Establishment profile
QUAKER HOUGHTON
9100 FREELAND ST, DETROIT, MI, 48228
Operated by QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP · 1 of 20 establishments
324191 — Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
Summary
QUAKER HOUGHTON has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 2 years of recorded history, with $5,800 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 38th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 49 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
QUAKER HOUGHTON appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Below average violations in NAICS 3241 within MI. Peer group: 49 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 51 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for QUAKER HOUGHTON. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 QUAKER HOUGHTON. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for QUAKER HOUGHTON. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MI — for QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP, not this location alone
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 QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-RC-280298 | Representation election | Jul 2021 | Oct 2021 | Closed | Region 07, Detroit, Michigan |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 QUAKER HOUGHTON. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for QUAKER HOUGHTON. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for QUAKER HOUGHTON. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-09 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $5,800 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
QUAKER HOUGHTON is one of 20 establishments rolled up under the parent organization QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP across all 20 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in petroleum lubricating oil and grease manufacturing within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CHEM TREND LPHOWELL — 1 federal enforcement record
- XAERUS PERFORMANCE FLUIDS INTL.MIDLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- AMCOL CORPHAZEL PARK — 1 federal enforcement record
- AEVITAS SPECIALTY SERVICES CORPLIVONIA — 1 federal enforcement record
- EDRICH PRODUCTS INCFRASER — 1 federal enforcement record
- AGS COMPANY AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS LLCMUSKEGON HEIGHTS — 1 federal enforcement record
- EXCELDABRIGHTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- D A STUART CODETROIT — 1 federal enforcement record
- METALWORKING LUBRICANTS COMPANYPONTIAC — 1 federal enforcement record
- AMERICAN GREASE STICK COMUSKEGON HTS — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPDETROIT, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- AC PRODUCTS INCORPORATEDTHOMPSONTOWN, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- AC PRODUCTS, INC.MOUNT UNION, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATIONMORGANTON, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
- BARON OF TENNESSEE, LLCLEWISBURG, TN — 1 federal enforcement record
- WALLOVER OIL COEast Liverpool, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- SIFCO APPLIED SURFACE CONCEPTSNORFOLK, VA — 1 federal enforcement record
- AC PRODUCTSPLACENTIA, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CORAL CHEMICAL COWaukegan, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- QUAKER CHEMICAL CO. INC.COLUMBIA, SC — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP locationsParent rollup
- Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
- Petroleum Lubricating Oil in MIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on QUAKER HOUGHTON 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 QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP, which operates 20 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is QUAKER HOUGHTON's OSHA violation history?
- QUAKER HOUGHTON has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $5,800 in total penalties.
- How does QUAKER HOUGHTON's safety record compare to its industry?
- QUAKER HOUGHTON operates in the petroleum lubricating oil and grease manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. QUAKER HOUGHTON's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.2.