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Engineered Composites Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Buffalo, New York · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326199

4inspections
12citation items
$18,410current penalties
Jul 12, 2023last inspection

Engineered Composites Inc has 4 OSHA inspections on record in New York, the first in 2014.

OSHA's last visit started on Jul 12, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Buffalo.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 12 citation items: 7 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $27,048 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $18,410, down 32%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Engineered Composites Inc averages $3,722 over 3 cited inspections in that time.

Engineered Composites Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Engineered Composites Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346824196 OPENED JUL 12, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Sep 27, 2023

55 Roberts Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14206 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$3,984$3,000Aug 2, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2) · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA
Other-than-serious$1,129$0Aug 2, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 2, 2023Final

Inspection 346464316 OPENED JAN 26, 2023Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 86 employees at the site · Closed Apr 24, 2023

55 Roberts Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14206 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$5,313$3,985Feb 23, 2023Final

Inspection 345572358 OPENED OCT 7, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 90 employees at the site · Closed Feb 1, 2022

55 Roberts Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14206 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$3,481$2,090Dec 15, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$3,481$2,090Dec 15, 2021Final

Inspection 339868069 OPENED JUL 29, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 58 employees at the site · Closed Sep 16, 2014

55 Roberts Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14206 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$2,975$2,231Aug 8, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$4,900$3,675Aug 8, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
Serious$1,785$1,339Aug 8, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 8, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 3 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 8, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 4 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 8, 2014Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Buffalo site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 94 workers: 4.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 95 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Engineered Composites Inc
Buffalo · 2025
94 444.22.6
Eci
Buffalo · 2016
91 305.52.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.41 · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA

29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2)

(2) Annual electronic submission of information from OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses and OSHA Form 301 Injury and Illness Incident Report by establishments with 100 or more employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 100 or more employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix B to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Forms 300 and 301 to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the forms.

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii)

(ii) The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

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