Establishment profile
DOW CHEMICAL CO USA
HANGING ROCK PLANT, Ironton, OH, 45638
Operated by Dow Chemical · 1 of 140 establishments
Summary
DOW CHEMICAL CO USA has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $240 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 85,426 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 45 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
DOW CHEMICAL CO USA 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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
80% 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 · 10 citations in this view · $240 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1918.0096 E | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1974 | Aug 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $120 | Oct 1973 | Oct 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Nov 1973 | Nov 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 F02 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Oct 1973 | Oct 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F01 III | 1 | 1 | $30 | Oct 1973 | Oct 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0091 B | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1974 | Jan 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0096 D | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1974 | Jan 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C03 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1973 | Oct 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1973 | Oct 1973 |
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 most other employers. Peer group: 85,426 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for DOW CHEMICAL CO USA. 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 DOW CHEMICAL CO USA. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 45+ years. Most recent activity: 45 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 DOW CHEMICAL CO USA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DOW CHEMICAL CO USA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for DOW CHEMICAL CO USA. 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 DOW CHEMICAL CO USA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DOW CHEMICAL CO USA. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for DOW CHEMICAL CO USA. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-07-17 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-05-10 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-01-09 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-11-07 | Planned | 1 | — | $60 | |
| 1973-10-17 | Planned | 5 | — | $180 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
DOW CHEMICAL CO USA is one of 140 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Dow Chemical.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Dow Chemical across all 140 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Dow Chemical, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANYFREEPORT, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICALTEXAS CITY, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICALBRISTOL, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANYLA PORTE, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICAL COMIDLAND, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, LOUISIANA OPERATIONSPLAQUEMINE, LA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICAL COLUDINGTON, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICALFREEPORT, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICALPASADENA, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICAL CO RIVERSIDE SITEPEVELY, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Dow Chemical locationsParent rollup
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DOW CHEMICAL CO USA 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 Dow Chemical, which operates 140 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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- What is DOW CHEMICAL CO USA's OSHA violation history?
- DOW CHEMICAL CO USA has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $240 in total penalties.