CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
80 METCALFE STREET, BUFFALO, NY 14206 · NAICS 424690 Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
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Inspection records
Aug 14, 2019#344232566Aug 14, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#344232566$3,7251 viol.1 violation$3,725 in penalties
Inspection #344232566
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 14, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 14, 2019
- Final Order
- Oct 17, 2019
- Closed
- Oct 24, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 45
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,763
- Penalties on Record
- $3,725
- Site Address
- 80 Metcalfe Street, Buffalo, NY 14206
- Industry
- 424690 Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is burned from hydrofluoric acid
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 3 | $6,763 | $3,725 | Oct 2, 2019 | - | Oct 17, 2019 |
Dec 17, 2009#313964009Dec 17, 2009Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#313964009$1,5005 viol.5 violations$1,500 in penalties
Inspection #313964009
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 17, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 26, 2010
- Closed
- Mar 19, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 32
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,450
- Penalties on Record
- $1,500
- Site Address
- 80 Metcalfe Street, Buffalo, NY 14206
- Industry
- 424690 Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
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 (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D05 V | Serious | 1 | 7 | $700 | $430 | Mar 2, 2010 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $875 | $535 | Mar 2, 2010 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $875 | $535 | Mar 2, 2010 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.1020 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19101020 G01 | Other | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Mar 2, 2010 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1926.1101 Asbestos (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19261101 K03 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Mar 2, 2010 | - | - |
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About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
2 inspections, 2009 to 2019. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods, 15,578 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers reported 2.1 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 20.8%; NAICS 4246 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source