Establishment profile
ROHM & HAAS CO
5000 RICHMOND ST, PHILA, PA, 19137
Operated by DOW INC · 1 of 348 establishments
Summary
ROHM & HAAS CO has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $1,660 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,989 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 41 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ROHM & HAAS CO appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
40% 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $1,660 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1006 E05 I | 1 | 1 | $640 | Jul 1980 | Jul 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1006 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $490 | Jul 1980 | Jul 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 I | 1 | 1 | $490 | Jul 1980 | Jul 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B11 | 1 | 1 | $40 | Nov 1974 | Nov 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1008 E05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1980 | Jul 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1980 | Jul 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1008 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1980 | Jul 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1977 | Jun 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1005 C06 XI | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1974 | Nov 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E01 | 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: 72,989 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 ROHM & HAAS CO. 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 ROHM & HAAS CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 41+ years. Most recent activity: 41 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 ROHM & HAAS CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ROHM & HAAS CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for DOW INC, 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 DOW INC 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.). 2 cases · 1 ULP · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-CA-036703 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2009 | Sep 2011 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 04-RC-021289 | Representation election | Apr 2007 | Jun 2007 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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 ROHM & HAAS CO. 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: No 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ROHM & HAAS COMPANY 5000 RICHMOND STREET · PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19137 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 4 | 7 | 2 | — | Dec 2024 | 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 criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ROHM & HAAS CO. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-04-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-09-24 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-05-21 | Planned | 6 | 6 | $1,620 | |
| 1978-01-20 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-05-06 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-02-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-10-31 | Planned | 2 | — | $40 | |
| 1974-01-24 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-09-18 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1972-10-02 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ROHM & HAAS CO is one of 348 establishments rolled up under the parent organization DOW INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of DOW INC across all 348 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by DOW INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ROHM AND HAAS TEXAS, INCDEER PARK, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPAnmoore, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONSOUTH CHARLESTON, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPCharleston, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPClarksburg, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- ROHM & HAAS COMPANYBRISTOL, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONSISTERSVILLE, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONINSTITUTE, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDETEXAS CITY, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONINSTITUTE, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All DOW INC locationsParent rollup
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ROHM & HAAS CO 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 INC, which operates 348 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ROHM & HAAS CO's OSHA violation history?
- ROHM & HAAS CO has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $1,660 in total penalties.
- Has ROHM & HAAS CO had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving ROHM & HAAS CO.