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SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION

4526 CHICKERING AVENUE, CINCINNATI, OH, 45232
325130Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
19
over 37 years
Violations
42
$72,876 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 19 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $72,876 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 128 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. 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

SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 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

Inspections
19
0.5 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
42
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$72,876
$1,735 avg / violation
69% serious31% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
17 of 19
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 19

53% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 9 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 · 31 citations in this view · $71,376 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0182$10,500Mar 1990Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0233$9,200Apr 1991Mar 2000
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0122$2,700Apr 1991Aug 1994
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0722Apr 1991Aug 1994
29 CFR 1910.0146 E0111$12,676Nov 2024Nov 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11$10,000Nov 2024Nov 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$5,000Nov 2024Nov 2024
29 CFR 1910.0022 B0111$3,750Aug 1994Aug 1994
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$3,750Aug 1994Aug 1994
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0311$3,500Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11$2,000Sep 1992Sep 1992
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0311$1,500Mar 2000Mar 2000
29 CFR 1910.0036 B0811$1,500Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11$1,000Mar 2000Mar 2000
5A000111$900Mar 1990Mar 1990
29 CFR 1910.0307 B11$800Mar 1990Mar 1990
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511$700Mar 1990Mar 1990
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$700Mar 1990Mar 1990
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$600Nov 2007Nov 2007
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$600Mar 1990Mar 1990

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

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3251 within OH. Peer group: 128 employers. This establishment has 42 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $4,106
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
2.7
vs industry
+1.1
TRIR
2.7
vs industry
+0.9

Reported for 83 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

Industry avg TRIR
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
1
Complaint
17
Referral
1

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) · Jun 2019

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jun 19, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jun 19, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Automatic Machine,Blind Reaching,Clogged,Contact,Fingertip,Gate,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Rotating Parts,Valve,Wet Operation1

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 years ago

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 SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION, not this location alone

Total cases
10
Unfair labor practice
6
Representation (union)
4

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 SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 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.). 10 cases · 6 ULP · 4 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
08-RC-339421Representation electionApr 2024Jun 2024ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-RC-296473Representation electionMay 2022Aug 2022ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-RC-254291Representation electionJan 2020Jan 2020ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-RC-226772Representation electionSep 2018Sep 2018ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
09-CA-195312Unfair labor practiceMar 2017May 2017ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-043995Unfair labor practiceNov 2007Feb 2009ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-043296Unfair labor practiceDec 2006Jan 2007ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-042899Unfair labor practiceJun 2006Jul 2006ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-039291Unfair labor practiceMay 2002May 2002ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-037605Unfair labor practiceMay 2000Nov 2000ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio

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 SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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). 4 facilities · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
4526 CHICKERING AVE. · CINCINNATI, OH, 45232
AirRCRATRINo Violation Identified00May 2010View →
SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
5020 SPRING GROVE AVE · CINCINNATI, OH, 45232
RCRANo Violation Identified00Jan 1987View →
SUN CHEMICAL
266 W MITCHELL AVE WAREHOUSE · CINCINNATI, OH, 45232
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
SUN CHEMICAL CORP
4605 ESTE AVE · CINCINNATI, OH, 45232
00View →

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 SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$329K
Awards
7
Top agency
Department of Transportation
$245K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Transportation$245K
Department of the Treasury$84K
Largest awards
  • Department of Transportation
    PO FOR MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING INK FOR THE PERIOD OF 06/25/2008- 06/24/2009. SYNTEX FDFR PROCESS YELLOW $7.50 PER LB SYNTEX FDFR PROCESS MAGENTA $7.66 PER LB SYNTEX FDFR PROCESS CYAN $6.09 PER LB SYNTEX FDFR PROCESS BLACK $5.67 PER LB
    contract · Last action 2008-08-11
    $90,000
  • Department of Transportation
    BPO FOR MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING INK FOR THE PERIOD OF 09/01/2009 THROUGH 08/31/2010 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORK/SPECIFICATIONS (ATTACHMENT A) AND SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION PRICE LIST (ATTACHMENT B) NOT-TO-EXCEED $75,000
    contract · Last action 2009-08-17
    $75,000
  • Department of the Treasury
    BID SAMPLES: PAYMENT FOR MATERIAL RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO SOL. NO. BEP-06-0005.
    contract · Last action 2008-04-08
    $40,100
  • Department of Transportation
    MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING INKS TAS::69 1301::TAS
    contract · Last action 2011-08-02
    $40,000
  • Department of Transportation
    MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING INKS TAS::69 1301::TAS
    contract · Last action 2010-07-20
    $40,000
  • Department of the Treasury
    BID SAMPLES: PAYMENT FOR MATERIAL RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO SOL. NO. BEP-06-0005.
    contract · Last action 2008-04-08
    $39,575
  • Department of the Treasury
    contract · Last action 2009-05-12
    $4,257

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 325910 - PRINTING INK MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2011-08-02. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-07-19Complaint81$27,676
2019-06-25Referral0$0
2010-11-16Planned0$0
2007-11-13Complaint11$600
2007-02-06Complaint0$0
2000-02-16Complaint33$5,000
1998-09-28Complaint0$0
1997-06-18Complaint32$1,000
1996-10-24Complaint0$0
1995-09-22Complaint0$0
1995-09-22Complaint2$500
1994-07-25Complaint43$8,500
1994-06-15Complaint22$7,000
1992-09-30Complaint0$0
1992-08-31Complaint31$7,000
1991-06-13Complaint0$0
1991-03-07Complaint44$4,900
1989-12-14Complaint1212$10,700
1989-05-17Complaint0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 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.

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Frequently asked

What is SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION has 19 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $72,876 in total penalties.
How does SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION operates in the synthetic dye and pigment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 2.7 compared to an industry average of 1.6.