BUFFALO CITY HALL
65 NIAGARA SQ, BUFFALO, NY 14202
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Inspection records
Jan 9, 2004#306908146Jan 9, 2004Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#306908146$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #306908146
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 9, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 9, 2004
- Closed
- Jan 28, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,150
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 65 Niagara Sq, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Industry
- 921110
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jun 18, 2003#302415880Jun 18, 2003Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#302415880$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #302415880
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 18, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 18, 2003
- Closed
- Jan 28, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,150
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 65 Niagara Sq, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Industry
- 921110
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B03 | Serious | 1 | 520 | $0 | $0 | May 27, 2004 | - | - |
May 21, 2003#302415708May 21, 2003Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#302415708$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302415708
Dates
- Opened
- May 21, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- May 21, 2003
- Closed
- Jun 16, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,150
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 65 Niagara Sq, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Industry
- 921110
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Feb 6, 2003#302415070Feb 6, 2003Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#302415070$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302415070
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 6, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 6, 2003
- Closed
- Feb 21, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,150
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 65 Niagara Sq, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Industry
- 921190
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jun 27, 2002#302413844Jun 27, 2002Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#302413844$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302413844
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 27, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 27, 2002
- Closed
- Jul 15, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,150
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 65 Niagara Sq, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
May 21, 2002#302413620May 21, 2002Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#302413620$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302413620
Dates
- Opened
- May 21, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- May 21, 2002
- Closed
- Jun 10, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,150
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 65 Niagara Sq, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Oct 23, 2001#302412697Oct 23, 2001Monitoring (D) · Complete scope, Safety#302412697$034 viol.34 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302412697
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 23, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 28, 2002
- Closed
- Jul 15, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,150
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 34
- Violation Types
- 12 serious, 22 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 65 Niagara Sq, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 34 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 K03 | Serious | 2 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G03 | Serious | 1 | 70 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 2002 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | May 20, 2002 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | May 20, 2002 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | May 20, 2002 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 34 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Aug 25, 1999#302408778Aug 25, 1999Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#302408778$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302408778
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 25, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 25, 1999
- Closed
- Aug 25, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 65 Niagara Sq, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Feb 17, 1999#301387817Feb 17, 1999Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#301387817$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301387817
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 17, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 17, 1999
- Closed
- Feb 17, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 65 Niagara Sq, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Dec 21, 1998#302407648Dec 21, 1998Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#302407648$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302407648
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 21, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 21, 1998
- Closed
- Dec 21, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 65 Niagara Sq, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
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Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
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