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ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER

462 GRIDER ST., BUFFALO, NY, 14215
622110General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

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OSHA inspections
8
over 39 years
Violations
8
Penalties
$0
$0 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 39 years of recorded history.

The establishment sits in the 77th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 388 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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

Inspections
8
0.2 / yr · last 39 yrs
Violations
8
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$0
63% serious37% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 8
Inspection trigger · follow-up
2 of 8

38% 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
12 NYCRR PART 800.6(G)11Dec 2023Dec 2023
12 NYCRR PART 800.6(H)11Dec 2023Dec 2023
29 CFR 1910.0036 D0311Oct 2023Oct 2023
29 CFR 1910.0038 C0211Oct 2023Oct 2023
29 CFR 1910.0038 E11Oct 2023Oct 2023
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0211Jun 1987Jun 1987
29 CFR 1910.0134 B1111Jun 1987Jun 1987
29 CFR 1910.1047 G01 IV11Jun 1987Jun 1987

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

77th

Above average violations in NAICS 6221 within NY. Peer group: 388 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
91st
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
5.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
4
Referral
1
Follow-up
2

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 ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
5
Back wages owed
$335,356
Employees affected
1,198

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 3 statutes · 1,205 violations · $335,356 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeFeb 2010 – Feb 202221,1971,196$335,356
H-1B visa wage protectionsSep 201415
FMLA (family & medical leave)May 201913

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 5 cases · 1,205 violations · $335,356 in backwages · 1,198 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Feb 2020 – Feb 2022General Medical and Surgical HospitalsFLSA32$187
May 2019Local HospitalsFMLA31
Sep 2013 – Sep 2014Local HospitalsH-1B50
Feb 2012 – Jul 2012Local Hospitals1
Sep 2007 – Feb 2010Local HospitalsFLSA1,1941194$335,169

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
2
Certified
2
Avg wage ratio
2.17x
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)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
2

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
462 GRIDER STREET · BUFFALO, NY, 14215
AirRCRANo Violation Identified
QNCR 2
10Oct 2023View →

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 ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$79K
Awards
5
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$79K
Company-wide — ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORP (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$12.0M
Obligated (all-time)
$32.0M
Awards (all-time)
11

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Largest awards
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    COLONOSCOPIES
    contract · Last action 2008-06-18
    $59,500
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SEND OUT TESTING BUFFALO VAMC
    contract · Last action 2011-10-01
    $6,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LABORATORY TESTING
    contract · Last action 2011-09-01
    $6,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LAB TESTING
    contract · Last action 2009-10-02
    $4,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    contract · Last action 2008-10-09
    $3,000

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 621111 - OFFICES OF PHYSICIANS (EXCEPT MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS). Last action: 2011-10-01. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-04-05Follow-up0$0
2023-12-18Follow-up0$0
2023-09-29Referral22$0
2023-06-21Complaint33$0
2018-02-16Complaint0$0
2005-01-14Complaint0$0
1987-06-16Complaint0$0
1987-05-12Planned3$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 ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 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 ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER's OSHA violation history?
ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER's safety record compare to its industry?
ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER operates in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.1.