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W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.

100 AIRPORT ROAD, BUILDING #2, ELKTON, MD, 21921

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OSHA inspections
7
over 40 years
Violations
39
$7,470 in penalties
Penalties
$7,470
$192 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. has accumulated 39 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $7,470 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 38,478 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 28 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and MSHA mine safety records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.2 / yr · last 40 yrs
Violations
39
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$7,470
$192 avg / violation
21% serious79% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 7
Inspection trigger · accident
2 of 7

71% 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 · 20 citations in this view · $7,370 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0107 C0611$2,450Aug 1994Aug 1994
19100262EE11$1,525Apr 1998Apr 1998
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$1,275Apr 1998Apr 1998
29 CFR 0912.3304 B11$230Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 1910.0307 B11$150Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 1910.0038 A 3 I11$150Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 1910.0156 C 411$150Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 1910.0156 B 111$150Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 1910.1200 G 2VII11$130Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 1910.0145 C 311$115Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 1910.0252 A 2IV C11$115Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 8900.32 G D11$115Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 8900.32 G A11$115Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 1910.0134 F 2 IV11$100Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 1910.0106 D 2 I11$100Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 1910.0106 D 7 IV11$100Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 1910.0106 E 2 IVD11$100Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 1910.0134 B1111$100Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 1910.0134 D 2 II11$100Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 1910.0134 E 311$100Feb 1989Feb 1989

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 38,478 employers. This establishment has 39 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →

Inspection breakdown

Planned
3
Complaint
1
Accident
2
Follow-up
1

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 W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Feb 14, 1998WORK RULES,FOREARM,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,MECH MAT HANDLING,NIP POINT,UNGUARDED,CONTUSION1——
Aug 6, 1985WRENCH,FRACTURE,MAINTENANCE,CLEANING,SLIP,HAND1——

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
28 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 28+ years. Most recent activity: 28 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 W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in MD — for W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC., not this location alone

Violations
1
Assessed penalties
$116

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 1 citation · 1 contractor · $116 proposed / $116 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
9315151
UNION BRIDGE MD
Carroll, MD
contractor: W. L. Gore & Associates
Jan 2017—NoModNegligence$116$116

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.. 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 W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.. 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). 3 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
W L GORE & ASSOCIATES INC
100 AIRPORT ROAD, BUILDING 2 · ELKTON, MD, 21921
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00—Jan 2019View →
W. L. GORE AND ASSOCIATES
105 VIEVE'S WAY · ELKTON, MD, 21921
WaterNo Violation Identified00——View →
W L GORE & ASSOCIATES
505 BLUE BALL RD · ELKTON, MD, 21921
RCRANo Violation Identified00——View →

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 W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$7.0M
Awards
457
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$5.4M
Company-wide — WL GORE & ASSOCIATES INC (across 9 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$2.1M
Obligated (all-time)
$139.8M
Awards (all-time)
10,113

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Veterans Affairs$5.4M
Department of Justice$966K
Department of the Interior$311K
Department of Defense$217K
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$96K
Largest awards (top 50 of 457)
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT PROSTHETIC ORDERS
    contract · Last action 2011-10-01
    $207,050
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT: STENTS / AORTIC REPAIR
    contract · Last action 2016-10-07
    $148,748
  • Department of the Interior
    GAS SOIL SURVEY AND ANALYSES
    contract · Last action 2011-01-31
    $147,175
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT: PROSTHETICS ITEMS FROM WL GORE AS CLINICALLY INDICATED
    contract · Last action 2019-01-24
    $146,679
  • Department of the Interior
    SOIL SAMPLE CONTAMINANT ANALYSIS
    contract · Last action 2013-02-07
    $126,660
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT PROSTHETIC ORDERS 695-Q21135 695-Q21135 695-Q22533 695-Q23030 695-Q23031 695-Q23341 695-Q24141 695-Q24469 695-Q25323 695-Q25515
    contract · Last action 2011-10-01
    $112,961
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-18
    $100,941
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT PROSTHETIC ORDERS
    contract · Last action 2011-10-01
    $98,135
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT: PROSTHETICS ITEMS FROM WL GORE AS CLINICALLY DETERMINED
    contract · Last action 2016-05-10
    $90,418
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT: ENDOVASCULAR REPAIRS
    contract · Last action 2017-11-02
    $86,932
  • Department of Justice
    ELECTRONIC HARDWARE
    contract · Last action 2008-12-05
    $85,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT - PROSTHETIC STENTS FOR VETERANS. BILL ONLY
    contract · Last action 2013-12-09
    $84,432
  • Department of Justice
    TAPES/ADHESIVES
    contract · Last action 2015-06-12
    $83,640
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EMERGENCY MEDICAL STOCK REPLACEMENT
    contract · Last action 2015-09-21
    $75,320
  • Department of Justice
    TAPES/ADHESIVES
    contract · Last action 2015-07-07
    $74,256
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT: SURGICAL IMPLANTS - TUCSON - 678
    contract · Last action 2017-08-15
    $73,256
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT PROSTHETIC ORDERS 607-Q20849 607-Q21771 607-Q22215 607-Q22511
    contract · Last action 2011-10-01
    $69,560
  • Department of Justice
    TAPES/ADHESIVES
    contract · Last action 2015-09-03
    $68,000
  • Department of Justice
    ELECTRICAL HARDWARE
    contract · Last action 2011-10-03
    $65,500
  • Department of Justice
    ELECTRICAL HARDWARE
    contract · Last action 2012-08-28
    $64,840
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    STENTS
    contract · Last action 2016-06-07
    $64,310
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT PROSTHETIC ORDERS 578-Q20377 578-Q21218 578-Q21283 578-Q22255 578-Q23583 578-Q25313
    contract · Last action 2011-10-01
    $63,972
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    LAMINATED FABRIC
    contract · Last action 2008-08-20
    $60,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF ENDOVASCULAR IMPLANTS
    contract · Last action 2012-09-07
    $59,865
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EVAR W/BILATERAL ILIAC PROSTHESIS
    contract · Last action 2017-06-01
    $55,000
  • Department of Justice
    ELECTRICAL HARDWARE
    contract · Last action 2011-03-29
    $55,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXCLUDER
    contract · Last action 2017-11-22
    $51,784
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SURGICAL IMPLANTS
    contract · Last action 2015-08-18
    $49,833
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    ENDOVASULAR AORTIC REPAIR
    contract · Last action 2016-11-07
    $47,870
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    STENTS
    contract · Last action 2016-04-13
    $46,415
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EMERGENCY MEDICAL STENTS
    contract · Last action 2015-09-18
    $43,530
  • Department of Justice
    ELECTRONIC HARDWARE
    contract · Last action 2009-01-07
    $42,500
  • Department of Justice
    ELECTRONIC HARDWARE
    contract · Last action 2008-11-10
    $41,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    GRAFTS
    contract · Last action 2016-01-14
    $40,610
  • Department of Defense
    THE KANSAS CITY DISTRICT, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE) IS PLANNING TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO CHARACTERIZE THE EXTENT AND MAGNITUDE OF CHLORINATED SOLVENT CONTAMINATION IN GROUNDWATER AT THE FORMER WHITEMAN COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMITTER SITE. PREVIOUS STUDIES HAVE INDICATED A CONCENTRATION OF TRICHLOROETHENE (TCE) WHICH MAY POSE A THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT. THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT USING PASSIVE SOIL GAS (PSG) SAMPLERS PLACED IN THE GROUND AT 81 LOCATIONS AND ALLOWED TO ADSORB SOIL GASES FOR TWO WEEKS. THE PSG SAMPLERS WILL THEN BE RECOVERED AND ANALYZED FOR CHLORINATED SOLVENTS. THIS USACE REQUIRES THE SUPPLY OF PSG SAMPLING DEVICES, AS WELL AS ANALYSIS, REPORTING AND MAPPING OF THE PSG SAMPLER DATA. 2.0 TASKS 2.1 TASK 1 SUPPLY PASSIVE SOIL GAS SAMPLERS THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPLY SUFFICIENT PSG SAMPLERS TO PERFORM A 156 POINT SOIL GAS SURVEY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO SUPPLY ALL HARDWARE REQUIRED FOR THE PLACEMENT, OR RECOVERY AND RETURN OF THE PSG SAMPLERS. SHIPPING OF THE SAMPLERS AND REQUISITE HARDWARE TO THE ADDRESS SUPPLIED SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE SERVICES PROVIDED. ANALYSIS, REPORTING AND MAPPING COSTS SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF THE SAMPLERS TO INCLUDE THE COST OF SIX DUPLICATE ANALYSES AND APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF TRIP BLANKS. THE SAMPLERS MUST BE UNIQUELY NUMBERED OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED. THE SAMPLERS MUST BE ABLE TO COLLECT AND RETAIN DETECTABLE SOIL GAS CONSTITUENTS IN A SOIL MATRIX UNDER NATURAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT BEING CONTAMINATED BY THE MATRIX MATERIAL ITSELF (SOIL OR WATER PARTICLES) USING A SAMPLING DEVICE WITH AN EXTERIOR HYDROPHOBIC LAYER WHICH ALLOWS VAPOR TO PASS THROUGH ONTO SORBENT LAYERS THAT WOULD BE ANALYZED USING THERMAL DESORPTION, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY AND MASS SPECTROMETRY. THESE SAMPLING UNITS MUST BE EFFECTIVE WHEN PLACED UP TO 30 INCHES DEPTH IN SOIL.
    contract · Last action 2011-09-30
    $38,025
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SURGICAL IMPLANT
    contract · Last action 2010-06-04
    $37,125
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SURGICAL IMPLANT
    contract · Last action 2013-03-14
    $35,944
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT PROSTHETIC ORDERS
    contract · Last action 2012-08-01
    $35,165
  • Department of Justice
    ELECTRONIC HARDWARE
    contract · Last action 2009-02-02
    $35,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    STENTS FOR VETERANS
    contract · Last action 2015-03-18
    $34,700
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    DSF1245(12FR. FLEX SHEATH) 339297(JS) CEB231010A(IBE MAIN) 15018586(JS) HGB161007(ILIAC-EXT) 15151096(JS) RLT232412(TRUNK-IPSI) 14986101(JS) PLC181200(IPSI-EXT) 15328894(JS) PLC271000(CONTRA) 15431983(JS)
    contract · Last action 2017-01-09
    $34,395
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    W L GORE&ASSOCIATES
    contract · Last action 2011-08-24
    $33,740
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    STENT
    contract · Last action 2013-11-21
    $33,090
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    GRAFT
    contract · Last action 2016-12-08
    $33,060
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    STENTS
    contract · Last action 2016-10-05
    $32,500
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SURGICAL IMPLANT
    contract · Last action 2016-07-11
    $32,500
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SURGICAL IMPLANT PAYMENT
    contract · Last action 2016-07-15
    $32,435
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    PURCHASE CABLE ASSEMBLIES, 17 EACH.
    contract · Last action 2008-09-24
    $32,305
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    GRAFT STOCK ORDER
    contract · Last action 2013-04-23
    $31,873
  • Department of Defense
    EXCLUDER, DRYSEAL LUBRICIOUS, STENT GRAFT BALLOON CATHETER - USED FOR AAA ENDOPROTHESIS, MUST BE LOW PROFILE AND FLEXIBLE, USED ON AND OFF CATHETER, HAVE ACTIVE INFRARENAL FIXATION, RADIOPAQUE MARKERS, TUOHY-BORST VALVE, GUIDE WIRE LUMEN, MANUFACTURED OF EPTFE/FEP.
    contract · Last action 2015-12-14
    $31,580

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 339113 - SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2019-02-21. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1998-02-19Accident52$2,800
1997-02-28Complaint0—$0
1994-05-16Planned122$2,450
1990-08-30Planned0—$0
1989-04-28Follow-up1—$0
1988-08-16Planned184$2,220
1985-08-27Accident3—$0

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

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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. 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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What is W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 39 violations and $7,470 in total penalties.