Establishment profile
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
7 GRACE WAY, CANAAN, CT, 06018
Operated by BECTON DICKINSON & CO · 1 of 82 establishments
339112 — Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
Summary
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $490 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 38th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 35 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Below average violations in NAICS 3391 within CT. Peer group: 35 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 484 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 2017 – Aug 2020
Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Oct 22, 2017 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Hip(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 26, 2017 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
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 9 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in CT — for BECTON DICKINSON & CO, 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 BECTON DICKINSON & CO locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-10-02 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-09-26 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $490 | |
| 1974-11-08 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY is one of 82 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BECTON DICKINSON & CO.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BECTON DICKINSON & CO across all 82 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- OKAY INDUSTRIES, INC.BERLIN — 1 federal enforcement record
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- GYRUS/ACMISTAMFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- PRECISION METAL PRODUCTS, INC.MILFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA, LLCMANCHESTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- SANDVIK MEDICAL SOLUTIONS OREGON, INC.MILFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by BECTON DICKINSON & CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- C R BARDMONCKS CORNER, SC — 2 federal enforcement records
- BECTON DICKINSON ACCU-GLASSST. LOUIS, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
- PARATA SYSTEMS, LLCDURHAM, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
- C R BARD INC MACBICK DIVFitzwilliam, NH — 1 federal enforcement record
- CELL ANALYSIS SYSTEMS, INC.ELMHURST, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- BECTON DICKINSONSANDY, UT — 1 federal enforcement record
- BECTON DICKINSON PUERTO RICO IJuncos, PR — 1 federal enforcement record
- C R BARD INCMA — 1 federal enforcement record
- BECTON DICKINSON - ACUTE CARE DIVISIONHONEA PATH, SC — 1 federal enforcement record
- ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTERROCHESTER, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All BECTON DICKINSON & CO locationsParent rollup
- Surgical and Medical Instrument ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CTState-wide enforcement data
- Surgical and Medical in CTIndustry × state cross-filter
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BECTON DICKINSON AND 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 BECTON DICKINSON & CO, which operates 82 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.
Frequently asked
- What is BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $490 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. BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 1.7 compared to an industry average of 0.7.