SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Neuffer Richard C (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. BOX 8888 (Street) CAMP HILL PA 17001-8888 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/24/2006	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HARSCO CORP [ HSC ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Group President	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $1.25 par value	0.0000	D
Common Stock, $1.25 par value(1)	1,352.236(1)	I	Savings Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(2)	01/26/1998	01/25/2008	Common Stock, $1.25 par value	1,200(2)	37.81	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(2)	01/24/2001	01/23/2010	Common Stock, $1.25 par value	2,400(2)	29	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(2)	01/22/2002	01/21/2011	Common Stock, $1.25 par value	99(2)	25.63	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(2)	01/22/2002	01/21/2011	Common Stock, $1.25 par value	3,901(2)	25.63	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(2)	01/21/2004	01/20/2012	Common Stock, $1.25 par value	3,000(2)	32.65	D
Restricted Stock Unit -EICP(3)	01/24/2008	01/24/2008	Common Stock, $1.25 par value	1,250(3)	(3)	D
Restricted Stock Units-EICP(3)	01/24/2009	01/24/2009	Common Stock, $1.25 par value	2,500(3)	(3)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares were acquired in the Harsco Corporation Savings Plan in transactions that were exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue o f Rule 16a-8(b). The information presented is as of January 22, 2006.

2. Stock option granted pursuant to Harsco Corporation 1995 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.

3. Represents restricted stock units granted under the 1995 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan. Each restricted stock unit has a three year vesting period. No dividends are paid on the units until they vest.

Remarks:

	Richard C. Neuffer	01/26/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY


	KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned,
a director and (or) officer of Harsco Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company") does hereby nominate, constitute
and appoint Mark E. Kimmel, Salvatore D. Fazzolari,
and Debra L. Steele, or any one of them, his
or her true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and
all acts and things and execute and file any and all
instruments which said attorneys and agents, or either of
them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
undersigned (in his or her individual capacity or in a
fiduciary or any other capacity) to comply with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"),
and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission
 in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation,
execution and filing of any report or statement of beneficial
ownership or changes in beneficial ownership of securities
 of the Company that the undersigned (in his or her individual
capacity or in a fiduciary or any other capacity) may
 be required to file pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Act,
including specifically, but without limitation, full power and
authority to sign the undersigned's name, in his or her
individual capacity or in a fiduciary or any other capacity,
to any report or statement on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5
or to any amendment thereto, or any form or forms adopted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission in lieu thereof or in
addition thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to
be done by virtue thereof.

	This authorization shall supersede all prior authorizations
to act for the undersigned with respect to securities of the
Company in these matters, and shall survive the termination
of the undersigned's status as a director and (or) officer of
the Company and remain in effect thereafter for so long as the
undersigned (in his or her individual capacity or in a fiduciary
or any other capacity) has any obligation under Section 16
of the Act with respect to securities of the Company.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
25th day of January, 2006.



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