Establishment profile
ONTARIO KNIFE CO
26 EMPIRE STREET, FRANKLINVILLE, NY, 14737
Operated by Ontario Knife Company
332215 — Metal Kitchen Cookware, Utensil, Cutlery, and Flatware (except Precious) Manufacturing
EIN 160578540
Summary
ONTARIO KNIFE CO has accumulated 30 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $12,563 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 27 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ONTARIO KNIFE CO appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
62% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 22 citations in this view · $12,563 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 3 | 3 | $4,260 | Apr 1975 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0062 D01 I | 1 | 1 | $5,313 | Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $620 | Nov 1997 | Nov 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $490 | Nov 1997 | Nov 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $490 | Nov 1997 | Nov 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA | 1 | 1 | $350 | Mar 1977 | Mar 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Mar 1977 | Mar 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Mar 1977 | Mar 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C01 | 1 | 1 | $40 | Apr 1975 | Apr 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 M01 | 1 | 1 | $40 | Apr 1975 | Apr 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $30 | Apr 1975 | Apr 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0062 L01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0062 H03 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1997 | Nov 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1997 | Nov 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1988 | Nov 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 G | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1981 | Jun 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1981 | Jun 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1981 | Jun 1981 |
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 3322 within NY. Peer group: 27 employers. This establishment has 30 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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 58 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 ONTARIO KNIFE CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 ONTARIO KNIFE CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ONTARIO KNIFE CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ONTARIO KNIFE CO. 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 ONTARIO KNIFE CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ONTARIO KNIFE CO. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ONTARIO KNIFE CO 26 EMPIRE ST · FRANKLINVILLE, NY, 14737 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 2017 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ONTARIO KNIFE CO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-14 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $5,313 | |
| 2011-02-03 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | |
| 1997-10-17 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $1,600 | |
| 1988-11-07 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-02-25 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $300 | |
| 1983-06-29 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-06-11 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-09-26 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-03-09 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-05-31 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-02-15 | Complaint | 7 | 5 | $1,180 | |
| 1975-05-20 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-04-02 | Planned | 8 | — | $170 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ONTARIO KNIFE CO is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Ontario Knife Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Ontario Knife Company across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in metal kitchen cookware, utensil, cutlery, and flatware (except precious) manufacturing within NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AMERICAN HOUSEWARES MFG. CORPORATIONBRONX — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN METALROME — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Ontario Knife Company locationsParent rollup
- Metal Kitchen Cookware, Utensil, Cutlery, and Flatware (except Precious) ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NYState-wide enforcement data
- Metal Kitchen Cookware, in NYIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ONTARIO KNIFE CO 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 ONTARIO KNIFE CO's OSHA violation history?
- ONTARIO KNIFE CO has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 30 violations and $12,563 in total penalties.
- How does ONTARIO KNIFE CO's safety record compare to its industry?
- ONTARIO KNIFE CO operates in the metal kitchen cookware, utensil, cutlery, and flatware (except precious) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.6. ONTARIO KNIFE CO's self-reported DART rate is 3.76 compared to an industry average of 2.2.