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UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC.

3300 NORTH AMERICA DRIVE, WEST SENECA, NY, 14224
Operated by Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc · 1 of 5 establishments
311511Fluid Milk Manufacturing
EIN 160845625

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OSHA inspections
5
over 16 years
Violations
7
$17,652 in penalties
Penalties
$17,652
$2,522 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC. has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $17,652 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 42nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 111 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 73rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.3 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
7
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$17,652
$2,522 avg / violation
86% serious14% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 5
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 5

80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $17,652 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22$8,352Mar 2012Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$4,300Dec 2025Dec 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11$2,500Mar 2012Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0027 F11$1,250Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$750Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1904.0007 B0311$500Sep 2010Sep 2010

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

42nd

Below average violations in NAICS 3115 within NY. Peer group: 111 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
65th
peer median: $6,888
Inspection frequency
73rd
peer median: 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.

DART rate
12.6
vs industry
+9.2
TRIR
13.3
vs industry
+8.6

Reported for 155 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

Industry avg TRIR
4.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
13.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
1
Complaint
4

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 UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
7 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NY — for Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
03-CA-026588Unfair labor practiceFeb 2008Apr 2008ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-11-25Complaint11$4,300
2021-07-07Complaint11$5,852
2020-03-09Planned0$0
2012-02-14Complaint22$5,000
2010-06-24Complaint32$2,500

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC. is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in fluid milk manufacturing within NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $17,652 in total penalties.
How does UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC. operates in the fluid milk manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.7. UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 12.62 compared to an industry average of 3.4.