Establishment profile
COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY
8800 GUERNSEY INDUSTRIAL BLVD., CAMBRIDGE, OH, 43725
Operated by Colgate-Palmolive · 1 of 65 establishments
325611 — Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
EIN 131815595
Summary
COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $16,168 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 76th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 52 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 84th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $16,168 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | $8,407 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $7,760 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1047 K01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1048 H01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1993 | Jan 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1993 | Jan 1993 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3256 within OH. Peer group: 52 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 330 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) · Jun 2018 – Sep 2018
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Jun 25, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2018 | Caught In,Finger,Fracture,Hand,Jammed,Laceration | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Jun 25, 2018 | Caught By,Cleaning,Fracture,Hand,Laceration | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
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 OH — for Colgate-Palmolive, 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 Colgate-Palmolive 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-CA-032409 | Unfair labor practice | May 2001 | Nov 2001 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
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 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 →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for COLGATE PALMOLIVE 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-10-29 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-10-02 | Referral | 1 | — | $7,760 | |
| 2018-07-10 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $8,407 | |
| 1995-02-16 | Complaint | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-11-18 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 |
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 COMPANY is one of 65 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 65 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in soap and other detergent manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYCINCINNATI — 3 federal enforcement records
- GOJO INDUSTRIES INC.CUYAHOGA FALLS — 3 federal enforcement records
- ROYAL CHEMICAL COMPANY LTD.MACEDONIA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PROCTER & GAMBLE INC.LIMA — 2 federal enforcement records
- GOJO INDUSTRIES, INC.WOOSTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- ST. BERNARD SOAP COMPANYCINCINNATI — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNIVERSAL PACKING SYSTEMS DBA PAK LABBATAVIA — 1 federal enforcement record
- THE PROCTOR AND GAMBLE COMPANYCINCINNATI — 1 federal enforcement record
- PILOT CHEMICAL COMPANYMIDDLETOWN — 1 federal enforcement record
- M T INDUSTRIESMACEDONIA — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Colgate-Palmolive, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANYJEFFERSONVILLE, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE SCAFFOLDING & EQUIPMENT CORPNEW YORK, NY — 2 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 CORP.BRONX, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE UNIVERSITYHAMILTON, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- Colgate-Palmolive CompanyClarksville, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYCLARKSVILLE, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLGATE - PALMOLIVE CO.KANSAS CITY, KS — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Colgate-Palmolive locationsParent rollup
- Soap and Other Detergent ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
- Soap and Other in OHIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COLGATE PALMOLIVE 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 Colgate-Palmolive, which operates 65 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $16,167.5 in total penalties.
- How does COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY operates in the soap and other detergent manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 1.26 compared to an industry average of 0.9.