Establishment profile
BUFFALO AIR HANDLING COMPANY
467 ZANE SNEAD DRIVE, AMHERST, VA, 24521
EIN 271374558
Summary
BUFFALO AIR HANDLING COMPANY has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $3,980 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 75th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 78 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 68th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BUFFALO AIR HANDLING COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
100% 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $3,980 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 2 | 2 | $1,100 | Jan 2002 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $1,155 | Jan 2002 | Jan 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 I07 | 1 | 1 | $660 | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $660 | Jan 2002 | Jan 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $405 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 D03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 IC | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 E01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L06 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 VI | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2002 | Jan 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2002 | Jan 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2002 | Jan 2002 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3334 within VA. Peer group: 78 employers. This establishment has 15 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 93 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 BUFFALO AIR HANDLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 BUFFALO AIR HANDLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BUFFALO AIR HANDLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in VA — for BUFFALO AIR HANDLING COMPANY, 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 BUFFALO AIR HANDLING COMPANY 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.). 3 cases · 1 ULP · 2 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-RC-226505 | Representation election | Aug 2018 | Oct 2018 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 11-CA-022676 | Unfair labor practice | May 2010 | Aug 2010 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 11-RC-006725 | Representation election | Oct 2009 | Nov 2009 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
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 BUFFALO AIR HANDLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BUFFALO AIR HANDLING 467 ZANE SNEAD DRIVE · AMHERST, VA, 24521 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Nov 2022 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BUFFALO AIR HANDLING COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Smithsonian InstitutionIGF::CL,CT::IGF PURCHASE AT NMNH PROJECT#14503. COIL PRE-COOLING FOR AHU-5, QUOTE#4/1/14.contract · Last action 2014-04-29$38,270
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: 2014-04-29. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-27 | Planned | 6 | 2 | $405 | |
| 2003-06-25 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $660 | |
| 2001-07-25 | Complaint | 6 | 2 | $2,915 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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Other employers in this industry within VA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AGRI VENTILATION SYSTEMS LLCDAYTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- KROGER AIR CORPMARTINSVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BUFFALO AIR HANDLING COMPANY 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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- BUFFALO AIR HANDLING COMPANY has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $3,980 in total penalties.