Establishment profile
SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED
32 HENRY STREET, BETHEL, CT, 06801
Operated by Shepards Inc
484121 — General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
EIN 060533302
Summary
SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED has accumulated 55 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 48 years of recorded history, with $10,009 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 86 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
63% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 25 citations in this view · $10,009 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 B04 | 2 | 2 | $1,650 | Apr 1999 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 2 | 2 | $250 | Dec 1987 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A01 | 2 | 2 | $200 | Apr 1999 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 2 | 2 | $200 | Apr 1978 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q05 | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1999 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 J03 I | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $625 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B03 | 1 | 1 | $625 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $625 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $625 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 II | 1 | 1 | $500 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II | 1 | 1 | $375 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I | 1 | 1 | $319 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C01 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Apr 1978 | Apr 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $200 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | $200 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
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 4841 within CT. Peer group: 86 employers. This establishment has 55 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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 41 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 SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED. 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 SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SHEPARD'S INC. 32 HENRY ST · BETHEL, CT, 06801 | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | 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 SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-17 | Unprogrammed Related | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-12-02 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-07-17 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-06-28 | Planned | 33 | 18 | $8,569 | |
| 1999-03-17 | Complaint | 10 | 7 | $1,200 | |
| 1987-10-13 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-09-10 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-04-05 | Complaint | 8 | 1 | $240 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Shepards Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Shepards Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED 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 SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
- SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 55 violations and $10,008.5 in total penalties.
- How does SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
- SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED operates in the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. SHEPARD'S, INCORPORATED's self-reported DART rate is 9.23 compared to an industry average of 2.3.