LANCASTER EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
3875 WALDEN AVENUE, LANCASTER, NY 14086
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Inspection records
May 3, 1999#301006870May 3, 1999FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#301006870$2,5001 viol.1 violation$2,500 in penalties
Inspection #301006870
Dates
- Opened
- May 3, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 16, 1999
- Contested
- Oct 20, 1999
- Final Order
- Apr 6, 2000
- Closed
- Apr 14, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 29
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,000
- Penalties on Record
- $2,500
- Site Address
- 3875 Walden Avenue, Lancaster, NY 14086
- 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 dies when trapped between fork lift and lift gate
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 3 | $4,000 | $2,500 | Sep 28, 1999 | Oct 20, 1999 | Apr 6, 2000 |
Jun 25, 1998#301002580Jun 25, 1998Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#301002580$3,7058 viol.8 violations$3,705 in penalties
Inspection #301002580
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 25, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 8, 1998
- Contested
- Jul 21, 1998
- Final Order
- Nov 25, 1998
- Closed
- Dec 2, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,175
- Penalties on Record
- $3,705
- Site Address
- 3875 Walden Avenue, Lancaster, NY 14086
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 A03 VII | Serious | 2 | 2 | $1,300 | $780 | Jul 22, 1998 | Jul 21, 1998 | Nov 25, 1998 |
| 01001B | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 A03 VI | Serious | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 22, 1998 | Jul 21, 1998 | Nov 25, 1998 |
| 01001C | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 A03 VIII | Serious | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 22, 1998 | Jul 21, 1998 | Nov 25, 1998 |
| 01003 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 B03 | Other | 1 | 1 | $1,625 | $975 | Jul 22, 1998 | Jul 21, 1998 | Nov 25, 1998 |
| 01004 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 2 | 12 | $975 | $585 | Jul 22, 1998 | Jul 21, 1998 | Nov 25, 1998 |
| 01005A | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,275 | $1,365 | Jul 17, 1998 | Jul 21, 1998 | Nov 25, 1998 |
| 01005B | 1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 17, 1998 | Jul 21, 1998 | Nov 25, 1998 |
| 02001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 22, 1998 | Jul 21, 1998 | Nov 25, 1998 |
Oct 21, 1997#106861743Oct 21, 1997Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#106861743$2,6264 viol.4 violations$2,626 in penalties
Inspection #106861743
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 21, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 29, 1998
- Closed
- May 15, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 31
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,626
- Penalties on Record
- $2,626
- Site Address
- 3875 Walden Avenue, Lancaster, NY 14086
- 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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling12 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 3 | 0 - 0.0018 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 3 | 0.0503 - 0.145 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 3 | 3.0669 - 12.4498 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 3 | 0.1145 - 0.6382 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 3 | 0.0121 - 0.0292 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 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 C01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | $1,100 | Nov 28, 1997 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Serious | 1 | 11 | $825 | $825 | Nov 21, 1997 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E02 | Other | 1 | 31 | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 1997 | - | - |
| 03001 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 B02 III | Serious | 1 | 7 | $701 | $701 | Dec 17, 1997 | - | - |
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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.
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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.
3 inspections, 1997 to 1999. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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