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Forest Materials Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Buffalo, New York · Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing · NAICS 337110

2inspections
6citation items
$7,008current penalties
Mar 9, 2023last inspection

Since 2001, OSHA inspectors have visited Forest Materials Inc in New York 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Mar 9, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Buffalo.

In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $10,687; today they stand at $7,008, 34% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 4 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Forest Materials Inc averages $6,028 across 1 cited inspection.

Forest Materials Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Forest Materials Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2001 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346554520 OPENED MAR 9, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed May 22, 2023

1665 Harlem Road, Buffalo, NY 14206 · Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$4,465$3,349Mar 13, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Mar 13, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$3,572$2,679Mar 13, 2023Final

Inspection 304568256 OPENED JUL 24, 2001Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 32 employees at the site · Closed Nov 14, 2001

1665 Harlem Road, Buffalo, NY 14206 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.36(b)(4) · Exit route design
 Serious$525$400Aug 1, 2001Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$875$580Aug 1, 2001Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$1,250$0Aug 1, 2001Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2023, the Buffalo site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 44 workers: 16.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.3 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Forest Materials, Inc.
Buffalo · 2023
44 4016.93.3

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)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)

(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a)

(A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

Other wood kitchen cabinet and countertop manufacturing employers in New York

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.