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BUFFALO WIRE WORKS CO. INC.

1165 CLINTON STREET, BUFFALO, NY, 14206
332618Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
EIN 160368730

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OSHA inspections
8
over 48 years
Violations
9
$24,038 in penalties
Penalties
$24,038
$2,671 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

BUFFALO WIRE WORKS CO. INC. has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 48 years of recorded history, with $24,038 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 49th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 48 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

BUFFALO WIRE WORKS CO. INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.2 / yr · last 48 yrs
Violations
9
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$24,038
$2,671 avg / violation
89% serious11% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 8
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 8

38% 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $24,038 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$6,000Sep 2017Sep 2017
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$5,288Sep 2024Sep 2024
29 CFR 1910.0137 C02 XII11$4,000Sep 2017Sep 2017
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$3,250Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA11$3,250Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0147 F0411$1,125Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I11$1,125Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211Sep 2024Sep 2024
29 CFR 1910.0184 E03 II11Sep 2017Sep 2017

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

49th

Below average violations in NAICS 3326 within NY. Peer group: 48 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $3,460
Inspection frequency
91st
peer median: 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.

DART rate
5.0
vs industry
+3.2
TRIR
6.5
vs industry
+3.3

Reported for 156 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
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.5
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
1
Complaint
5
Referral
2

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) · Jun 2017 – Jan 2021 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified

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
Jan 19, 2021Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Jun 7, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation

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
Jun 7, 2017Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Hand,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,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
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year 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 WIRE WORKS CO. INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BUFFALO WIRE WORKS CO. INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NY — for BUFFALO WIRE WORKS CO. INC., not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
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 WIRE WORKS CO. INC. 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
03-CA-026013Unfair labor practiceSep 2006May 2007ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York

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

Total applications
5
Certified
5
Avg wage ratio
1.01x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BUFFALO WIRE WORKS CO. INC.. 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
BUFFALO WIRE WORKS CO
1165 CLINTON ST · BUFFALO, NY, 14206
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00Jun 2008View →

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
3316619
Operation
C

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 WIRE WORKS CO. INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-07-17Referral22$5,288
2018-11-30Complaint0$0
2017-06-14Referral32$10,000
2006-12-06Complaint0$0
1999-09-21Complaint44$8,750
1982-02-08Planned0$0
1980-11-18Complaint0$0
1978-01-11Complaint0$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 WIRE WORKS CO. INC. 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 WIRE WORKS CO. INC.'s OSHA violation history?
BUFFALO WIRE WORKS CO. INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $24,038 in total penalties.
How does BUFFALO WIRE WORKS CO. INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
BUFFALO WIRE WORKS CO. INC. operates in the other fabricated wire product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. BUFFALO WIRE WORKS CO. INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.98 compared to an industry average of 1.8.