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Austin Machine: OSHA inspections and violations

Cortland, New York · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

1inspections
3citation items
$1,447current penalties
Mar 20, 2026last inspection

OSHA has inspected Austin Machine once in New York.

The inspection began on Mar 20, 2026 as a planned inspection, in Cortland.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 1 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $1,929 and now stand at $1,447, 25% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Austin Machine averages $1,447 (1 cited inspection).

Austin Machine: OSHA citation items per year, 2026 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348822917 OPENED MAR 20, 2026Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Sep 17, 2026

46 East Court Street, Cortland, NY 13045 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,929$1,447Aug 18, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 18, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 18, 2026Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)

(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6)

(6) Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

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