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BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY is a surgical and medical instrument manufacturing employer in COLUMBUS, NE. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 9 violations and $36,532 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.

BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY

1852 10TH AVENUE, COLUMBUS, NE, 68601

Parent: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (163 locations)

339112 Top companies in Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

Federal Enforcement
3
OSHA inspections
9 violations
$36,532 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.5
Industry Avg DART
0.7
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
3
OSHA Violations
9
Total Penalties
$36,532
Trend
WORSENING
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
11 years
Last Activity
346 days ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
0.8/yr
Violation Severity Mix
89% serious$4,059 avg per violation$12,177 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$36,532 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
1
Referral
2
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

91%
Worse than most peers
vs 12 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
100%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
100%

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SEC Enforcement(1)

$30,700,000 totallast: 2016-04-20

SEC Litigation Releases filed against BECTON DICKINSON & CO— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Part of a larger organization

BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY is one of 163 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization BECTON DICKINSON & CO. BECTON DICKINSON & CO is a SEC public reporter (BDX), with most recent reported revenue of $21.8B.

Federal enforcement records on BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of BECTON DICKINSON & CO across all 163 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by BECTON DICKINSON & CO

Other employers in Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing within NE

Industry context

Within the surgical and medical instrument manufacturing industry in NE, BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY ranks in the 91th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 12 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 100th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 100th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.5 for the surgical and medical instrument manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.7.

Activity timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $36,532 in total penalties.
How does BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY operates in the surgical and medical instrument manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY of COLUMBUS, NE from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY resolves to the parent rollup BECTON DICKINSON & CO, which operates 163 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANYoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.