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STEPAN COMPANY is a surface active agent manufacturing employer in MAYWOOD, NJ. Federal records show 6 OSHA inspections with 1 violation and $9,219 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.

STEPAN COMPANY

100 WEST HUNTER AVE MAYWOOD, MAYWOOD, NJ, 07607

Parent: STEPAN CO (5 locations)

325613 Top companies in Surface Active Agent Manufacturing

71 employees

Federal Enforcement
6
OSHA inspections
1 violation
$9,219 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.8
Industry Avg DART
1.1
Self-Reported DART
2.5
Self-Reported TRIR
2.5
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
6
OSHA Violations
1
Total Penalties
$9,219
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
26 years
Last Activity
2yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Severity Mix
$9,219 avg per violation$1,537 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHANLRB$9,219 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+0.7
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+1.4
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
3
Referral
2
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 17% of inspections

Peer Comparison

48%
Below average violations
vs 136 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
80%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
96%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
6
Unfair Labor Practice
5
Representation (Union)
1
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Part of a larger organization

STEPAN COMPANY is one of 5 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization STEPAN CO. STEPAN CO is a SEC public reporter (SCL), with most recent reported revenue of $2.3B.

Federal enforcement records on STEPAN COMPANY represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of STEPAN CO across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by STEPAN CO

Other employers in Surface Active Agent Manufacturing within NJ

Industry context

Within the surface active agent manufacturing industry in NJ, STEPAN COMPANY ranks in the 48th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 136 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 80th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 96th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.8 for the surface active agent manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.1. STEPAN COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 2.54, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is STEPAN COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
STEPAN COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $9,219 in total penalties.
How does STEPAN COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
STEPAN COMPANY operates in the surface active agent manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. STEPAN COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 2.54 compared to an industry average of 1.1.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on STEPAN COMPANY of MAYWOOD, NJ from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. STEPAN COMPANY resolves to the parent rollup STEPAN CO, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if STEPAN COMPANYoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.