Healthcare & Social Assistance · Buffalo, NY
Erie County Medical Center
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Erie County Medical Center has a mixed safety record: 5 violations across 5 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 5
- Violations cited
- 5
- OSHA inspections
- $187
- Back wages owed
Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, NY has been the subject of 5 OSHA workplace inspections and 5 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 11 WHD violations against this employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Erie County Medical Center 5 times over 6 years, roughly once every couple of years. These inspections resulted in 5 violations, averaging 1.0 per inspection. Of these, 5 were classified as serious - indicating hazards that could cause death or serious harm. Against the Healthcare & Social Assistance industry average of 1 inspections per employer, this runs far above peers (7.4x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $187 in back wages owed to 2 affected workers. For comparison, Stanislaus County in Ceres, CA is another healthcare & social assistance employer with 3 OSHA inspections on record and $185 in current penalties.
- 1.0
- violations per inspection
- 100.0%
- of violations were serious
- $187
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- C OSHA safety compliance: 5 violations across 5 OSHA inspections (1.0 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- A Wage & hour compliance: $187 in back wages owed across 4 WHD cases ($47 per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?
Each dot is one of 21 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Erie County Medical Center.
Erie County Medical Center in the Healthcare & Social Assistance enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Erie County Medical Center ranks #13,683 among 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers with WHD recoveries ($187). Erie County Medical Center carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #13,683 of 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers on WHD back wages ($187).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $187 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Erie County Medical Center Compares
Erie County Medical Center's 1.00 violations per inspection compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector average of 1.1 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Erie County Medical Center to date. The Healthcare & Social Assistance sector average runs $1,181 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
5
First Inspection
2018-02-16
Last Inspection
2024-04-05
Inspection Span
6 yrs
Violations / Inspection
1.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$1,757
What this shows 5 inspections over 6 years, averaging 1.0 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Healthcare & Social Assistance average of $1,757.
Enforcement detail
Violation Breakdown
5
Serious
100.0% of total
0
Willful
0.0% of total
0
Repeat
0.0% of total
0
Other-Than-Serious
0.0% of total
What this shows Serious violations involve hazards that could cause death or serious physical harm. Willful violations indicate intentional or knowing disregard of the law. Repeat violations are for hazards previously cited within the past 5 years.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Erie County Medical Center owed $187 in back wages to 2 employees across 4 cases and 11 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Healthcare & Social Assistance
How Erie County Medical Center compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector, which has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Erie County Medical Center | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 5 | 0.7 |
| Violations | 5 | 1.1 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $1,181 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $1,757 |
Nationwide Healthcare & Social Assistance peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Erie County Medical Center, both outside NY so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (5 inspections here).
Nearby & Similar Employers in Healthcare & Social Assistance
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What to do with this record
Use Erie County Medical Center's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Erie County Medical Center against Stanislaus County, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Erie County Medical Center's inspection and penalty record is typical for Healthcare & Social Assistance or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector
- Erie County Medical Center also carries $187 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works
Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
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