Establishment profile
LANCASTER KNIVES, INC.
165 COURT STREET, LANCASTER, NY, 14086
331110 — Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
EIN 160517240
Summary
LANCASTER KNIVES, INC. has accumulated 32 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $8,532 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 26 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
LANCASTER KNIVES, INC. 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
89% 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 · 21 citations in this view · $8,532 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 1 | $613 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 I | 1 | 1 | $1,205 | May 2012 | May 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0126 A02 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | $490 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 IIB | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2003 | Jun 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2003 | Jun 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2003 | Jun 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 D | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1988 | Jan 1988 |
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 3311 within NY. Peer group: 26 employers. This establishment has 32 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 30 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 LANCASTER KNIVES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 LANCASTER KNIVES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for LANCASTER KNIVES, 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 LANCASTER KNIVES, 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 LANCASTER KNIVES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for LANCASTER KNIVES, INC.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LANCASTER KNIVES INC 165 COURT ST · LANCASTER, NY, 14086 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Nov 2015 | 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 LANCASTER KNIVES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-16 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $4,000 | |
| 2018-11-29 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-04-30 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $1,205 | |
| 2009-02-19 | Planned | 9 | 6 | $2,225 | |
| 2003-03-06 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $1,103 | |
| 2003-03-06 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-01-04 | Planned | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-03-30 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-12-17 | Planned | 6 | — | $0 |
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 LANCASTER KNIVES, 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 LANCASTER KNIVES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- LANCASTER KNIVES, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 32 violations and $8,532.38 in total penalties.
- How does LANCASTER KNIVES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- LANCASTER KNIVES, INC. operates in the iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. LANCASTER KNIVES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 44.61 compared to an industry average of 1.3.