GRAPHIC CONTROLS CORP
189 VAN RENSSELAER ST, Buffalo, NY 14240
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Inspection records
Apr 17, 2019#343937991Apr 17, 2019Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#343937991$9,5004 viol.4 violations$9,500 in penalties
Inspection #343937991
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 17, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 17, 2019
- Final Order
- Jun 11, 2019
- Closed
- Aug 23, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 270
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $15,155
- Penalties on Record
- $9,500
- Site Address
- 400 Exchange Street, Buffalo, NY 14204
- Industry
- 323111 Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)
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 (4 of 4 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 | 1 | 10 | $9,472 | $7,000 | Aug 20, 2019 | - | Jun 11, 2019 |
| 01002 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $5,683 | $2,500 | Jun 4, 2019 | - | Jun 11, 2019 |
| 02001 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 A02 IX | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 20, 2019 | - | Jun 11, 2019 |
| 02002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F06 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 4, 2019 | - | Jun 11, 2019 |
Nov 2, 2017#342749710Nov 2, 2017Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#342749710$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342749710
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 2, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 2, 2017
- Closed
- Nov 3, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 400 Exchange St, Buffalo, NY 14204
- 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 8, 2012#334217254May 8, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#334217254$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #334217254
Dates
- Opened
- May 8, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- May 8, 2012
- Closed
- Jun 7, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 160
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 400 Exchange Street, Buffalo, NY 14204
- Industry
- 322299 All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
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.
May 20, 2010#314441924May 20, 2010Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#314441924$10,5006 viol.6 violations$10,500 in penalties
Inspection #314441924
Dates
- Opened
- May 20, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 26, 2010
- Closed
- Sep 24, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 260
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 6 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $15,750
- Penalties on Record
- $10,500
- Site Address
- 400 Exchange Street, Buffalo, NY 14204
- Industry
- 323119
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 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 3 | 3 | $4,500 | $3,000 | Aug 2, 2010 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 IC | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | $1,500 | Aug 2, 2010 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IA | Serious | 3 | 3 | $2,250 | $1,500 | Aug 2, 2010 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 F03 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | $1,500 | Aug 2, 2010 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 F03 IID | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 2, 2010 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $4,500 | $3,000 | Aug 2, 2010 | - | - |
Mar 20, 1998#301001467Mar 20, 1998Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#301001467$1,1251 viol.1 violation$1,125 in penalties
Inspection #301001467
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 20, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 30, 1998
- Closed
- May 18, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 610
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,125
- Penalties on Record
- $1,125
- Site Address
- 189 Van Rensselear Street, Buffalo, NY 14210
- 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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrylic acid | 8 | 0 | ppm |
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1450 Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories OSHA citation code: 19101450 F01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,125 | $1,125 | May 6, 1998 | - | - |
Jan 18, 1984#10793610Jan 18, 1984Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#10793610$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #10793610
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 18, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 18, 1984
- Closed
- Jan 18, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 545
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 189 Van Rensselaer St, Buffalo, NY 14240
- 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.
Aug 21, 1981#10856037Aug 21, 1981Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#10856037$57016 viol.16 violations$570 in penalties
Inspection #10856037
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 21, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 11, 1981
- Closed
- Nov 25, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 560
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 16
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 10 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,140
- Penalties on Record
- $570
- Site Address
- 189 Van Rensselaer St, Buffalo, NY 14210
- 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 (7 of 16 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 | 34 | - | $180 | $90 | Nov 10, 1981 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 5 | - | $180 | $90 | Nov 24, 1981 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F01 | Serious | 2 | - | $180 | $90 | Sep 24, 1981 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 5 | - | $240 | $120 | Nov 24, 1981 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 H01 | Serious | 5 | - | $180 | $90 | Nov 24, 1981 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 K01 | Serious | 4 | - | $180 | $90 | Nov 10, 1981 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B04 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 24, 1981 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 16 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
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: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
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.
7 inspections, 1981 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.
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.