Establishment profile
KOR-CHEM
5800 BUCKNELL DR, ATLANTA, GA, 30336
Operated by Kor-Chem Inc
325180 — Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
EIN 582607658
Summary
KOR-CHEM has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $4,836 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 85 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KOR-CHEM appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $4,836 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A03 | 1 | 1 | $2,328 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 II | 1 | 1 | $2,328 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 C | 1 | 1 | $180 | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2018 | Feb 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2018 | Feb 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVD | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 H | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
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 in NAICS 3251 within GA. Peer group: 85 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 20 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) · Nov 2015
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2015 | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 KOR-CHEM. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KOR-CHEM. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for KOR-CHEM. 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 KOR-CHEM. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KOR-CHEM INC. 5800 BUCKNELL DR. · ATLANTA, GA, 30336 | WaterRCRATRI | Violation Identified QNCR 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 1994 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 325998 - ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2008-10-20. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-08 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-08-21 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $4,656 | |
| 1986-01-29 | Planned | 11 | 3 | $180 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KOR-CHEM is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Kor-Chem Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Kor-Chem Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing within GA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATIONCARTERSVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- ABC COMPOUNDING CO., INC.MORROW — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE LEWIS CHEMICAL COMPANYROME — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL CHEMICAL, LLCAUGUSTA — 1 federal enforcement record
- PHOENIX CHEMICAL COMPANY INC.CALHOUN — 1 federal enforcement record
- HARCROS CHEMICALS INC.DALTON — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Kor-Chem Inc locationsParent rollup
- Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in GAState-wide enforcement data
- Other Basic Inorganic in GAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KOR-CHEM 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KOR-CHEM's OSHA violation history?
- KOR-CHEM has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $4,836 in total penalties.
- How does KOR-CHEM's safety record compare to its industry?
- KOR-CHEM operates in the other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.2. KOR-CHEM's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.7.