Establishment profile
UNION CARBIDE CORP
40 VERONICA AVE, Somerset, NJ, 08873
Operated by DOW INC · 1 of 348 establishments
Summary
UNION CARBIDE CORP has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $31,680 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 69,783 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 44 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNION CARBIDE CORP 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
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 22 citations in this view · $31,680 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1017 I01 | 2 | 1 | $8,100 | Jun 1980 | Aug 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1017 N02 | 2 | 2 | $2,650 | Dec 1980 | Aug 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1045 I02 | 1 | 1 | $8,100 | Jun 1980 | Jun 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1045 E04 | 1 | 1 | $8,100 | Jun 1980 | Jun 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1017 E01 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Aug 1981 | Aug 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1045 E03 III | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 1981 | Aug 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1045 J01 | 1 | 1 | $810 | Jun 1980 | Jun 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 C02 IV | 1 | 1 | $270 | Jun 1980 | Jun 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1045 D02 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Jun 1980 | Jun 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jun 1980 | Jun 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVD | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jun 1980 | Jun 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 V | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jun 1980 | Jun 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A09 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Jun 1980 | Jun 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1045 N05 III | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1981 | Aug 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1017 D02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1981 | Aug 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1017 D02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1981 | Aug 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1017 D03 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1981 | Aug 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1017 K03 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1981 | Aug 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1017 L02 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1981 | Aug 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1017 N03 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1981 | Aug 1981 |
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. Peer group: 69,783 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for UNION CARBIDE CORP. 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 UNION CARBIDE CORP. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 44+ years. Most recent activity: 44 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 UNION CARBIDE CORP. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNION CARBIDE CORP. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for UNION CARBIDE CORP. 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 UNION CARBIDE CORP. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNION CARBIDE CORP. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UNION CARBIDE CORP. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-03-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-09-16 | Complaint | 1 | — | $1,650 | |
| 1980-06-11 | Planned | 6 | 5 | $1,170 | |
| 1980-04-08 | Complaint | 17 | 6 | $28,860 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
UNION CARBIDE CORP 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
- ROHM & HAAS COPHILA, PA — 3 federal enforcement records
- ROHM & HAAS COMPANYBRISTOL, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDETEXAS CITY, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONINSTITUTE, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPClarksburg, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONINSTITUTE, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONSOUTH CHARLESTON, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONSISTERSVILLE, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPCharleston, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All DOW INC locationsParent rollup
- Employers in NJState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNION CARBIDE CORP 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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- What is UNION CARBIDE CORP's OSHA violation history?
- UNION CARBIDE CORP has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $31,680 in total penalties.