Establishment profile
AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY
4100 BUELL ST, CHESAPEAKE, VA, 23324
Operated by American Borate Company · 1 of 2 establishments
488320 — Marine Cargo Handling
EIN 194115300
Summary
AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $12,285 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 97 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 51st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $12,285 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | $2,730 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,730 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,730 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $2,730 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0043 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,365 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 C | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4883 within VA. Peer group: 97 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 28 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AMERICAN BORATE CO 4100 BUELL ST · CHESAPEAKE, VA, 23324 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 2021 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-30 | Referral | 7 | 7 | $8,190 | |
| 2014-10-09 | Complaint | 2 | — | $4,095 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization American Borate Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of American Borate Company across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup American Borate Company, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $12,285 in total penalties.
- How does AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY operates in the marine cargo handling industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. AMERICAN BORATE COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 7.63 compared to an industry average of 1.8.