Establishment profile
PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO. INC.
137 ARTHUR STREET, BUFFALO, NY, 14207
Operated by Prince Rubber & Plastics Co., Inc
326291 — Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use
Summary
PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO. INC. has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $10,162 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 47 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO. 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
71% 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $10,162 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0216 B01 | 1 | 1 | $6,791 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 J02 I | 1 | 1 | $600 | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 J04 I | 1 | 1 | $600 | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L06 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Mar 2005 | Mar 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $446 | Mar 2005 | Mar 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $400 | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 I | 1 | 1 | $400 | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA | 1 | 1 | $400 | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2005 | May 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2005 | Mar 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2005 | Mar 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1986 | Dec 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1986 | Dec 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1986 | Dec 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1986 | Dec 1986 |
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 3262 within NY. Peer group: 47 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 22 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Feb 2018
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2018 | Caught By,Milling Machine | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO. INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO. 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 PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO. 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 PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO. INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO INC 137 ARTHUR ST · BUFFALO, NY, 14207 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | May 2012 | 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 PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO. INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-28 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,791 | |
| 2005-03-02 | Referral | 6 | 6 | $1,600 | |
| 2005-02-17 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $971 | |
| 1989-12-18 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-11-29 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $800 | |
| 1986-12-18 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-06-12 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO. INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Prince Rubber & Plastics Co., Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Prince Rubber & Plastics Co., Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in rubber product manufacturing for mechanical use within NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MOLDTECH, INC.LANCASTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- VAL TECH HOLDINGS, INC.ROCHESTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- VOLT TEK INC.FAIRPORT — 1 federal enforcement record
- CAMOPLAST ROCKLAND, LTD.PLATTSBURGH — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHEMPRENE INC.BEACON — 1 federal enforcement record
- MECHANICAL RUBBER PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.WARWICK — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO. 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Prince Rubber & Plastics Co., Inc.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO. INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO. INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $10,161.5 in total penalties.
- How does PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO. INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO. INC. operates in the rubber product manufacturing for mechanical use industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. PRINCE RUBBER & PLASTICS CO. INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.86 compared to an industry average of 1.5.