Establishment profile
FORD GUM & MACHINE COMPANY, INC.
18 NEWTON AVENUE, AKRON, NY, 14001
311340 — Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing
EIN 160436120
Summary
FORD GUM & MACHINE COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $5,070 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 34 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FORD GUM & MACHINE COMPANY, INC. 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
60% 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. 19 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $5,070 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,900 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,530 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $1,530 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 1 | 1 | $50 | Jan 1979 | Jan 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $30 | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $30 | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0032 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 040004 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1979 | Jan 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1979 | Jan 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 X | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1976 | Feb 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 most other employers in NAICS 3113 within NY. Peer group: 34 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 112 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 FORD GUM & MACHINE COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 FORD GUM & MACHINE COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FORD GUM & MACHINE COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FORD GUM & MACHINE COMPANY, INC.. 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 FORD GUM & MACHINE COMPANY, 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 · $30,000 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FORD GUM & MACHINE CO INC 18 NEWTON AVE · AKRON, NY, 14001 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 7 | 1 | 2 | $30,000 | Jul 2022 | 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 FORD GUM & MACHINE COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-21 | Planned | 7 | 4 | $4,960 | |
| 2000-12-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-01-26 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-01-05 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $50 | |
| 1976-01-07 | Planned | 9 | — | $60 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- NUTRITION BAR CONFECTIONERS, LLCCATO — 1 federal enforcement record
- RICHARDSON BRANDS COMPANYCANAJOHARIE — 1 federal enforcement record
- JOYCO USACANAJOHARIE — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FORD GUM & MACHINE COMPANY, 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 FORD GUM & MACHINE COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- FORD GUM & MACHINE COMPANY, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $5,070 in total penalties.
- How does FORD GUM & MACHINE COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- FORD GUM & MACHINE COMPANY, INC. operates in the nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. FORD GUM & MACHINE COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.95 compared to an industry average of 1.7.