Harbor Freight Tools OSHA Violations, Oklahoma City OK

Harbor Freight Tools has one OSHA inspection on record in Oklahoma.

OSHA opened it on Mar 9, 2016 after a complaint, in Oklahoma City.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 1 repeat and 3 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $41,000 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $23,500, down 43%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.26, dockboards (2 items).

For context, across all retail employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,750. Harbor Freight Tools averages $23,500 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Harbor Freight Tools also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Harbor Freight Tools: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341304194 OPENED MAR 9, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 34 employees at the site · Closed Feb 13, 2017

5805 W. Reno Avenue Store #63, Oklahoma City, OK 73127 · Hardware Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · General requirements	Other-than-serious	$6,000	$3,000	Jul 29, 2016	Final
Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.26(c)(2)(iv) · Portable metal ladders	Other-than-serious	$5,000	$2,500	Jul 29, 2016	Final
Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.26(c)(2)(vii) · Portable metal ladders	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Jul 29, 2016	Final
Citation 2, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause	Repeat	$30,000	$18,000	Jul 29, 2016	Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Oklahoma City site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 13 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.5 for its industry.

Site and year	Workers	Industry median
South Oklahoma City, OK #03042 Oklahoma City · 2025	13	4.5
Oklahoma City, OK #00063 Oklahoma City · 2025	15	4.5
NW Oklahoma City, OK #03114 Oklahoma City · 2025	13	4.5
The Village Oklahoma City, OK #03567 Oklahoma City · 2025	12	4.5
South Oklahoma City OK 03042 Oklahoma City · 2024	17	4.5
Oklahoma City OK 00063 Oklahoma City · 2024	19	4.5
NW Oklahoma City OK 03114 Oklahoma City · 2024	13	4.5
The Village Oklahoma City OK 03567 Oklahoma City · 2024	11	4.5

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.26 · Portable metal ladders

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)

Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.

Other hardware stores employers in Oklahoma

White Cap, L.P. Oklahoma City · 1 citation · $7,235
Sallisaw Lumber Company, Inc. Sallisaw · 1 citation · $1,475
Ace Hardware Sayre · 6 citations · $7,700
Lowe's Home Improvement Center, LLC Stillwater · 1 citation · $4,000
Building Solutions LLC Tulsa · 1 citation · $3,300
Orscheln Farm and Home L.L.C. Ardmore · 4 citations · $11,951

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

Harbor Freight Tools: OSHA inspections and violations