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RILEY GEAR CORPORATION

61 FELTON STREET, NORTH TONAWANDA, NY, 14120
Operated by Riley Gear Corp · 1 of 2 establishments
333612Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing
EIN 161159619

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OSHA inspections
16
over 52 years
Violations
43
$62,128 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

RILEY GEAR CORPORATION has accumulated 43 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $62,128 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 28 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

RILEY GEAR CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
16
0.3 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
43
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$62,128
$1,445 avg / violation
51% serious49% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
9 of 16
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 16

63% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · 26 citations in this view · $62,093 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0144$9,927Feb 1982Nov 2022
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0933$11,261Feb 1982Nov 2022
5A000121$3,430Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 II11$6,200Nov 2022Nov 2022
29 CFR 1910.1001 J03 I11$3,375Mar 2014Mar 2014
29 CFR 1910.1001 J0411$3,375Mar 2014Mar 2014
29 CFR 1910.1001 J07 IV11$3,375Mar 2014Mar 2014
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0211$3,000Nov 2022Nov 2022
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I11$2,869Apr 2013Apr 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$2,500Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0179 N03 I11$2,450Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$1,721Apr 2013Apr 2013
29 CFR 1910.0184 H01 III11$1,715Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 1910.0184 D11$1,715Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 IM11$1,225Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$1,225Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 1910.0213 B0311$1,225Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0211$735Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0211$735Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$35May 1974May 1974

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

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3336 within NY. Peer group: 28 employers. This establishment has 43 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $4,589
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 2

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
0.0
vs industry
−0.7
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−1.4

Reported for 28 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
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
5
Complaint
9
Follow-up
2

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 RILEY GEAR CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

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 RILEY GEAR CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RILEY GEAR CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NY — for Riley Gear Corp, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Riley Gear Corp locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
03-CA-353748Unfair labor practiceOct 2024Nov 2024ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-352557Unfair labor practiceOct 2024Nov 2024ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 RILEY GEAR CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Unknown.

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
RILEY GEAR CORPORATION
61 FELTON ST · NORTH TONAWANDA, NY, 14120
WaterRCRAUnknown10May 2026View →

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 RILEY GEAR CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$105K
Awards
6
Top agency
Department of Defense
$105K
Company-wide — RILEY GEAR CORPORATION (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$248K
Awards (all-time)
9

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    8501956924!HOUSING,DRIVE,GEAR
    contract · Last action 2015-03-30
    $62,830
  • Department of Defense
    8501593569!GEAR CLUSTER
    contract · Last action 2017-06-02
    $42,665
  • Department of Defense
    8502083414!HOUSING,DRIVE,GEAR
    contract · Last action 2016-08-24
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    8502701329!HOUSING,DRIVE,GEAR
    contract · Last action 2016-08-24
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    8502213824!HOUSING,DRIVE,GEAR
    contract · Last action 2015-08-31
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    4610017604!HOUSING,DRIVE,GEAR
    contract · Last action 2015-03-13
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333511 - INDUSTRIAL MOLD MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2017-06-02. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-10-26Follow-up42$18,000
2021-10-14Planned32$12,288
2013-12-18Complaint44$10,125
2013-04-11Planned22$4,590
2011-06-15Planned41$2,500
2000-05-12Complaint88$11,025
2000-03-15Complaint22$3,430
1985-09-26Complaint0$0
1985-06-05Planned31$100
1983-01-07Complaint0$0
1982-02-09Planned6$0
1981-05-21Complaint0$0
1979-11-13Complaint0$0
1977-07-28Complaint0$0
1974-06-04Follow-up0$0
1974-05-01Complaint7$70

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

RILEY GEAR CORPORATION is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Riley Gear Corp.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Riley Gear Corp across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in speed changer, industrial high-speed drive, and gear manufacturing within NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Riley Gear Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RILEY GEAR CORPORATION 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 Riley Gear Corp, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is RILEY GEAR CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
RILEY GEAR CORPORATION has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 43 violations and $62,128 in total penalties.
How does RILEY GEAR CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
RILEY GEAR CORPORATION operates in the speed changer, industrial high-speed drive, and gear manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. RILEY GEAR CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.7.