Establishment profile
R. H. SHEPPARD CO., INC.
101 PHILADELPHIA STREET, HANOVER, PA, 17331
Operated by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems · 1 of 2 establishments
331513 — Steel Foundries (except Investment)
EIN 231269236
Summary
R. H. SHEPPARD CO., INC. has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $8,095 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 58th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 208 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 70th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
R. H. SHEPPARD CO., INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
33% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $8,095 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $3,330 | Jan 1975 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | $2,640 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2014 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $1,980 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F01 | 1 | 1 | $45 | Jan 1975 | Jan 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 1 | 1 | $35 | Jan 1975 | Jan 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 C02 | 1 | 1 | $35 | Jan 1975 | Jan 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A01 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Jan 1975 | Jan 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1975 | Jan 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1975 | Jan 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1975 | Jan 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1975 | Jan 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011022 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1975 | Jan 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 G05 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1975 | Jan 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 E04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1975 | Jan 1975 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3315 within PA. Peer group: 208 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.
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 490 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jul 2015 – Sep 2016
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2016 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jul 29, 2015 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | 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 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 R. H. SHEPPARD CO., INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for R. H. SHEPPARD CO., 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 R. H. SHEPPARD CO., 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 R. H. SHEPPARD CO., INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.
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 significant noncompliance · $237,488 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R H SHEPPARD CO INC REAR 447 E. MIDDLE ST. · HANOVER, PA, 17331 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Significant Violation QNCR 2 | 2 | 2 | $237,488 | Aug 2024 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for R. H. SHEPPARD CO., INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-28 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $7,920 | |
| 2012-11-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-11-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-04-27 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-05-17 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-01-08 | Planned | 12 | — | $175 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
R. H. SHEPPARD CO., INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in steel foundries (except investment) within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNIVERSAL STAINLESS AND ALLOY PRODUCTS, INC.BRIDGEVILLE — 4 federal enforcement records
- MCCONWAY & TORLEY, LLCPITTSBURGH — 3 federal enforcement records
- ATI ALLEGHENY LUDLUMMIDLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- ALLENTOWN METAL WORKS, INC.ALLENTOWN — 2 federal enforcement records
- ATI ALLEGHENY LUDLUMLATROBE — 2 federal enforcement records
- BEAVER VALLEY ALLOY FOUNDRY COMPANYMONACA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KULP FOUNDRY INCORPORATEDEAST STROUDSBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
- ASHLAND FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS, LLCASHLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE FROG, SWITCH & MANUFACTURING COMPANYCARLISLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- EFFORT FOUNDRY, INC.BATH — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- R.H. SHEPPARD COMPANY, INCORPORATEDHANOVER, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems locationsParent rollup
- Steel Foundries (except Investment)All employers in this industry
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
- Steel Foundries (except in PAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on R. H. SHEPPARD CO., 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 Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is R. H. SHEPPARD CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- R. H. SHEPPARD CO., INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $8,095 in total penalties.
- How does R. H. SHEPPARD CO., INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- R. H. SHEPPARD CO., INC. operates in the steel foundries (except investment) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 7.7. R. H. SHEPPARD CO., INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.62 compared to an industry average of 3.6.