Establishment profile
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
INSTITUTE SITE, ROUTE 25, INSTITUTE, WV, 25112
Operated by DOW INC · 1 of 348 establishments
325998 — All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
EIN 131421730
Summary
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION has accumulated 25 OSHA violations across 20 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $11,640 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 14 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 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
40% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 19 distinct standards shown · 25 citations in this view · $11,640 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 3 | 2 | $2,550 | Dec 1975 | Oct 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 3 | 2 | — | Mar 1983 | Nov 1985 |
| 5A0001 | 2 | 2 | $1,490 | Oct 1985 | Nov 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1981 | Nov 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 IB | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 L03 | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Apr 2004 | Apr 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 L02 III | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Apr 2004 | Apr 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Oct 1985 | Oct 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E03 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Oct 1985 | Oct 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | $250 | May 1981 | May 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1985 | Nov 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1985 | Nov 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 D04 IIIB | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 D04 IIIC | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC | 1 | 1 | — | May 1981 | May 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 D04 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 D06 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
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 in NAICS 3259 within WV. Peer group: 14 employers. This establishment has 25 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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.
Reported for 103 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
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
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
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 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
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 number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-RD-065026 | Representation election | Sep 2011 | Mar 2012 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 09-RM-061704 | Representation election | Jul 2011 | Sep 2011 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 09-CA-036332 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 1998 | Nov 2002 | Closed | Region 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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-02-18 | Referral | 1 | — | $2,000 | |
| 2004-03-19 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $3,750 | |
| 1985-08-14 | Complaint | 6 | 1 | $490 | |
| 1985-08-12 | Accident | 5 | 5 | $4,400 | |
| 1985-04-04 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-12-06 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-06-13 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-12-03 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-11-05 | Complaint | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-06-09 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-04-14 | Complaint | 3 | — | $250 | |
| 1977-10-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-08-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-07-07 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-04-11 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-01-26 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-10-13 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-09-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-12-30 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-12-08 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $750 |
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 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.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in all other miscellaneous chemical product and preparation manufacturing within WV, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES, INC.CHARLESTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONSOUTH CHARLESTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- CHEM-PAK, INCMARTINSBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
- NEWCHEM INC.NEW CUMBERLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- ICL SUPRESTA, INC.GALLIPOLIS FERRY — 1 federal enforcement record
- SI GROUP USA (USA LLC)MORGANTOWN — 1 federal enforcement record
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
- UNION CARBIDE CORPAnmoore, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDETEXAS CITY, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPClarksburg, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- ROHM & HAAS COMPANYBRISTOL, PA — 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
- All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WVState-wide enforcement data
- All Other Miscellaneous in WVIndustry × state cross-filter
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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION has 20 OSHA inspections on record with 25 violations and $11,640 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.