Establishment profile
U.S. SUGAR CO., LLC
692 BAILEY AVENUE, BUFFALO, NY, 14206
Operated by American Sugar Refining Co · 1 of 5 establishments
311314 — Cane Sugar Manufacturing
EIN 161327572
Summary
U.S. SUGAR CO., LLC has accumulated 41 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $41,558 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 34 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
U.S. SUGAR CO., LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% 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 · 28 citations in this view · $41,558 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $6,679 | Nov 1996 | Jul 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0307 C | 2 | 2 | $5,150 | Sep 2008 | Aug 2010 |
| 5A0001 | 2 | 1 | $3,600 | Sep 2008 | Sep 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA | 2 | 2 | $3,500 | Feb 2008 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $3,475 | Nov 1996 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 2 | 2 | $2,925 | Sep 2008 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | $750 | Nov 1996 | Feb 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $4,554 | Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0137 B02 VIII | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Feb 2008 | Feb 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Feb 2008 | Feb 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Feb 2008 | Feb 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 F03 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Feb 1997 | Feb 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $875 | Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $675 | Sep 2008 | Sep 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 C02VIIV | 1 | 1 | $650 | Sep 2008 | Sep 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 F | 1 | 1 | $650 | Sep 2008 | Sep 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
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 3113 within NY. Peer group: 34 employers. This establishment has 41 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 108 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) · May 2019 – Jan 2025 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Direct exposure to electricity, 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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2025 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation | |
| Oct 15, 2023 | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized | |
| May 6, 2019 | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Lumbar region | 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 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 U.S. SUGAR CO., LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for U.S. SUGAR CO., 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 U.S. SUGAR CO., 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 U.S. SUGAR CO., LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for U.S. SUGAR CO., 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 U.S. SUGAR CO., LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-22 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $9,108 | |
| 2010-06-04 | Complaint | 6 | 5 | $14,400 | |
| 2008-12-18 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-12-18 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-07-01 | Planned | 11 | 7 | $6,900 | |
| 2007-11-21 | Complaint | 11 | 9 | $6,750 | |
| 1997-01-28 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $900 | |
| 1996-10-16 | Complaint | 9 | 5 | $3,500 | |
| 1990-06-14 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
U.S. SUGAR CO., LLC is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization American Sugar Refining Co.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of American Sugar Refining Co across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in cane sugar manufacturing within NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING, INC.BUFFALO — 2 federal enforcement records
- SWEETLIFE LLCLACKAWANNA — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by American Sugar Refining Co, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING, INC.BUFFALO, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING CONew York -Richmond, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All American Sugar Refining Co locationsParent rollup
- Cane Sugar ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NYState-wide enforcement data
- Cane Sugar Manufacturing in NYIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on U.S. SUGAR CO., 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup American Sugar Refining Co, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is U.S. SUGAR CO., LLC's OSHA violation history?
- U.S. SUGAR CO., LLC has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 41 violations and $41,558 in total penalties.
- How does U.S. SUGAR CO., LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- U.S. SUGAR CO., LLC operates in the cane sugar manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.9. U.S. SUGAR CO., LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.63 compared to an industry average of 3.3.