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RWS MANUFACTURING INC.

22 FERGUSON LANE QUEENSBURY, QUEENSBURY, NY, 12804
321999All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
11
over 16 years
Violations
33
$57,435 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
6 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

RWS MANUFACTURING INC. has accumulated 33 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $57,435 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 348 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

RWS MANUFACTURING 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

Inspections
11
0.7 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
33
2.1 / yr
Penalties
$57,435
$1,740 avg / violation
70% serious30% other
Inspection trigger · referral
5 of 11
Inspection trigger · follow-up
4 of 11

55% 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 · 24 citations in this view · $57,435 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0122$25,263Feb 2010Jul 2016
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0122$2,789Feb 2010May 2013
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0122$2,264Feb 2010May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0156 B0122$910Nov 2010Jan 2017
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211$8,000Jul 2016Jul 2016
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0411$2,500Jul 2016Jul 2016
5A000111$2,500Jul 2016Jul 2016
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0111$2,264May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0095 I0311$2,264May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0095 K0111$2,264May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0311$2,000Jul 2016Jul 2016
29 CFR 1904.0029 A11$1,000Feb 2010Feb 2010
29 CFR 1910.0156 C0111$910Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0134 K0611$880May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$525Feb 2010Feb 2010
29 CFR 1910.0265 C04 IV11$525Feb 2010Feb 2010
29 CFR 1910.0036 G0111$263Feb 2010Feb 2010
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0611$158Feb 2010Feb 2010
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111$158Feb 2010Feb 2010
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0611Jul 2016Jul 2016

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

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3219 within NY. Peer group: 348 employers. This establishment has 33 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $3,000
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for RWS MANUFACTURING INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
1
Referral
5
Follow-up
4

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) · Nov 2016

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Nov 30, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecifiedNonclassifiableHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 RWS MANUFACTURING INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RWS MANUFACTURING 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 RWS MANUFACTURING 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 RWS MANUFACTURING INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RWS MANUFACTURING INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for RWS MANUFACTURING INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$18K
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Agriculture
$18K
Company-wide — RWS MANUFACTURING INC. (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$18K
Awards (all-time)
1

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

Largest awards
  • Department of Agriculture
    IGF::OT::IGF SUPPLY 3 TRAILER LOADS (EST 1100 BAGS PER LOAD DELIVERED 3 TIMES THROUGH YEAR) OF PINE SHAVINGS.
    contract · Last action 2017-03-31
    $18,025

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 321999 - ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2017-03-31. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-09-20Referral1$0
2016-01-13Follow-up63$40,000
2016-01-13Follow-up0$0
2013-06-26Unprogrammed Other0$0
2013-04-04Follow-up0$0
2013-01-25Referral77$12,200
2011-09-29Referral0$0
2010-05-28Referral22$1,820
2010-05-28Follow-up0$0
2009-11-18Referral82$1,525
2009-11-06Complaint99$1,890

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RWS MANUFACTURING 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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Frequently asked

What is RWS MANUFACTURING INC.'s OSHA violation history?
RWS MANUFACTURING INC. has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 33 violations and $57,435 in total penalties.
How does RWS MANUFACTURING INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
RWS MANUFACTURING INC. operates in the all other miscellaneous wood product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.5.