Establishment profile
TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL INC.
520 MILL STREET, LOCKPORT, NY, 14094
325199 — All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Summary
TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL INC. has accumulated 92 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $36,625 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 77 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and SAM.gov federal debarment records 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, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
41% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 34 citations in this view · $23,703 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 4 | 2 | $1,073 | Apr 1980 | May 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 C | 3 | 2 | $250 | Aug 1979 | Apr 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J02 | 2 | 2 | $3,080 | Jun 1993 | May 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 L01 | 2 | 2 | $3,080 | Jun 1993 | May 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 2 | 1 | $720 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B11 | 2 | 1 | $450 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 040004 | 2 | 2 | $305 | Aug 1979 | Apr 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 2 | 2 | $275 | Aug 1979 | Apr 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 H | 2 | 2 | $150 | Aug 1979 | Apr 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 II | 2 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E | 2 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 II | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | May 2015 | May 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 IV | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | May 2015 | May 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 VI | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | May 2015 | May 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 III | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | May 2015 | May 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I F | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | May 2015 | May 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 IV | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | May 2015 | May 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,540 | May 2015 | May 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 F04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | May 2015 | May 2015 |
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 3251 within NY. Peer group: 77 employers. This establishment has 92 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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) · Jul 2023
Most frequent event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2023 | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL 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 TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL 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 TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL, INC. 520 MILL STREET · LOCKPORT, NY, 14094 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Unknown | 0 | 0 | — | Nov 2017 | 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 TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
SAM.gov exclusions roster
Every SAM.gov debarment, suspension, or proposed-debarment entry on file for this entity. Active exclusions bar the entity from federal contracting and most federal financial assistance. Terminated exclusions retain historical significance for due-diligence reviews. 1 exclusion on file · 1 active.
| Excluding agency | Type / program | Status | Terminated | UEI / CAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
— SAM #NK-5aHq2B7koyZdhtRPEbrUAd | Reciprocal | Active | — | NK-5aHq2B7koyZdhtRPEbrUAd |
Source: SAM.gov exclusions database. “Active” exclusions bar the entity from receiving federal contracts + most federal financial assistance until termination. The canonical authoritative record is at sam.gov; UEI / CAGE crosslinks the entity to its federal-contracting profile when populated.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-04 | Planned | 16 | 16 | $21,000 | |
| 1992-12-14 | Referral | 8 | 5 | $5,000 | |
| 1992-05-20 | Complaint | 25 | 22 | $6,660 | |
| 1986-05-14 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-02-18 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-02-18 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-03-29 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-05-13 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-05-02 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-03-27 | Complaint | 22 | 11 | $2,000 | |
| 1980-03-04 | Accident | 9 | 4 | $1,040 | |
| 1979-09-12 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-08-29 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-08-02 | Complaint | 11 | 9 | $925 | |
| 1979-03-07 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-10-14 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-02-18 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
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 TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL 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 TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL INC. has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 92 violations and $36,625 in total penalties.
- How does TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL INC. operates in the all other basic organic chemical manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4.
- Has TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving TWIN LAKE CHEMICAL INC..