FORD MOTOR COMPANY - BUFFALO STAMPING PLANT
S 3663 LAKE SHORE ROAD, HAMBURG, NY 14075
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Inspection records
Jan 27, 2010#314102070Jan 27, 2010Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#314102070$7,0001 viol.1 violation$7,000 in penalties
Inspection #314102070
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 27, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 1, 2010
- Contested
- Jul 9, 2010
- Final Order
- Jul 16, 2012
- Closed
- Jul 23, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 600
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $70,000
- Penalties on Record
- $7,000
- Site Address
- S 3663 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg, NY 14075
- Industry
- 336370 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 L03 I | Serious | 5 | 2 | $70,000 | $7,000 | Jul 21, 2010 | Jul 9, 2010 | Jul 16, 2012 |
May 9, 2005#308754191May 9, 2005Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#308754191$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308754191
Dates
- Opened
- May 9, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 2, 2005
- Closed
- Sep 13, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,820
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- S 3663 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg, NY 14075
- Industry
- 336370 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
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.
Oct 4, 2004#308280460Oct 4, 2004Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#308280460$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308280460
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 4, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 25, 2005
- Closed
- Feb 25, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,828
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- S 3663 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg, NY 14075
- Industry
- 336370 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
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.
Oct 4, 2004#308141001Oct 4, 2004Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#308141001$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308141001
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 4, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 25, 2005
- Closed
- Feb 25, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,828
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- S 3663 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg, NY 14075
- Industry
- 336370 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
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 21, 2004#308044130Sep 21, 2004Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#308044130$10,0007 viol.7 violations$10,000 in penalties
Inspection #308044130
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 21, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 25, 2005
- Contested
- Mar 24, 2005
- Final Order
- Jun 13, 2005
- Closed
- Jun 16, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,828
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $15,075
- Penalties on Record
- $10,000
- Site Address
- S 3663 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg, NY 14075
- Industry
- 336370 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
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 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $1,700 | $1,350 | Mar 10, 2005 | Mar 24, 2005 | Jun 13, 2005 |
| 01002A | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02 | Other | 1 | 5 | $1,275 | $0 | Mar 10, 2005 | Mar 24, 2005 | Jun 13, 2005 |
| 01002B | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 A02 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Mar 10, 2005 | Mar 24, 2005 | Jun 13, 2005 |
| 01003 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F | Other | 8 | 3 | $1,275 | $0 | Mar 10, 2005 | Mar 24, 2005 | Jun 13, 2005 |
| 01004 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 10 | 9 | $7,000 | $5,600 | Mar 10, 2005 | Mar 24, 2005 | Jun 13, 2005 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 7 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Sep 21, 2004#308044056Sep 21, 2004Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#308044056$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308044056
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 21, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 25, 2005
- Closed
- Feb 25, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,828
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- S 3663 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg, NY 14075
- Industry
- 336370 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
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.
Jun 4, 2003#306672122Jun 4, 2003Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#306672122$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #306672122
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 4, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 30, 2003
- Closed
- Jun 30, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,700
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- S 3663 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg, NY 14075
- Industry
- 336370 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
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.
Sep 16, 1999#302937164Sep 16, 1999Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#302937164$14,0005 viol.5 violations$14,000 in penalties
Inspection #302937164
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 16, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 8, 2000
- Contested
- Mar 27, 2000
- Final Order
- Nov 21, 2002
- Closed
- Feb 25, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,197
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 repeat, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $45,000
- Penalties on Record
- $14,000
- Site Address
- S 3663 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg, NY 14075
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Burn - electrical fault in electrical box
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02 | Other | 1 | 4 | $5,000 | $0 | Apr 11, 2000 | Mar 27, 2000 | Nov 21, 2002 |
| 01005 | 1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 B02 I | Other | 1 | 4 | $5,000 | $0 | Apr 11, 2000 | Mar 27, 2000 | Nov 21, 2002 |
| 01006 | 1910.335 Electrical - Safeguards OSHA citation code: 19100335 A01 I | Serious | 3 | 4 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Aug 1, 2004 | Mar 27, 2000 | Nov 21, 2002 |
| 01007 | 1910.335 Electrical - Safeguards OSHA citation code: 19100335 A01 V | Serious | 3 | 4 | $5,000 | $4,000 | Aug 1, 2004 | Mar 27, 2000 | Nov 21, 2002 |
| 02001 | 1910.335 Electrical - Safeguards OSHA citation code: 19100335 A01 IV | Repeat | 3 | 4 | $25,000 | $5,000 | Aug 1, 2004 | Mar 27, 2000 | Nov 21, 2002 |
Mar 30, 1999#301006326Mar 30, 1999Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#301006326$173,00030 viol.30 violations$173,000 in penalties
Inspection #301006326
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 30, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 21, 1999
- Closed
- Dec 9, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,197
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 30
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 21 repeat, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $173,000
- Penalties on Record
- $173,000
- Site Address
- S 3663 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg, NY 14075
- 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 (5 of 30 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A02 | Serious | 2 | 8 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Oct 27, 1999 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C05 I | Serious | 4 | 5 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Dec 1, 1999 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 F02 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Dec 1, 1999 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 F02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Dec 1, 1999 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 I02 | Serious | 4 | 9 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Oct 12, 1999 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 30 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Mar 26, 1999#301006219Mar 26, 1999Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#301006219$2,0002 viol.2 violations$2,000 in penalties
Inspection #301006219
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 26, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 21, 1999
- Closed
- Dec 9, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,197
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,000
- Penalties on Record
- $2,000
- Site Address
- S 3663 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg, NY 14075
- Industry
- 336370 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Oct 27, 1999 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 K01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 28, 1999 | - | - |
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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.
28 inspections, 1988 to 2010. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: motor vehicle metal stamping reported 3.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 3.6%; NAICS 33637 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source