Establishment profile
KUEHNE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
1645 RIVER ROAD, DELAWARE CITY, DE, 19706
Operated by Kuehne Chemical Company, Inc · 1 of 3 establishments
EIN 221814774
Summary
KUEHNE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 36 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $125,151 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 12 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KUEHNE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 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
83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 24 citations in this view · $121,876 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 4 | 4 | $14,830 | Jan 2011 | Oct 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I | 2 | 2 | $9,545 | Jan 2011 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II | 1 | 1 | $9,700 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $7,920 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $7,920 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0254 D09 III | 1 | 1 | $7,920 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $5,600 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0306 H05 IIC | 1 | 1 | $5,545 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $5,545 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 C | 1 | 1 | $5,545 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 VII | 1 | 1 | $5,545 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D02 IE | 1 | 1 | $5,545 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 1 | 1 | $4,750 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 I | 1 | 1 | $3,960 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F02 | 1 | 1 | $3,960 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 D02 | 1 | 1 | $3,960 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 H02 II | 1 | 1 | $3,960 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IVB | 1 | 1 | $3,960 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J06 III | 1 | 1 | $3,366 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $2,800 | Jan 2011 | Jan 2011 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3251 within DE. Peer group: 12 employers. This establishment has 36 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 50 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) · Jan 2025
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2025 | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Trunk and other upper extremities | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2010 | BURN,FIRE,EXPLOSION | 3 | 3 | — |
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 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 KUEHNE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KUEHNE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for KUEHNE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.. 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 KUEHNE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KUEHNE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KUEHNE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-14 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $3,960 | |
| 2014-06-10 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $5,891 | |
| 2011-08-23 | Planned | 12 | 10 | $48,515 | |
| 2011-08-23 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-08-23 | Planned | 16 | 11 | $56,685 | |
| 2010-07-12 | Accident | 4 | 3 | $10,100 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KUEHNE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Kuehne Chemical Company, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Kuehne Chemical Company, Inc across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Kuehne Chemical Company, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- KUEHNE CHEMICAL CO., INC.KEARNY, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- KUEHNE CHEMICAL CO INCLinden, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Kuehne Chemical Company, Inc locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 325All employers in this industry
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KUEHNE CHEMICAL COMPANY, 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Kuehne Chemical Company, Inc, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is KUEHNE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- KUEHNE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 36 violations and $125,151.4 in total penalties.