Establishment profile
STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.
411 SUNAPEE STREET, NEWPORT, NH, 03773
Operated by STURM RUGER & CO INC · 1 of 4 establishments
332994 — Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing
EIN 060633559
Summary
STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 127 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 48 years of recorded history, with $200,758 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 44 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in 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
69% 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 · 44 citations in this view · $88,766 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 4 | 4 | $1,325 | Jan 1982 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 3 | 3 | $1,185 | Nov 1977 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 3 | 3 | — | Jan 1982 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 1 | $50,400 | May 2009 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A01 | 2 | 2 | $15,900 | May 2009 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | $4,218 | May 2009 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q01 | 2 | 2 | $3,318 | Nov 1977 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $2,350 | Jan 1982 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 G02 | 2 | 2 | $2,250 | Nov 1977 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 IA | 2 | 2 | $1,345 | May 2009 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 2 | 2 | $1,125 | May 2009 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 E09 | 2 | 2 | $1,125 | Mar 1984 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | $1,125 | Jan 1982 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I | 2 | 2 | $1,125 | Nov 1977 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F05 | 2 | 2 | $895 | May 2009 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 2 | 2 | $600 | Jan 1982 | Mar 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 E | 2 | 2 | $200 | May 2009 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 2 | 1 | $180 | Mar 1984 | Mar 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 2 | 2 | $100 | Jan 1982 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1982 | May 2009 |
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 3329 within NH. Peer group: 44 employers. This establishment has 127 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 670 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) · Feb 2015 – Sep 2024 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 3, 2024 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation | |
| Sep 1, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 11, 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.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2010 | BURN,HEAD,MAINTENANCE,FIRE,TORSO,EXPLOSION,ARM,HAND | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 4 violations · $4,256 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Jan 2014 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $4,256 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 4 violations · $4,256 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2013 – Jan 2014 | All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | FMLA | 4 | 1 | $4,256 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for STURM, RUGER & 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 STURM, RUGER & 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 STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-28 | Planned | 15 | 15 | $26,544 | |
| 2019-10-28 | Programmed Related | 2 | 2 | $7,374 | |
| 2011-02-09 | Follow-up | 2 | — | $440 | |
| 2011-02-09 | Follow-up | 4 | — | $20,900 | |
| 2010-11-04 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-11-04 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-01-22 | Planned | 18 | 16 | $23,625 | |
| 2008-12-02 | Planned | 51 | 47 | $120,475 | |
| 2008-09-22 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-02-10 | Planned | 14 | 2 | $480 | |
| 1981-12-21 | Planned | 14 | 4 | $920 | |
| 1979-03-22 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-10-19 | Complaint | 7 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC. is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization STURM RUGER & CO INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of STURM RUGER & CO INC across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing within NH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GREEN MOUNTAIN RIFLE BARREL CO., INC.CONWAY — 1 federal enforcement record
- SIGARMS, INC.EXETER — 1 federal enforcement record
- Sig Sauer, IncROCHESTER — 0 federal enforcement records
- SIG SAUER, INCNEWINGTON — 0 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by STURM RUGER & CO INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.PRESCOTT, AZ — 1 federal enforcement record
- STURM RUGER & CO INCBridgeport, CT — 1 federal enforcement record
- STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.PRESCOTT, AZ — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All STURM RUGER & CO INC locationsParent rollup
- Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NHState-wide enforcement data
- Small Arms, Ordnance, in NHIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, 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 STURM RUGER & CO INC, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC. has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 127 violations and $200,758 in total penalties.
- How does STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC. operates in the small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.56 compared to an industry average of 1.1.