Establishment profile
AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD.
500 ELK STREET, BUFFALO, NY, 14210
333413 — Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing
EIN 161385136
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
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $5,439 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | $5,439 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L02 II | 1 | 1 | $4,351 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $4,096 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $4,096 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C | 1 | 1 | $4,096 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | $3,072 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,600 | Aug 2003 | Aug 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,600 | Aug 2003 | Aug 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 VIII | 1 | 1 | $1,600 | Aug 2003 | Aug 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,088 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K03 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2003 | Aug 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0004 A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2003 | Aug 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
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.
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 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
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
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
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS, LIMITED 500 ELK STREET · BUFFALO, NY, 14210 | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | 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 AUSTIN AIR SYSTEMS LTD.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-13 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-08-17 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $16,316 | |
| 2021-07-06 | Complaint | 8 | 8 | $15,359 | |
| 2004-01-16 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-06-30 | Complaint | 5 | 3 | $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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- 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.