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AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD.

500 ELK STREET, BUFFALO, NY, 14210
333413Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing
EIN 161385136

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OSHA inspections
5
over 23 years
Violations
18
$36,476 in penalties
Penalties
$36,476
$2,026 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD. has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $36,476 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 93 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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

Inspections
5
0.2 / yr · last 23 yrs
Violations
18
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$36,476
$2,026 avg / violation
83% serious17% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · follow-up
2 of 5

60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · $36,476 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$5,439Aug 2022Aug 2022
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11$5,439Aug 2022Aug 2022
29 CFR 1910.0178 L02 II11$4,351Aug 2022Aug 2022
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$4,096Sep 2021Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$4,096Sep 2021Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0134 C11$4,096Sep 2021Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211$3,072Sep 2021Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0217 B06 I11$1,600Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$1,600Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 VIII11$1,600Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1904.0041 A0211$1,088Aug 2022Aug 2022
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II11Aug 2022Aug 2022
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Sep 2021Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111Sep 2021Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211Sep 2021Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0134 K0311Sep 2021Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 II11Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1904.0004 A11Aug 2003Aug 2003

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

84th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3334 within NY. Peer group: 93 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $2,690
Inspection frequency
91st
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
1.5
vs industry
−0.3
TRIR
14.8
vs industry
+11.9

Reported for 65 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
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
14.8
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

Complaint
3
Follow-up
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 AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD.. 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 AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD.. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS, LIMITED
500 ELK STREET · BUFFALO, NY, 14210
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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)

DOT number
1821792

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 AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$97K
Obligated (all-time)
$122K
Awards
8
Top agency
Department of State
$117K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of State$117K
Department of Veterans Affairs$5K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333415 - AIR-CONDITIONING AND WARM AIR HEATING EQUIPMENT AND COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2025-01-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-09-13Follow-up0$0
2022-08-17Complaint54$16,316
2021-07-06Complaint88$15,359
2004-01-16Follow-up0$0
2003-06-30Complaint53$4,800

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 AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD. 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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Frequently asked

What is AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD.'s OSHA violation history?
AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $36,475.5 in total penalties.
How does AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD.'s safety record compare to its industry?
AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD. operates in the industrial and commercial fan and blower and air purification equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.48 compared to an industry average of 1.8.