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FORD GUM & MACHINE COMPANY, INC.

18 NEWTON AVENUE, AKRON, NY, 14001
311340Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing
EIN 160436120

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OSHA inspections
5
over 50 years
Violations
19
$5,070 in penalties
Penalties
$5,070
$267 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

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

Inspections
5
0.1 / yr · last 50 yrs
Violations
19
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$5,070
$267 avg / violation
32% serious68% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 5
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 5

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 sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$1,900Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$1,530Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$1,530Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0111$50Jan 1979Jan 1979
29 CFR 1910.0219 A03 II11$30Feb 1976Feb 1976
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11$30Feb 1976Feb 1976
29 CFR 1904.0032 A0411Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0211Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 04000411Jan 1979Jan 1979
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0411Jan 1979Jan 1979
29 CFR 1910.0219 C0411Feb 1976Feb 1976
29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 X11Feb 1976Feb 1976
29 CFR 1910.0219 A0411Feb 1976Feb 1976
29 CFR 1910.0219 I0211Feb 1976Feb 1976
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 02504511Feb 1976Feb 1976
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11Feb 1976Feb 1976
29 CFR 1910.0219 B0911Feb 1976Feb 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

94th

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.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
55th
peer median: $4,305
Inspection frequency
94th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.9
vs industry
−0.7
TRIR
0.9
vs industry
−1.7

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

Industry avg TRIR
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
4
Complaint
1

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

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

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 inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
7
Formal actions
2
EPA penalties
$30,000

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
FORD GUM & MACHINE CO INC
18 NEWTON AVE · AKRON, NY, 14001
AirRCRANo Violation Identified
QNCR 7
12$30,000Jul 2022View →

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-02-21Planned74$4,960
2000-12-01Complaint0$0
1984-01-26Planned0$0
1979-01-05Planned32$50
1976-01-07Planned9$60

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 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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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.