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CREE INC

4600 SILICON DRIVE, DURHAM, NC, 27703
334413Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
EIN 081887860

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OSHA inspections
8
over 12 years
Violations
18
$8,750 in penalties
Penalties
$8,750
$486 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

CREE INC has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 12 years of recorded history, with $8,750 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 70 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

CREE INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.7 / yr · last 12 yrs
Violations
18
1.5 / yr
Penalties
$8,750
$486 avg / violation
39% serious61% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 8
Inspection trigger · accident
2 of 8

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3344 within NC. Peer group: 70 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
96th
peer median: $163
Inspection frequency
100th
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
+0.4
TRIR
1.6
vs industry
+0.8

Reported for 2,465 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
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.6
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
2
Complaint
3
Accident
2

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 CREE INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

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

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 0 workers affected

Case periodIndustryBackwagesWorkers
Sep 2013 – Sep 2015Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing0

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CREE INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NC — for CREE INC, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
4

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 CREE INC locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for CREE INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CREE INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CREE INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
3
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: Electrical arcing may cause the lamp to overheat and melt, posing a burn hazard.. Most recent recall: 2016-08-25. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-07-28Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2015-04-24Complaint0$0
2015-02-06Complaint2$0
2014-12-29Accident0$0
2014-09-30Accident0$0
2014-04-02Planned84$4,750
2014-04-02Planned73$3,250
2013-09-23Complaint1$750

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CREE INC 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.

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Frequently asked

What is CREE INC's OSHA violation history?
CREE INC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $8,750 in total penalties.
How does CREE INC's safety record compare to its industry?
CREE INC operates in the semiconductor and related device manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.8. CREE INC's self-reported DART rate is 0.85 compared to an industry average of 0.4.