Establishment profile
RUSSELL'S TREE & SHRUB FARM LLC
9800 TRANSIT ROAD, EAST AMHERST, NY, 14051
Operated by Russell's Tree & Shrub Farm LLC
111421 — Nursery and Tree Production
EIN 161580732
Summary
RUSSELL'S TREE & SHRUB FARM LLC has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 25 years of recorded history, with $900 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 65th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 132,445 employers. 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
RUSSELL'S TREE & SHRUB FARM LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $900 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 2 | 1 | $600 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 IM | 1 | 1 | $300 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L06 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2001 | May 2001 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 1114 within NY. Peer group: 132,445 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 43 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 RUSSELL'S TREE & SHRUB FARM LLC. 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)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages · $380 in civil penalties
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-2A agricultural visa | Jul 2022 | 1 | 1 | — | — | $380 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 2 cases · 1 violations · $0 in backwages · $380 in civil penalties
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2020 – Jul 2022 | Nursery and Tree Production | H-2A | 1 | 0 | — | $380 |
| May 2009 – May 2011 | Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RUSSELL'S TREE & SHRUB FARM LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for RUSSELL'S TREE & SHRUB FARM LLC. 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 RUSSELL'S TREE & SHRUB FARM LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RUSSELL'S TREE & SHRUB FARM LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 RUSSELL'S TREE & SHRUB FARM LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-05-09 | Referral | 4 | 3 | $900 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
RUSSELL'S TREE & SHRUB FARM LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Russell's Tree & Shrub Farm LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Russell's Tree & Shrub Farm LLC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in nursery and tree production within NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- H. EBERHARD NURSERIES, INC.EAST MORICHES — 2 federal enforcement records
- WELLS NURSERY LLCSCHENECTADY — 1 federal enforcement record
- IVY ACRESCALVERTON — 1 federal enforcement record
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- Warren's NurseryWater Mill — 1 federal enforcement record
- Pinewood Perennial GardensCutchogue — 1 federal enforcement record
- Cohen FarmsEast Hampton — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RUSSELL'S TREE & SHRUB FARM LLC 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 RUSSELL'S TREE & SHRUB FARM LLC's OSHA violation history?
- RUSSELL'S TREE & SHRUB FARM LLC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $900 in total penalties.
- How does RUSSELL'S TREE & SHRUB FARM LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- RUSSELL'S TREE & SHRUB FARM LLC operates in the nursery and tree production industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. RUSSELL'S TREE & SHRUB FARM LLC's self-reported DART rate is 7.08 compared to an industry average of 2.5.