Establishment profile
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO.
105 HUDSON STREET, JERSEY CITY, NJ, 07302
Operated by Colgate-Palmolive · 1 of 78 establishments
Summary
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO. has accumulated 71 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $4,175 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 69,404 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 39 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO. 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, 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 42 citations in this view · $4,035 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A | 13 | 1 | $150 | Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 2 | $40 | Sep 1975 | May 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 3 | 3 | — | Sep 1975 | May 1984 |
| 5A0001 | 2 | 2 | $780 | Oct 1979 | Oct 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | $450 | Sep 1978 | Oct 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $360 | Sep 1975 | Oct 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E04 | 2 | 2 | $40 | Sep 1975 | Sep 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 1975 | May 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E05 V | 2 | 1 | — | Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $720 | Oct 1979 | Oct 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Oct 1979 | Oct 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C02 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Sep 1978 | Sep 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $240 | Sep 1978 | Sep 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $240 | Sep 1978 | Sep 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 X | 1 | 1 | $55 | Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 | 1 | 1 | $45 | Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0159 E03 | 1 | 1 | $45 | Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 L01 | 1 | 1 | $40 | Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $40 | Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 1 | 1 | $40 | Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 |
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 nearly every other employer. Peer group: 69,404 employers. This establishment has 71 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 39+ years. Most recent activity: 39 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 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO.. 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 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO.. 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 77 GREENE ST · JERSEY CITY, NJ, 07302 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-11-06 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-04-07 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $420 | |
| 1984-09-06 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-04-12 | Planned | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-09-22 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-05-08 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-09-11 | Planned | 9 | 5 | $2,160 | |
| 1979-08-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-09-21 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-08-15 | Planned | 6 | 4 | $960 | |
| 1975-10-28 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-08-25 | Planned | 49 | — | $635 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO. is one of 78 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Colgate-Palmolive.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Colgate-Palmolive across all 78 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Colgate-Palmolive, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANYJEFFERSONVILLE, IN — 3 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO.KANSAS CITY, KS — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE SCAFFOLDING & EQUIPMENT CORP.BRONX, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE PALMOLIVE INC.PISCATAWAY, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE SCAFFOLDING & EQUIPMENT CORPNEW YORK, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE SCAFFOLDING CORP.BRONX, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE UNIVERSITYHAMILTON, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- HILLS PET NUTRITIONRICHMOND, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYCLARKSVILLE, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANYCAMBRIDGE, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Colgate-Palmolive locationsParent rollup
- Employers in NJState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO. 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 Colgate-Palmolive, which operates 78 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 71 violations and $4,175 in total penalties.