BASF WYANDOTTE CORP
HIGHWAY 75, Geismar, LA 70734
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Inspection records
Jun 5, 1981#16145435Jun 5, 1981Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#16145435$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16145435
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 5, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 6, 1981
- Contested
- Jul 15, 1981
- Closed
- Mar 24, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 950
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,280
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Geismar Plant Hwy Corp, Geismar, LA 70734
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | - | $640 | $0 | Jul 10, 1981 | Jul 15, 1981 | - |
| 01002 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | - | $640 | $0 | Jul 10, 1981 | Jul 15, 1981 | - |
Jun 3, 1981#16143323Jun 3, 1981Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#16143323$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16143323
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 3, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 28, 1981
- Closed
- Aug 21, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 950
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Highway 75, Geismar, LA 70734
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jun 3, 1981#16133480Jun 3, 1981Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#16133480$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16133480
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 3, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 28, 1981
- Closed
- Aug 27, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 950
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Geismar Plant Hwy 75, Geismar, LA 70734
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jun 1, 1981#16143307Jun 1, 1981Unprogrammed Related (G) · Complete scope, Safety#16143307$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16143307
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 1, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 28, 1981
- Closed
- Aug 21, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 950
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Highway 75, Geismar, LA 70734
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jun 1, 1981#16133407Jun 1, 1981Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#16133407$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16133407
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 1, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 28, 1981
- Closed
- Aug 27, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 950
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Geismar Plant Hwy 75, Geismar, LA 70734
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Sep 8, 1980#16123804Sep 8, 1980Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#16123804$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16123804
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 8, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 8, 1980
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Hwy 75 Geismar Plant, Geismar, LA 70734
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Dec 14, 1979#16149429Dec 14, 1979Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#16149429$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16149429
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 14, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 14, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 872
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Getsmar Plant Hwy 75, Geismar, LA 70734
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jul 26, 1979#16163289Jul 26, 1979Accident (A) · Partial scope, Health#16163289$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16163289
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 26, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 27, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 900
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Geismar Works, Geismar, LA 70734
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Oct 23, 1978#16127953Oct 23, 1978Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#16127953$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16127953
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 23, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 23, 1978
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Basf Wyandotte Geimar Plant Hw, Geismar, LA 70734
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Oct 23, 1978#16127946Oct 23, 1978Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#16127946$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16127946
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 23, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 23, 1978
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Basf Wyandotte Geimar Plant Hw, Geismar, LA 70734
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
14 inspections, 1974 to 1981. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.