BUFFALO CITY HALL
65 NIAGARA SQ, BUFFALO, NY 14202
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Dec 20, 1991#104967047Dec 20, 1991Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#104967047$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104967047
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 20, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 20, 1991
- Closed
- Jan 16, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 55
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 19, 1991#104967039Dec 19, 1991Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#104967039$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104967039
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 19, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 19, 1991
- Closed
- Jan 15, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 130
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.
Apr 12, 1991#108456344Apr 12, 1991Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#108456344$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #108456344
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 12, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 18, 1991
- Closed
- Oct 12, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 6,100
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 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.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Other | 1 | 610 | $0 | $0 | Oct 15, 1991 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Other | 1 | 610 | $0 | $0 | Dec 15, 1991 | - | - |
Jan 16, 1991#104883384Jan 16, 1991Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#104883384$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104883384
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 16, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 16, 1991
- Closed
- Jan 16, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 50
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.
Sep 14, 1990#104908637Sep 14, 1990Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#104908637$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #104908637
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 14, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 14, 1990
- Closed
- Jun 23, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 56
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 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.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 8 | 50 | $0 | $0 | Jan 14, 1991 | - | - |
Sep 11, 1990#104908546Sep 11, 1990Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#104908546$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104908546
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 11, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 11, 1990
- Closed
- Sep 11, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 50
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.
Jun 21, 1990#104908900Jun 21, 1990Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#104908900$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104908900
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 21, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 21, 1990
- Closed
- Sep 11, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 50
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 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.
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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 III | Serious | 4 | 15 | $0 | $0 | Aug 20, 1990 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 A | Other | 8 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Sep 10, 1990 | - | - |
Jan 19, 1990#104868237Jan 19, 1990Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#104868237$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104868237
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 19, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 19, 1990
- Closed
- Jan 19, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 38
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 24, 1989#104868724Oct 24, 1989Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#104868724$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104868724
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 24, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 24, 1989
- Closed
- Jul 19, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 38
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 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.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 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 K02 | Other | 9 | 38 | $0 | $0 | Feb 23, 1990 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05I | Other | 1 | 38 | $0 | $0 | Feb 23, 1990 | - | - |
Failure to Abate Penalties2 citations
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 2 citations issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | #104868237 | Jan 31, 1990 | - | - | - |
| 01002 | #104868237 | Jan 31, 1990 | - | - | - |
Oct 10, 1989#104868583Oct 10, 1989Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#104868583$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104868583
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 10, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 10, 1989
- Closed
- Oct 10, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 73
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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
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.
50 inspections, 1989 to 2025. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
The timeline shows the 50 most recent of 53 inspections with a recorded opening date.