BASF WYANDOTTE CORP
HIGHWAY 75, Geismar, LA 70734
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Sep 25, 1978#16127920Sep 25, 1978Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#16127920$04 viol.4 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16127920
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 25, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 5, 1978
- Contested
- Nov 15, 1978
- Closed
- Apr 27, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $320
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Geismar Plant Hwy 75, Geismar, LA 70734
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | - | $320 | $0 | Oct 15, 1978 | Nov 15, 1978 | - |
| 02001 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 G02 II | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 30, 1978 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 F04 VII | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 30, 1978 | Nov 15, 1978 | - |
| 02003 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 30, 1978 | - | - |
Sep 20, 1978#16127904Sep 20, 1978Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#16127904$1,5004 viol.4 violations$1,500 in penalties
Inspection #16127904
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 20, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 5, 1978
- Contested
- Nov 15, 1978
- Closed
- Sep 21, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 2 willful
- Initial Penalties
- $7,800
- Penalties on Record
- $1,500
- Site Address
- Basf Wyandotte Geismar Plant H, 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Nov 15, 1978. Final orders are recorded through Mar 7, 1983. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | - | $400 | $400 | Apr 20, 1979 | Nov 15, 1978 | Apr 25, 1979 |
| 01002 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 N03 VI | Serious | 1 | - | $400 | $400 | Oct 15, 1978 | - | - |
| 02001A | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08 | Willful | 1 | - | $7,000 | $700 | Feb 3, 1979 | Nov 15, 1978 | Mar 7, 1983 |
| 02001B | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 011017 | Willful | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 3, 1979 | Nov 15, 1978 | Mar 7, 1983 |
Sep 14, 1976#16147787Sep 14, 1976Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#16147787$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16147787
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 14, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 14, 1976
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 660
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Box 457, Geismar, LA 70734
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Oct 29, 1974#16370405Oct 29, 1974Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#16370405$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16370405
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 29, 1974
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 29, 1974
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 535
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- River Road, Geismar, LA 70734
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
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.