FORD MOTOR COMPANY - BUFFALO STAMPING PLANT
S 3663 LAKE SHORE ROAD, HAMBURG, NY 14075
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Inspection records
Dec 23, 1998#301004974Dec 23, 1998Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#301004974$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301004974
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 23, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 12, 1999
- Closed
- Jan 19, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
- 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
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jun 11, 1998#301002333Jun 11, 1998Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#301002333$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301002333
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 11, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 11, 1998
- Closed
- Jun 11, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
- 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
- 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.
Jan 28, 1998#301000964Jan 28, 1998Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#301000964$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301000964
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 28, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 9, 1998
- Closed
- Feb 13, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,197
- 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
- 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.
Jan 28, 1998#114093511Jan 28, 1998Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#114093511$1,0002 viol.2 violations$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #114093511
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 28, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- May 7, 1998
- Contested
- Jun 1, 1998
- Final Order
- Aug 10, 1998
- Closed
- Aug 20, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,197
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,250
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- Site Address
- S 3663 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg, NY 14075
- 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 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01 | Other | 4 | 5 | $1,625 | $500 | Jun 14, 1998 | Jun 1, 1998 | Aug 10, 1998 |
| 01002 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 L03 II | Other | 4 | 5 | $1,625 | $500 | Jun 14, 1998 | Jun 1, 1998 | Aug 10, 1998 |
Jan 7, 1998#114126279Jan 7, 1998Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#114126279$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #114126279
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 7, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 8, 1998
- Closed
- Jan 8, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,197
- 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
- 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.
Jul 17, 1996#300997723Jul 17, 1996Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#300997723$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300997723
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 17, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 17, 1996
- Closed
- Jul 17, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,100
- 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
- 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.
Jul 2, 1996#106863988Jul 2, 1996Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#106863988$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #106863988
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 2, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 17, 1996
- Closed
- Jul 17, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,100
- 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
- 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.
Employee's finger amputated when die shifts in sawhorse
Nov 23, 1994#114096043Nov 23, 1994Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#114096043$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #114096043
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 23, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 17, 1995
- Closed
- Jan 17, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,500
- 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
- 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.
Jul 1, 1994#114097926Jul 1, 1994FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#114097926$5,0001 viol.1 violation$5,000 in penalties
Inspection #114097926
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 1, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 18, 1994
- Closed
- Apr 13, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,500
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,000
- Site Address
- S 3663 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg, NY 14075
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
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 killed when struck in head by automation rail
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Aug 31, 1994 | - | - |
Feb 22, 1993#114098916Feb 22, 1993Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#114098916$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #114098916
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 22, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 29, 1993
- Closed
- Apr 30, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,500
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- S 3663 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg, NY 14075
- 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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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 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.
28 inspections, 1988 to 2010. 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.
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