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ASHTON POTTER USA INC.

10 CURTWIRGHT DRIVE, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY, 14221
Operated by Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd
323111Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)

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OSHA inspections
2
over 29 years
Violations
18
$10,620 in penalties
Penalties
$10,620
$590 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

ASHTON POTTER USA INC. has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $10,620 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 398 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 65th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

ASHTON POTTER USA INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 29 yrs
Violations
18
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$10,620
$590 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $10,620 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11$4,000May 2018May 2018
29 CFR 1910.0028 B03 I11$3,000May 2018May 2018
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$825Dec 1996Dec 1996
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$825Dec 1996Dec 1996
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$825Dec 1996Dec 1996
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0311$620Dec 1996Dec 1996
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$525Dec 1996Dec 1996
29 CFR 1910.0036 G0111May 2018May 2018
29 CFR 1910.0028 C0111May 2018May 2018
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Dec 1996Dec 1996
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211Dec 1996Dec 1996
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II11Dec 1996Dec 1996
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11Dec 1996Dec 1996
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111Dec 1996Dec 1996
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511Dec 1996Dec 1996
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11Dec 1996Dec 1996
29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 I11Dec 1996Dec 1996
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11Dec 1996Dec 1996

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

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3231 within NY. Peer group: 398 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
91st
peer median: $1,437
Inspection frequency
65th
peer median: 1

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
0.8
vs industry
−0.2
TRIR
2.5
vs industry
+0.8

Reported for 115 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
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.5
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
2

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 ASHTON POTTER USA INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 ASHTON POTTER USA INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ASHTON POTTER USA INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ASHTON POTTER USA INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 ASHTON POTTER USA INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
1

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ASHTON POTTER USA LTD
10 CURTWRIGHT DRIVE · WILLIAMSVILLE, NY, 14221
RCRANo Violation Identified
QNCR 1
10Nov 2025View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ASHTON POTTER USA INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-05-01Planned43$7,000
1996-11-19Planned149$3,620

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ASHTON POTTER USA INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ASHTON POTTER USA 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd.

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Frequently asked

What is ASHTON POTTER USA INC.'s OSHA violation history?
ASHTON POTTER USA INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $10,620 in total penalties.
How does ASHTON POTTER USA INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
ASHTON POTTER USA INC. operates in the commercial printing (except screen and books) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.7. ASHTON POTTER USA INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.83 compared to an industry average of 1.