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GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION

34 KIDDER POINT ROAD, SEARSPORT, ME, 04974

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OSHA inspections
5
over 26 years
Violations
8
$12,307 in penalties
Penalties
$12,307
$1,538 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $12,307 in total assessed penalties.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.2 / yr · last 26 yrs
Violations
8
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$12,307
$1,538 avg / violation
63% serious37% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 5

80% 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $12,307 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I D11$3,234Oct 2018Oct 2018
29 CFR 1910.0119 J0211$3,234Oct 2018Oct 2018
29 CFR 1910.0146 D03 I11$3,234May 2018May 2018
5A000111$1,607Feb 2012Feb 2012
29 CFR 1904.0039 A0211$1,000Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I A11May 2018May 2018
29 CFR 1910.0146 D1411May 2018May 2018
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II11May 2018May 2018

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.

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
3.4
vs industry
+2.7
TRIR
3.4
vs industry
+2.2

Reported for 75 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
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.4
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
3
Referral
1

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) · Feb 2015 – Apr 2021 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Apr 14, 2021Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissueEye(s)Hospitalized
Feb 13, 2015Fall on same level due to slippingHip(s)Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

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)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION. 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 GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1177459

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-04-30Planned22$6,467
2018-03-27Complaint42$3,234
2015-02-20Referral1$1,000
2012-01-31Complaint11$1,607
2000-02-03Complaint0$0

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 GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION 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 GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $12,307 in total penalties.