FORD MOTOR COMPANY - BUFFALO STAMPING PLANT
S 3663 LAKE SHORE ROAD, HAMBURG, NY 14075
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Inspection records
Oct 30, 1992#114100472Oct 30, 1992Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#114100472$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #114100472
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 30, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 2, 1992
- Closed
- Dec 31, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,500
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,500
- 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 palm lacerated when caught in conveyor belt
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 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 | Other | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $0 | Dec 8, 1992 | - | - |
Jun 26, 1992#108943200Jun 26, 1992Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#108943200$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #108943200
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 26, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 26, 1992
- Closed
- Jun 26, 1992
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.
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.
Jan 2, 1992#106879737Jan 2, 1992Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Health#106879737$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #106879737
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 2, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 2, 1992
- Closed
- Jan 2, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- 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.
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.
May 10, 1991#107342578May 10, 1991Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#107342578$16,70026 viol.26 violations$16,700 in penalties
Inspection #107342578
Dates
- Opened
- May 10, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 27, 1991
- Contested
- Aug 26, 1991
- Closed
- Jul 23, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,500
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 26
- Violation Types
- 12 serious, 14 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $22,750
- Penalties on Record
- $16,700
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Aug 26, 1991. Final orders are recorded through Jun 29, 1992. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 26 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $1,125 | $800 | Sep 16, 1991 | Aug 26, 1991 | Mar 2, 1992 |
| 01002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C02 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,875 | $1,400 | Sep 16, 1991 | - | Mar 2, 1992 |
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Serious | 1 | 999 | $5,000 | $3,700 | Sep 16, 1991 | Aug 26, 1991 | Mar 2, 1992 |
| 01004 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 2 | 3 | $1,500 | $1,100 | Aug 16, 1991 | - | Mar 2, 1992 |
| 01005 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D03 | Serious | 3 | 5 | $1,500 | $1,100 | Aug 16, 1991 | - | Mar 2, 1992 |
| 01007 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | $1,400 | Sep 16, 1991 | Aug 26, 1991 | Mar 2, 1992 |
Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 26 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jul 23, 1990#107347585Jul 23, 1990Other (L) · Records Only scope, Health#107347585$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107347585
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 23, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 23, 1990
- 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.
Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as Other-L in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Apr 14, 1989#106916497Apr 14, 1989Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#106916497$04 viol.4 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #106916497
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 14, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 24, 1989
- Closed
- May 15, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.58 COVID-19 OSHA citation code: 19260058 F02 I | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Apr 29, 1989 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.58 COVID-19 OSHA citation code: 19260058 H03 I | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | May 15, 1989 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.58 COVID-19 OSHA citation code: 19260058 H04 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 29, 1989 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1926.58 COVID-19 OSHA citation code: 19260058 H04 II | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | May 15, 1989 | - | - |
Dec 7, 1988#17744087Dec 7, 1988Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#17744087$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #17744087
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 7, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 7, 1988
- Closed
- Dec 7, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,900
- 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.
Aug 30, 1988#100649920Aug 30, 1988Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#100649920$7608 viol.8 violations$760 in penalties
Inspection #100649920
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 30, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 5, 1988
- Closed
- Jan 12, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,100
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $760
- Penalties on Record
- $760
- 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 (6 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.67 Vehicle-Mounted Elevating and Rotating Work Platforms OSHA citation code: 19100067 C02 V | Serious | 1 | 2 | $400 | $400 | Dec 17, 1988 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $360 | $360 | Dec 17, 1988 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.5 Determination of Work-Relatedness OSHA citation code: 19040005 C | Other | 1 | 999 | $0 | $0 | Dec 19, 1988 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C02 | Other | 1 | 44 | $0 | $0 | Dec 17, 1988 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G06 | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Dec 17, 1988 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 L01 | Other | 1 | 999 | $0 | $0 | Dec 19, 1988 | - | - |
Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 8 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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.
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