Establishment profile
ASHLAND INC.
50 SOUTH MINISINK AVE., PARLIN, NJ, 08859
Operated by ASHLAND INC · 1 of 69 establishments
325199 — All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
EIN 221625213
Summary
ASHLAND INC. has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $16,550 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 49th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 89 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 48th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ASHLAND INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $16,550 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $16,550 | Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3251 within NJ. Peer group: 89 employers. This establishment has 2 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 47 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Mar 2015
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for ASHLAND INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ASHLAND INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NJ — for ASHLAND INC, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other ASHLAND INC locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 8 cases · 8 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-CA-337122 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2024 | Sep 2025 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-322995 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2023 | Oct 2023 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-322491 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-322479 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2023 | Oct 2023 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-321851 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2023 | Jul 2024 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-302474 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2022 | Feb 2023 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-221674 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2018 | Oct 2018 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-161503 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2015 | Jun 2016 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 ASHLAND INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ASHLAND INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-12 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $16,550 | |
| 2015-03-24 | Unprogrammed Other | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ASHLAND INC. is one of 69 establishments rolled up under the parent organization ASHLAND INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of ASHLAND INC across all 69 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in all other basic organic chemical manufacturing within NJ, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCESKEYPORT — 3 federal enforcement records
- ELAN CHEMICAL COMPANY INC .NEWARK — 2 federal enforcement records
- CARDOLITE CORPORATIONNEWARK — 2 federal enforcement records
- EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LPEDISON — 2 federal enforcement records
- LANXESS CORPORATIONFORDS — 2 federal enforcement records
- DYNACRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC.ENGLISHTOWN — 1 federal enforcement record
- CRODA INC.EDISON — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHEM-FLEUR, INC.NEWARK — 1 federal enforcement record
- HATCO CORPORATIONFORDS — 1 federal enforcement record
- CVC SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.MAPLE SHADE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by ASHLAND INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ISP FREETOWN FINE CHEMICALS, INCORPORATEDASSONET, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- ASHLAND, INC.DUBLIN, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- ASHLAND OIL & REFINING COCanton, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- ASHLAND OIL INCValley Park, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
- ASHLAND OIL, INC.FLOREFFE, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
- ISP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.TEXAS CITY, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- ASHLAND, INC.GREENSBORO, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
- ASHLAND OIL INCMARIETTA, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- ISP ALGINATESSAN DIEGO, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- ISP TECHNOLOGIES, INC., DBA ISPLONG MOTT, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All ASHLAND INC locationsParent rollup
- All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NJState-wide enforcement data
- All Other Basic in NJIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ASHLAND INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 ASHLAND INC, which operates 69 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ASHLAND INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- ASHLAND INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $16,550 in total penalties.
- How does ASHLAND INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- ASHLAND INC. operates in the all other basic organic chemical manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. ASHLAND INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.1 compared to an industry average of 0.8.