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Harbec Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

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

6inspections
11citation items
$26,811current penalties
Feb 27, 2025last inspection

Harbec Inc. has 6 OSHA inspections on record in New York, the first in 2015.

OSHA's last visit started on Feb 27, 2025 on a referral, in Ontario.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 11 citation items: 6 serious, 1 repeat and 4 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $34,351 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $26,811, down 22%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.95, noise (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Harbec Inc. averages $5,362 over 5 cited inspections in that time.

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

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Harbec Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348069378 OPENED FEB 27, 2025Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 121 employees at the site · Closed Sep 25, 2025

358 Timothy Lane, Ontario, NY 14519 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.242(a) · Hand and power tools
Other-than-serious$8,511$8,511Aug 25, 2025Final

Inspection 343439469 OPENED SEP 4, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 145 employees at the site · Closed Apr 11, 2019

358 Timothy Lane, Ontario, NY 14519 · 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(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$4,240$3,180Nov 20, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1) · Silica dust in general industry
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 20, 2018Final

Inspection 341310290 OPENED MAR 9, 2016Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 143 employees at the site · Closed Apr 6, 2016

369 Route 104, Ontario, NY 14519 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341310340 OPENED MAR 9, 2016Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 143 employees at the site · Closed Apr 21, 2016

369 Route 104, Ontario, NY 14519 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Repeat$7,200$4,320Mar 17, 2016Final

Inspection 340792159 OPENED JUL 22, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 150 employees at the site · Closed Oct 28, 2015

369 Route 104, Ontario, NY 14519 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$4,500$3,375Sep 9, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Sep 9, 2015Final

Inspection 340785138 OPENED JUL 17, 2015Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 165 employees at the site · Closed Oct 14, 2015

369 Route 104, Ontario, NY 14519 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$2,700$2,025Sep 9, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$3,600$2,700Sep 9, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$3,600$2,700Sep 9, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 9, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 9, 2015Final

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 Ontario site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 130 workers: 0.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 39 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Harbec
Ontario · 2025
130 110.82.6

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Feb 26, 2025, Ontario: Hospitalization · fractures · leg(s) unspecified

An employee was preparing an injection mold for preventative maintenance. The mold fell off a table and fractured the employee's right leg.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1053 · Silica dust in general industry

29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1)

(d) Exposure assessment—(1) General. The employer shall assess the exposure of each employee who is or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i)

(i) An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in appendix D to this section (“Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard”); and

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii)

(ii) The employer shall select a NIOSH-certified respirator. The respirator shall be used in compliance with the conditions of its certification.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

Other all other plastics product manufacturing employers in New York

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