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COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY

1410 SOUTH CLARK BLVD., JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, 47129
Operated by Colgate-Palmolive · 1 of 79 establishments
311111Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
3
over 40 years
Violations
13
$5,780 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $5,780 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 59,154 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 40 yrs
Violations
13
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$5,780
$445 avg / violation
46% serious54% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 3

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

91st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3111 within IN. Peer group: 59,154 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
90th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
0.8
vs industry
−0.7
TRIR
0.8
vs industry
−1.5

Reported for 128 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
1
Complaint
1

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 COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
21 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IN — for Colgate-Palmolive, not this location alone

Total cases
11
Unfair labor practice
11

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 Colgate-Palmolive locations in the same state.

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 COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
185397
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY (across 5 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$849K
Obligated (all-time)
$149.4M
Awards (all-time)
818

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.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY is one of 79 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 79 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY 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 79 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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Frequently asked

What is COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $5,780 in total penalties.
How does COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY operates in the dog and cat food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.3. COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0.79 compared to an industry average of 1.5.