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BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY

111 OXMOOR ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35209
312111Soft Drink Manufacturing
EIN 630032365

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OSHA inspections
15
over 52 years
Violations
60
$74,185 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 hospitalizations · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY has accumulated 60 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $74,185 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 24 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
15
0.3 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
60
1.2 / yr
Penalties
$74,185
$1,236 avg / violation
55% serious45% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 15
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 15

93% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 11 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 30 citations in this view · $72,806 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0344$19,836Jun 1990Apr 2020
5A000122$5,923Jun 2010Apr 2020
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0222$5,636Feb 2006May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0151 C22$5,636Sep 1982May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0101 B22$5,636Feb 1975May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0022 A22$30Feb 1974Feb 1975
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22Sep 1978Mar 1986
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0122Sep 1978Sep 1982
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$7,000Nov 2012Nov 2012
29 CFR 1904.0039 A0211$5,636May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$5,636May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$3,750Jun 2010Jun 2010
29 CFR 1904.0041 A0211$1,328Aug 2023Aug 2023
29 CFR 1910.0024 H11$1,275Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0111$1,020Feb 2006Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$1,020Feb 2006Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.1000 C11$1,020Feb 2006Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0211$1,020Feb 2006Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$765Feb 2006Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 I11$640Jun 1990Jun 1990

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3121 within AL. Peer group: 24 employers. This establishment has 60 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $3,319
Inspection frequency
100th
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
1.3
vs industry
−3.4
TRIR
1.5
vs industry
−4.2

Reported for 523 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
5.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.5
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
5
Complaint
5
Accident
2
Referral
3

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) · Nov 2019

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Nov 13, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationArm(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Nov 13, 2019Belt Conveyor,Caught In,Contusion,Conveyor,Machine operator,Material Handling,Nerve damage,Nip Point,Pinched,Pinned,Roller--Mach/Part11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

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 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)

Company-level in AL — for BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY, not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
2
Representation (union)
1

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 ROCK 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 · 2 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
10-CA-300659Unfair labor practiceAug 2022Aug 2022ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-RC-196479Representation electionApr 2017Apr 2017ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-038928Unfair labor practiceApr 2011Jun 2011ClosedRegion 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 ROCK COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
9
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Unknown.

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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
BUFFALO ROCK CO
111 OXMOOR ROAD · BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35209
WaterRCRAUnknown80Jan 2026View →
BUFFALO ROCK CO
111 OXMOOR ROAD · BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35209
Water10Mar 2023View →

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
121461
Operation
A

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 BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$4.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$14.4M
Awards
12,430
Top agency
Department of Defense
$14.4M
Company-wide — BUFFALO ROCK CO (across 9 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$5.1M
Obligated (all-time)
$30.8M
Awards (all-time)
14,909

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$14.4M
Department of Veterans Affairs$8K
Largest awards (top 50 of 12,430)
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS&BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2010-12-31
    $166,765
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS & BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2009-09-30
    $163,263
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS & BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2009-06-30
    $161,063
  • Department of Defense
    DELIVERY ORDER FOR OPTION YEAR III
    contract · Last action 2016-05-12
    $157,265
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS & BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2010-09-30
    $154,963
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS&BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2011-03-31
    $152,861
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS & BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2008-08-31
    $152,197
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS&BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2011-09-30
    $151,478
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS&BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2011-12-31
    $150,152
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS&BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2011-06-30
    $148,084
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS & BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2009-12-31
    $147,114
  • Department of Defense
    BEVERAGE BASE FOR BASE PERIOD 1 SEPTEMBER 2012 TO 31 JULY 2013
    contract · Last action 2012-08-31
    $146,419
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS & BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2009-03-31
    $145,517
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS & BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2010-06-30
    $141,218
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS & BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2010-03-31
    $126,620
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SODAS
    contract · Last action 2012-09-30
    $123,059
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS & BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2008-12-31
    $122,962
  • Department of Defense
    20 OZ BOTTLE SOFT DRINK IGF::CL::IGF
    contract · Last action 2016-08-15
    $111,896
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SODAS
    contract · Last action 2012-06-30
    $110,277
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS & BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2008-05-31
    $107,318
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS&BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2012-03-31
    $98,266
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS & BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2008-01-31
    $92,628
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS & BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2007-11-30
    $84,217
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS & BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2008-03-31
    $83,603
  • Department of Defense
    BEVERAGES FOR MARTIN CAFE, MARTIN ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, FT. BENNING, GA
    contract · Last action 2013-01-14
    $80,179
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SOFT DRINKS & BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2008-09-30
    $77,526
  • Department of Defense
    BEVERAGE BASE PRODUCT DELIVERY
    contract · Last action 2019-01-11
    $77,144
  • Department of Defense
    4532607275!ELECTROLYTE BEV MIX,
    contract · Last action 2015-11-30
    $72,720
  • Department of Defense
    DELIVERY ORDER IS ISSUED FOR THE DELIVERY OF BEVERAGE BASED PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2018-09-04
    $68,484
  • Department of Defense
    3 GALLON BIBS
    contract · Last action 2016-07-25
    $64,500
  • Department of Defense
    4537204941!ELECTROLYTE BEV MIX,
    contract · Last action 2017-03-03
    $61,085
  • Department of Defense
    4535651452!ELECTROLYTE BEV MIX,
    contract · Last action 2016-09-23
    $61,085
  • Department of Defense
    4534857577!ELECTROLYTE BEV MIX,
    contract · Last action 2016-07-11
    $40,723
  • Department of Defense
    4534674872!ELECTROLYTE BEV MIX,
    contract · Last action 2016-06-21
    $40,723
  • Department of Defense
    0001 - 3 GALLON BIBS
    contract · Last action 2016-05-17
    $31,334
  • Department of Defense
    4555613902!APPLES, CHL,
    contract · Last action 2021-12-06
    $29,800
  • Department of Defense
    4537417242!ELECTROLYTE BEV MIX,
    contract · Last action 2017-03-22
    $28,506
  • Department of Defense
    4555525010!APPLES, CHL,
    contract · Last action 2021-11-26
    $27,890
  • Department of Defense
    4555706992!STRAWBERRIES, FRESH,
    contract · Last action 2021-12-14
    $27,309
  • Department of Defense
    4555277550!STRAWBERRIES, FRESH,
    contract · Last action 2021-11-01
    $27,269
  • Department of Defense
    4555009095!GRAPES RED SDLS
    contract · Last action 2021-10-05
    $27,092
  • Department of Defense
    4555202453!STRAWBERRIES, FRESH,
    contract · Last action 2021-10-25
    $25,078
  • Department of Defense
    4555374261!STRAWBERRIES, FRESH,
    contract · Last action 2021-11-09
    $22,010
  • Department of Defense
    4555425505!APPLES, CHL,
    contract · Last action 2021-11-15
    $20,054
  • Department of Defense
    4556031131!APPLES, CHL,
    contract · Last action 2022-01-24
    $17,406
  • Department of Defense
    4555114767!APPLES, FRESH,
    contract · Last action 2021-10-18
    $17,325
  • Department of Defense
    4554838493!ORANGES, FRESH,
    contract · Last action 2021-09-20
    $17,297
  • Department of Defense
    4555050243!STRAWBERRIES, FRESH,
    contract · Last action 2021-10-11
    $17,211
  • Department of Defense
    4555822803!APPLES, CHL,
    contract · Last action 2022-01-03
    $17,152
  • Department of Defense
    4554603003!CARROTS, CHL,
    contract · Last action 2021-08-30
    $17,123

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311812 - COMMERCIAL BAKERIES. Last action: 2026-01-22. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-06-20Referral1$1,328
2019-11-20Referral22$8,096
2019-04-09Complaint95$28,179
2016-05-05Referral11$11,758
2012-08-15Complaint11$7,000
2010-05-07Complaint33$9,375
2010-03-03Complaint31$1,275
2006-01-11Complaint1210$4,845
1990-05-29Planned77$1,760
1986-02-28Accident81$245
1984-03-23Accident0$0
1982-09-07Planned31$54
1978-09-25Planned31$240
1975-02-24Planned4$30
1974-02-08Planned3$0

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 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.

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Frequently asked

What is BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 60 violations and $74,184.6 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 1.25 compared to an industry average of 4.7.
Has BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY.