Establishment profile
BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY
4356 ALLIED DRIVE, COLUMBUS, GA, 31906
Operated by Buffalo Rock · 1 of 13 establishments
312111 — Soft Drink Manufacturing
Summary
BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $9,225 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 69 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 65th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $9,225 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $2,400 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,125 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,700 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2014 | Oct 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
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 3121 within GA. Peer group: 69 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 209 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · May 2020
Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to slipping
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2020 | Fall on same level due to slipping | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 ROCK COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY. 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 BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY. 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY 4356 ALLIED DRIVE · COLUMBUS, GA, 31906 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 ROCK COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-03 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $5,400 | |
| 2009-07-28 | Planned | 6 | 5 | $3,825 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY is one of 13 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Buffalo Rock.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Buffalo Rock across all 13 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in soft drink manufacturing within GA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED, INC.AUGUSTA — 2 federal enforcement records
- COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED, INC.SAVANNAH — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHASTA BEVERAGES INC.GAINESVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES, INC.ATHENS — 2 federal enforcement records
- COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES, INC.MARIETTA — 2 federal enforcement records
- COCA COLA ENTERPRISES, INC.ATLANTA — 1 federal enforcement record
- COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES, INC.ROME — 1 federal enforcement record
- COCO-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED-EAST, LLC.LAWRENCEVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES, INC.MACON — 1 federal enforcement record
- COCA-COLA ENTERPRISESVILLA RICA — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Buffalo Rock, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BUFFALO ROCK COMPANYMONTGOMERY, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- BUFFALO ROCK COMPANYMOBILE, AL — 2 federal enforcement records
- BUFFALO ROCK COMPANYTUSCUMBIA, AL — 2 federal enforcement records
- BUFFALO ROCK COMPANYHUNTSVILLE, AL — 2 federal enforcement records
- BUFFALO ROCK COMPANYMADISON, AL — 2 federal enforcement records
- BUFFALO ROCK COMPANYDOTHAN, AL — 2 federal enforcement records
- Buffalo Rock CompanyBIRMINGHAM, AL — 1 federal enforcement record
- BUFFALO ROCK COMPANYBIRMINGHAM, AL — 1 federal enforcement record
- BUFFALO ROCK CO., INC.GADSDEN, AL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Buffalo Rock locationsParent rollup
- Soft Drink ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in GAState-wide enforcement data
- Soft Drink Manufacturing in GAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BUFFALO ROCK 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Buffalo Rock, which operates 13 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $9,225 in total penalties.
- How does BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY operates in the soft drink manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.7. BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 6.7 compared to an industry average of 4.7.