Establishment profile
EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION
NORTH GENESEE AND LEE STREETS, UTICA, NY, 13503
Operated by Empire Recycling Corp · 1 of 3 establishments
562920 — Materials Recovery Facilities
Summary
EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION has accumulated 41 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $13,404 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 513 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION 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
54% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 23 citations in this view · $13,404 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 2 | 2 | $2,256 | Apr 2003 | Jul 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $1,400 | Mar 1976 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | $750 | Mar 1976 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,448 | Jul 2013 | Jul 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $750 | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 K01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 E | 1 | 1 | $525 | Nov 1993 | Nov 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 D04 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 A02 II | 1 | 1 | $360 | Nov 1993 | Nov 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $360 | Nov 1993 | Nov 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $360 | Nov 1993 | Nov 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C01 | 1 | 1 | $360 | Nov 1993 | Nov 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | $360 | Nov 1993 | Nov 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0254 D09 III | 1 | 1 | $315 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 I | 1 | 1 | $175 | Nov 1993 | Nov 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Mar 1976 | Mar 1976 |
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 5629 within NY. Peer group: 513 employers. This establishment has 41 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 59 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION. 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 EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EMPIRE RECYCLING 64 N GENESEE ST · UTICA, NY, 13503 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-10 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-07-10 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-04-16 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-04-16 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $4,284 | |
| 2006-06-13 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-02-10 | Planned | 9 | 8 | $2,100 | |
| 2003-02-10 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $840 | |
| 2001-04-04 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-08-22 | Complaint | 8 | 4 | $3,000 | |
| 1993-10-07 | Complaint | 10 | 6 | $2,500 | |
| 1984-12-04 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-05-05 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-03-09 | Planned | 6 | 1 | $680 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Empire Recycling Corp.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Empire Recycling Corp across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
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- COUSINS METAL INDUSTRIES, INC.OCEANSIDE — 3 federal enforcement records
- TOMRA RECYCLINGMATTYDALE — 2 federal enforcement records
- NATURAL ENVIRONMENTALBUFFALO — 2 federal enforcement records
- NEW YORK RECYCLING, LLCBRONX — 2 federal enforcement records
- PAPER INDUSTRIAL CLEANING CORPSTATEN ISLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- GERSHOW RECYCLING CORPORATIONMEDFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- BUFFALO RECYCLING ENTERPRISES, LLCBUFFALO — 2 federal enforcement records
- METZGER REMOVAL, INC.NORTH TONAWANDA — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOMRA NY RECYCLING, LLCROTTERDAM — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Empire Recycling Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATIONUTICA, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION 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 Empire Recycling Corp, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 41 violations and $13,404 in total penalties.
- How does EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION operates in the materials recovery facilities industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.9. EMPIRE RECYCLING CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 6.18 compared to an industry average of 4.8.