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API HEAT TRANSFER INC

2777 WALDEN AVENUE, BUFFALO, NY, 14225
Operated by API Heat Transfer · 1 of 5 establishments
332999All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
1
over 15 years
Violations
4
$4,551 in penalties
Penalties
$4,551
$1,138 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

API HEAT TRANSFER INC has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 15 years of recorded history, with $4,551 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 41st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 298 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

API HEAT TRANSFER 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
4
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$4,551
$1,138 avg / violation
75% serious25% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $4,551 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II11$1,821Aug 2011Aug 2011
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$1,365Aug 2011Aug 2011
29 CFR 1910.0243 C0111$1,365Aug 2011Aug 2011
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0411Aug 2011Aug 2011

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

41st

Below average violations in NAICS 3329 within NY. Peer group: 298 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
65th
peer median: $2,311
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
6.7
vs industry
+5.3
TRIR
7.5
vs industry
+4.8

Reported for 154 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for API HEAT TRANSFER INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
15 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for API HEAT TRANSFER INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for API HEAT TRANSFER INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NY — for API Heat Transfer, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Representation (union)
1

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 API Heat Transfer 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 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
03-RC-162150Representation electionOct 2015Nov 2015ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, 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 API HEAT TRANSFER INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for API HEAT TRANSFER INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1398432
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$576K
Obligated (all-time)
$905K
Awards
35
Top agency
Department of Homeland Security
$466K
Company-wide — REGIONAL BRANDS INC. (across 5 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$598K
Obligated (all-time)
$598K
Awards (all-time)
7

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Homeland Security$466K
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$303K
Department of the Interior$92K
Department of Defense$42K
Department of Veterans Affairs$1K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332410 - POWER BOILER AND HEAT EXCHANGER MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-01-13. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2011-07-25Planned43$4,551

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

API HEAT TRANSFER INC is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization API Heat Transfer.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of API Heat Transfer across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in all other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing within NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by API Heat Transfer, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on API HEAT TRANSFER INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup API Heat Transfer, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is API HEAT TRANSFER INC's OSHA violation history?
API HEAT TRANSFER INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $4,550.7 in total penalties.
How does API HEAT TRANSFER INC's safety record compare to its industry?
API HEAT TRANSFER INC operates in the all other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.6. API HEAT TRANSFER INC's self-reported DART rate is 6.7 compared to an industry average of 1.4.