Establishment profile
AMSCAN, INC.
47 ELIZABETH DRIVE, CHESTER, NY, 10918
493110 — General Warehousing and Storage
EIN 131771359
Summary
AMSCAN, INC. has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $27,028 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 445 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AMSCAN, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
63% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 19 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $27,028 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 N01 | 1 | 1 | $8,239 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 N06 | 1 | 1 | $8,239 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,575 | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | $975 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0031 A | 1 | 1 | $750 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | $650 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 N04 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IB | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | — | May 1992 | May 1992 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4931 within NY. Peer group: 445 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 565 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2019
Most frequent event: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2019 | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AMSCAN, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMSCAN, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NY — for AMSCAN, INC., not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other AMSCAN, INC. locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-CA-038447 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2007 | Oct 2008 | Closed | Region 02, New York, New York |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AMSCAN, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMSCAN, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AMSCAN INC 47 ELIZABETH DR · CHESTER, NY, 10918 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jun 2008 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AMSCAN, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-13 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-11-29 | Unprogrammed Related | 4 | 3 | $17,128 | |
| 2013-07-10 | Complaint | 1 | — | $750 | |
| 2009-03-04 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $3,000 | |
| 2006-02-09 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $975 | |
| 2005-10-27 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-10-27 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-01-14 | Complaint | 8 | 2 | $5,175 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMSCAN, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is AMSCAN, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- AMSCAN, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $27,027.5 in total penalties.
- How does AMSCAN, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- AMSCAN, INC. operates in the general warehousing and storage industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.9. AMSCAN, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.71 compared to an industry average of 4.3.