Ownership Submission
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Jacoby Scott W
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/06/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HARSCO CORP [HSC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
350 POPLAR CHURCH ROAD
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
V.P. & Harsco Rail Group
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CAMP HILL, PA 17011
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 2,412
D
 
Common Stock, $1.25 par value (1) 3,218.761 (1)
I
by Managed Account (1)

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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 of Derivative Security: 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
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) (2) 01/21/2004(2) 01/20/2012(2) Common Stock, $1.25 par value (2) 4,000 (2) $ 16.325 (2) D  
Restricted Stock Units (3)   (3)   (3) Common Stock, $1.25 par value (3) 1,999.99 (3) $ (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Jacoby Scott W
350 POPLAR CHURCH ROAD
CAMP HILL, PA 17011
      V.P. & Harsco Rail Group  

Signatures

By: Mark E. Kimmel For: Scott W. Jacoby 07/13/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes shares that were acquired in the Harsco Corporation Savings Plan in transactions that were exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16a-8(b). The information presented is as of June 30, 2010.
(2) Stock option granted pursuant to Harsco Corporation 1995 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan in a tranaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(3) Represents restricted stock units granted under the 1995 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan. Grant has three year pro-rata vesting. No dividends are paid on the units until they vest. Includes 666.66 restricted stock units granted January 22, 2008 and 1,333.33 restricted stock units granted January 27, 2009.

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