Establishment profile
SHELTER ENTERPRISES INC.
8 SARATOGA ST., COHOES, NY, 12047
326150 — Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing
EIN 141579382
Summary
SHELTER ENTERPRISES INC. has accumulated 75 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 45 years of recorded history, with $120,556 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 393 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SHELTER ENTERPRISES INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
76% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 11 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 · 35 citations in this view · $107,691 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 3 | 3 | $20,055 | May 1990 | Feb 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 3 | 3 | $9,493 | Nov 2007 | Jan 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $7,000 | Feb 2005 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 2 | 2 | $9,343 | Sep 2010 | Jan 2018 |
| 5A0001 | 2 | 1 | $2,500 | Feb 2005 | Feb 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 2 | 2 | $1,750 | Oct 1992 | Sep 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B04 | 2 | 2 | $1,700 | Feb 2005 | Sep 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $1,500 | Feb 2005 | Nov 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | $1,365 | Oct 1992 | Sep 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 2 | 2 | $1,340 | Feb 2005 | Sep 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 2 | 2 | $805 | May 1990 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A03 | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 1986 | Feb 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $19,250 | Feb 2005 | Feb 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $19,250 | Feb 2005 | Feb 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $3,239 | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I A | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0216 B01 | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 II | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Feb 2005 | Feb 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 O01 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Feb 2005 | Feb 2005 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3261 within NY. Peer group: 393 employers. This establishment has 75 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 62 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) · Mar 2017
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2017 | Amputated,Amputation,Burn,Caught In,Conveyor,Finger,Hand,Machine Guarding,Material Handling | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Aug 21, 2004 | FRACTURE,TIBIA,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,WORK PLATFORM,ANKLE,CONTUSION,UNSTABLE POSITION | 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 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 SHELTER ENTERPRISES INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SHELTER ENTERPRISES 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 SHELTER ENTERPRISES 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 SHELTER ENTERPRISES INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SHELTER ENTERPRISES INC 8 SARATOGA ST · COHOES, NY, 12047 | Air | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Jun 2022 | 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 SHELTER ENTERPRISES INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-08 | Complaint | 4 | 2 | $4,500 | |
| 2017-08-24 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $14,487 | |
| 2017-07-28 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-03-24 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $8,239 | |
| 2010-11-19 | Follow-up | 3 | 3 | $1,750 | |
| 2010-04-27 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | |
| 2010-04-02 | Complaint | 17 | 15 | $14,340 | |
| 2007-09-17 | Planned | 8 | 5 | $4,650 | |
| 2004-08-23 | Referral | 23 | 15 | $67,375 | |
| 1998-08-20 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-09-12 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $910 | |
| 1992-10-07 | Complaint | 4 | 2 | $1,225 | |
| 1990-04-19 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $980 | |
| 1986-07-28 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-08-16 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-10-14 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-05-07 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SHELTER ENTERPRISES 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SHELTER ENTERPRISES INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SHELTER ENTERPRISES INC. has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 75 violations and $120,555.55 in total penalties.
- How does SHELTER ENTERPRISES INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SHELTER ENTERPRISES INC. operates in the urethane and other foam product (except polystyrene) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. SHELTER ENTERPRISES INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.92 compared to an industry average of 2.