Establishment profile
EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES INC.
1005 INDIAN CHURCH ROAD, BUFFALO, NY, 14224
488210 — Support Activities for Rail Transportation
EIN 161168286
Summary
EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES INC. has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $18,695 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 11 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
EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES INC. 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
78% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 21 citations in this view · $18,695 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | $85 | May 2008 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 B02 I | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,785 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,785 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 G01 IV | 1 | 1 | $910 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 D01 | 1 | 1 | $910 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $910 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $900 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C01 | 1 | 1 | $900 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B05 III | 1 | 1 | $900 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I | 1 | 1 | $900 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $700 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 A03 VII | 1 | 1 | $660 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 M01 | 1 | 1 | $613 | Apr 2005 | Apr 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $613 | Apr 2005 | Apr 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B05 I | 1 | 1 | $540 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Mar 2005 | Mar 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 F | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2008 | May 2008 |
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 in NAICS 4882 within NY. Peer group: 11 employers. This establishment has 27 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 81 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) · Jul 2019 – Mar 2023 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2023 | Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material, n.e.c. | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 20, 2019 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Jul 3, 2019 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | 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 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 EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NY — for EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES INC., 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 EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES 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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-CA-027794 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2010 | Oct 2010 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-026763 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2008 | Mar 2009 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-026486 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2007 | Jan 2008 | Closed | Region 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
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES INC.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES 1005 INDIAN CHURCH RD #3 · WEST SENECA, NY, 14224 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Jul 2024 | 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 EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES INC.. 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.
- Department of DefenseSECOND-GENERATION D5 RAIL CARcontract · Last action 2020-12-09$8,152,000
- Department of DefenseSECOND-GENERATION D5 RAIL CARcontract · Last action 2019-10-29$8,152,000
- Department of TransportationMANUFACTURE AND DELIVERY OF 25 BOXCARS FOR EARLE NAVAL WEAPONS STATION.contract · Last action 2026-03-26$6,753,115
- Department of TransportationMANUFACTURE AND DELIVER 22 SPECIAL RAILWAY BOXCARS FOR THE NAVY AT NWS EARLE, NJ.contract · Last action 2024-09-26$5,122,370
- Department of DefenseSECOND-GENERATION D5 RAIL CAR FIRSTcontract · Last action 2017-02-27$2,999,000
- Department of DefenseSECOND-GENERATION D5 RAIL CAR DESIGNcontract · Last action 2016-07-06$1,978,000
- Department of DefenseSECOND-GENERATION D5 RAIL CARcontract · Last action 2017-02-27$1,588,000
- Department of AgriculturePURCHASE NEW BOX CAR, ELECTRICAL AND HYDRAULIC QUIPMENT. MODIFY NEW CAR ACCORDING TO GUIDE.contract · Last action 2011-08-23$495,944
- Department of DefenseTHERMOKING GENERATOR SG-3000contract · Last action 2021-05-18$24,999
- Department of DefenseIGF::OT::IGFcontract · Last action 2017-03-30$8,938
- Department of DefenseTRIDENT INTER-FACILITY TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT SECOND-GENERATION D5 RAIL CARScontract · Last action 2024-11-01$0
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 336510 - RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-03-26. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-09 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | |
| 2012-04-17 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-10-05 | Planned | 7 | 5 | $6,385 | |
| 2008-03-19 | Planned | 8 | 5 | $4,300 | |
| 2005-05-09 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $1,200 | |
| 2004-11-22 | Complaint | 4 | 2 | $1,225 | |
| 2004-11-22 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $525 | |
| 1985-12-18 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $60 | |
| 1982-11-12 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in support activities for rail transportation within NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- METAL LOCKING SERVICE INC.BUFFALO — 2 federal enforcement records
- TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS, INC.BLASDELL — 1 federal enforcement record
- THE ANDERSONS RAIL GROUPROMULUS — 1 federal enforcement record
- NYCTAFOREST HILLS — 0 federal enforcement records
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $18,695 in total penalties.
- How does EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES INC. operates in the support activities for rail transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. EBENEZER RAILCAR SERVICES INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 11.36 compared to an industry average of 2.