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COLONIAL CAR WASH is a car washes employer in SCHENECTADY, NY. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 4 violations and $500 in penalties. 2 Wage & Hour Division enforcement cases on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.

COLONIAL CAR WASH

1587 STATE ST, SCHENECTADY, NY, 12304

811192 Top companies in Car Washes

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
4 violations
$500 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.9
Industry Avg DART
1.1
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
4
Total Penalties
$500
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
2
Back Wages Owed
$41.96
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
13 years
Last Activity
4yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
100% serious$125 avg per violation$500 avg per inspection
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$6
Avg Back Wages / Case
$21
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHD$541.96 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

71%
Above average violations
vs 749 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
60%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

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Industry context

Within the car washes industry in NY, COLONIAL CAR WASH ranks in the 71th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 749 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 60th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.9 for the car washes sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.1.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is COLONIAL CAR WASH's OSHA violation history?
COLONIAL CAR WASH has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $500 in total penalties.
How does COLONIAL CAR WASH's safety record compare to its industry?
COLONIAL CAR WASH operates in the car washes industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COLONIAL CAR WASH of SCHENECTADY, NY from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if COLONIAL CAR WASHoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.