishments
Summary
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $23,090 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 69,781 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th 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
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS 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
50% 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $23,090 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $2,220 | Feb 1989 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $8,000 | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | May 1993 | May 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 P04 | 1 | 1 | $2,975 | Jan 2000 | Jan 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,700 | May 2000 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 H01 | 1 | 1 | $1,700 | Jan 2000 | Jan 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 1 | 1 | $1,275 | Jan 2000 | Jan 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | May 1993 | May 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A01 | 1 | 1 | $720 | Jun 1989 | Jun 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2000 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2000 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 1993 | May 1993 |
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. Peer group: 69,781 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS. 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 HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS. 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 HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS. 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 HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-06-26 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-03-27 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-03-03 | Complaint | 4 | 1 | $3,200 | |
| 2000-02-22 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-12-15 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $5,950 | |
| 1993-01-25 | Complaint | 3 | — | $4,500 | |
| 1989-05-23 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $720 | |
| 1989-03-17 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-02-09 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $8,720 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS is one of 16 establishments rolled up under the parent organization STRYKER CORP.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of STRYKER CORP across all 16 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by STRYKER CORP, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INCARLINGTON, TN — 1 federal enforcement record
- STRYKER CORPORATIONCLACKAMAS, OR — 1 federal enforcement record
- STRYKER PUERTO RICO LLCARROYO, PR — 1 federal enforcement record
- SAGE PRODUCTS, LLCCARY, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- STRYKER CORPORATIONPORTAGE, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- INARI MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL INC.IRVINE, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- STRYKER CORPWEST VALLEY CITY, UT — 0 federal enforcement records
- Stryker CorpEDISON, NJ — 0 federal enforcement records
- STRYKER CORPORATIONWHEELING, IL — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All STRYKER CORP locationsParent rollup
- Employers in NJState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS 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 STRYKER CORP, which operates 16 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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- What is HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS's OSHA violation history?
- HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $23,090 in total penalties.