Establishment profile
COLGATE PLASTICS CORP.
162 COLGATE AVENUE, BUFFALO, NY, 14220
Operated by Colgate-Palmolive · 1 of 65 establishments
Summary
COLGATE PLASTICS CORP. has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $1,245 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 132,443 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 36 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COLGATE PLASTICS CORP. 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
75% 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $1,245 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 2 | $120 | Jul 1982 | Feb 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 1 | 1 | $320 | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | $320 | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $245 | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $120 | Jul 1982 | Jul 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 1 | 1 | $120 | Jul 1982 | Jul 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1903.0002 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0005 A | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1985 | Feb 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 C | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1985 | Feb 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1985 | Feb 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 G10 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1982 | Jul 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1982 | Jul 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 E | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1982 | Jul 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1982 | Jul 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1982 | Jul 1982 |
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 nearly every other employer. Peer group: 132,443 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for COLGATE PLASTICS CORP.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 COLGATE PLASTICS CORP.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 36+ years. Most recent activity: 36 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 COLGATE PLASTICS CORP.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COLGATE PLASTICS CORP.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for COLGATE PLASTICS CORP.. 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 COLGATE PLASTICS CORP.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COLGATE PLASTICS CORP.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COLGATE PLASTICS CORP 162 COLGATE AVE · BUFFALO, NY, 14220 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Dec 1987 | 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 COLGATE PLASTICS CORP.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-12-20 | Complaint | 5 | 3 | $885 | |
| 1985-02-11 | Planned | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-06-30 | Planned | 8 | 4 | $360 | |
| 1975-07-18 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
COLGATE PLASTICS CORP. is one of 65 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Colgate-Palmolive.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Colgate-Palmolive across all 65 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Colgate-Palmolive, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANYJEFFERSONVILLE, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE SCAFFOLDING & EQUIPMENT CORPNEW YORK, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO.KANSAS CITY, KS — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE SCAFFOLDING & EQUIPMENT CORP.BRONX, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE PALMOLIVE INC.PISCATAWAY, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE SCAFFOLDING CORP.BRONX, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE UNIVERSITYHAMILTON, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- Colgate-Palmolive CompanyClarksville, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYCLARKSVILLE, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE - PALMOLIVE CO.KANSAS CITY, KS — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Colgate-Palmolive locationsParent rollup
- Employers in NYState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COLGATE PLASTICS CORP. 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 Colgate-Palmolive, which operates 65 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is COLGATE PLASTICS CORP.'s OSHA violation history?
- COLGATE PLASTICS CORP. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $1,245 in total penalties.