Establishment profile
ELECTRO ABRASIVES, LLC
701 WILLET ROAD, BUFFALO, NY, 14218
327910 — Abrasive Product Manufacturing
EIN 263773827
Summary
ELECTRO ABRASIVES, LLC has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $19,050 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 190 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ELECTRO ABRASIVES, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 20 citations in this view · $19,050 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A02 | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 J02 I | 1 | 1 | $750 | Aug 2001 | Aug 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 1989 | Jun 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II C | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I B | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I C | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 L01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 K01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1989 | Jun 1989 |
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 3279 within NY. Peer group: 190 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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 19 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) · Jun 2018
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2018 | Amputated,Caught Between,Finger,Pipe,Rotating Parts | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 ELECTRO ABRASIVES, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ELECTRO ABRASIVES, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ELECTRO ABRASIVES, LLC. 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 ELECTRO ABRASIVES, LLC. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ELECTRO ABRASIVES 701 WILLET ROAD · LACKAWANNA, NY, 14218 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Sep 2002 | 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 ELECTRO ABRASIVES, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-14 | Referral | 6 | 6 | $8,000 | |
| 2011-07-28 | Planned | 11 | 11 | $10,000 | |
| 2001-07-03 | Unprogrammed Related | 1 | 1 | $750 | |
| 1989-05-26 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $300 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ELECTRO ABRASIVES, LLC 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 ELECTRO ABRASIVES, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- ELECTRO ABRASIVES, LLC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $19,050 in total penalties.
- How does ELECTRO ABRASIVES, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- ELECTRO ABRASIVES, LLC operates in the abrasive product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.6. ELECTRO ABRASIVES, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.