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UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION

437 MACCORKLE AVENUE SW, SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV, 25303
Operated by DOW INC · 1 of 348 establishments
325998All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
EIN 131421730

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OSHA inspections
29
over 53 years
Violations
34
$184,645 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 fatalities · 5 hospitalizations

Summary

UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION has accumulated 34 OSHA violations across 29 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $184,645 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 14 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

UNION CARBIDE 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
29
0.5 / yr · last 53 yrs
Violations
34
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$184,645
$5,431 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
9 of 29
Inspection trigger · planned
7 of 29

38% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 10 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3259 within WV. Peer group: 14 employers. This establishment has 34 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $8,908
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 2

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
0.0
vs industry
−0.8
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−1.4

Reported for 172 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
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
7
Complaint
9
Accident
6
Referral
4

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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WV — for DOW INC, not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
1
Representation (union)
2

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.). 3 cases · 1 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
09-RD-065026Representation electionSep 2011Mar 2012ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-RM-061704Representation electionJul 2011Sep 2011ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-036332Unfair labor practiceOct 1998Nov 2002ClosedRegion 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 UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION. 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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THE (across 14 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$42.0M
Awards (all-time)
60

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.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION 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.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNION CARBIDE 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.

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.

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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Frequently asked

What is UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION has 29 OSHA inspections on record with 34 violations and $184,645 in total penalties.
How does UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION operates in the all other miscellaneous chemical product and preparation manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.8.
Has UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION.