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UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO.

1102 WEST MILBANK AVENUE, MILBANK, SD, 57252
Operated by United Hardware Distributing Co · 1 of 3 establishments
423710Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 410640978

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OSHA inspections
6
over 35 years
Violations
21
$10,970 in penalties
Penalties
$10,970
$522 avg
Accident investigations on record
5 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO. has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $10,970 in total assessed penalties.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO. 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

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
21
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$10,970
$522 avg / violation
52% serious48% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 6
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 6

83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 20 citations in this view · $10,970 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 F0611$3,415May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 I11$3,415May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.0147 C02 III11$1,890Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$938Oct 2006Oct 2006
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$750Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 II11$563Apr 2010Apr 2010
29 CFR 1910.0303 G0111May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 III11Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 II11Oct 2006Oct 2006
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I11Oct 2006Oct 2006
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11Oct 2006Oct 2006
29 CFR 1910.0178 K0111Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 1910.0037 K0211Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 1910.0023 E0111Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111Apr 1991Apr 1991

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.

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.

DART rate
6.7
vs industry
+5.6
TRIR
9.3
vs industry
+7.7

Reported for 188 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

Industry avg TRIR
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
9.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
4
Complaint
2

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 UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO.. 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 UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-01-12Complaint33$6,830
2013-07-17Planned32$1,890
2010-04-08Planned11$563
2006-09-20Planned43$938
2003-06-24Planned0$0
1991-04-03Complaint102$750

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization United Hardware Distributing Co.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of United Hardware Distributing Co across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO. 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 United Hardware Distributing Co, which operates 3 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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Frequently asked

What is UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO.'s OSHA violation history?
UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $10,970.4 in total penalties.
How does UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO. operates in the hardware merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.6. UNITED HARDWARE DISTRIBUTING CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 6.7 compared to an industry average of 1.1.