Inspection #113967863

Name: OSHA Inspection #113967863: BUFFALO MANUFACTURING, INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of BUFFALO MANUFACTURING, INC. at 790 Walck Road, North Tonawanda, NY 14120 on Jul 19, 1994. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Jul 9, 1998.

OSHA documented 49 violations (42 serious, 7 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $13,348. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 4 air monitoring samples covering 1 substance during this inspection, including Lead, Inorganic (as Pb).

This employer has 2 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 113967863
Type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Jul 19, 1994
Closed: Jul 9, 1998
Contested: Feb 6, 1995
Final Order: Jun 22, 1995
Total Violations: 49
Penalties on Record: $13,348
Initial Penalties: $44,100
Related Activity: 1 complaint

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.

Establishment

Name: BUFFALO MANUFACTURING, INC.
Address: 790 Walck Road, North Tonawanda, NY 14120
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer2 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#300998093	Nov 25, 1996	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#114090053	Sep 21, 1995	Follow-Up (F)	5 violations	$300

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Jul 9, 1998.

Citations on Record

42 serious, 7 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$44,100

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$13,348

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Feb 6, 1995. Final orders are recorded through Jun 22, 1995. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	4	0.02 - 0.11	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]

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).

Violations

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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B03	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01002	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B06	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01003	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B07	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01004	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05 I	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01005	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01	Serious	$750	$227	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01006	1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C	Serious	$750	$227	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01007A	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E02	Serious	$600	$182	Jan 20, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01007B	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E03	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 20, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01008	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01	Serious	$600	$182	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01009A	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04	Serious	$600	$182	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01009B	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01009C	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01010	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C01 I	Serious	$750	$227	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01011A	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01	Serious	$750	$227	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01011B	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01011C	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01012	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03	Serious	$750	$227	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01013	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 I01	Serious	$750	$227	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01014A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01	Serious	$1,500	$454	Jul 10, 1996	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01014B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E01	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 10, 1996	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01015	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D02	Serious	$1,500	$454	Jan 20, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01016	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E03 I	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01017	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E05 I	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01018	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F02 I	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01019	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F02 III	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01020	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F03 I	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01021	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F03 II	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01022	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F04 I	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01023	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 H01	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01024	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I01	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01025	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I02 II	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01026	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I03 I	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01027	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I03 III	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01028	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I04 II	Serious	$1,500	$454	Oct 25, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01029	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I04 IV	Serious	$1,500	$454	Oct 25, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01030A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J01 I	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01030B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J03 I	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01031A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 I	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01031B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 II	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01032	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 M02 I	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01033	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
01034	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H	Serious	$1,500	$454	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
02001	1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards OSHA citation code: 19030002 A01	Other	$300	$90	Jan 20, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
02002	1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G01 I	Other	$0	$0	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
02003	1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G01 II	Other	$0	$0	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
02004	1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G01 III	Other	$0	$0	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
02005	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q01	Other	$0	$0	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
02006	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 III	Other	$0	$0	Jan 20, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995
02007	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L02 I	Other	$0	$0	Feb 9, 1995	Feb 6, 1995	Jun 22, 1995

Failure to Abate Penalties9 citations, $14,700 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 9 citationsissued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.

Citation	FTA Inspection	FTA Issuance	FTA Penalty	FTA Contest	FTA Final Order
01005	#114090053	May 8, 1996	-	-	-
01014A	#114090053	May 8, 1996	$4,200	-	-
01014B	#114090053	May 8, 1996	-	-	-
01016	#114090053	May 8, 1996	$4,200	-	-
01017	#114090053	May 8, 1996	-	-	-
01022	#114090053	May 8, 1996	$2,100	-	-
01029	#114090053	May 8, 1996	$2,100	-	-
01031A	#114090053	May 8, 1996	$2,100	-	-
01031B	#114090053	May 8, 1996	-	-	-

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.

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.

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