CF INDUSTRIES, INC.
39018 HWY 3089, DONALDSONVILLE, LA 70346
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Inspection records
Jul 5, 2001#304471543Jul 5, 2001Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#304471543$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #304471543
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 5, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 20, 2001
- Closed
- Dec 20, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 39018 Hwy 3089, Donaldsonville, LA 70346
- 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.
May 25, 2000#303081145May 25, 2000FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#303081145$149,85025 viol.25 violations$149,850 in penalties
Inspection #303081145
Dates
- Opened
- May 25, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 17, 2000
- Closed
- Feb 26, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 3 accidents
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 25
- Violation Types
- 22 serious, 3 unclassified
- Initial Penalties
- $149,850
- Penalties on Record
- $149,850
- Site Address
- 39018 Hwy 3089, Donaldsonville, LA 70346
- 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.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Three killed, eight injured in ammonia tank explosion
Violations
Violation list (25 of 25 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D03 II | Serious | 1 | 38 | $149,850 | $149,850 | Nov 30, 2000 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E05 | Serious | 5 | 38 | $0 | $0 | Mar 26, 2001 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J04 IV | Serious | 1 | 38 | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 2000 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 K01 | Serious | 3 | 43 | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 2000 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 L01 | Serious | 2 | 38 | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 2000 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 M01 | Serious | 1 | 38 | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 2000 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 2 | 38 | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 2001 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 M03 | Serious | 3 | 42 | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 2000 | - | - |
| 01008A | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 O03 | Serious | 1 | 38 | $0 | $0 | Jan 24, 2001 | - | - |
| 01008B | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 O04 | Serious | 1 | 38 | $0 | $0 | Jan 24, 2001 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q03 I | Serious | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Dec 27, 2000 | - | - |
| 01010A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 E05 II | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Dec 11, 2000 | - | - |
| 01010B | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 45 | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 2000 | - | - |
| 01011A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 E05 I | Serious | 5 | 27 | $0 | $0 | Dec 11, 2000 | - | - |
| 01011B | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 E06 | Serious | 2 | 27 | $0 | $0 | Dec 11, 2000 | - | - |
| 01011C | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F02 | Serious | 5 | 27 | $0 | $0 | Dec 11, 2000 | - | - |
| 01011D | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F06 | Serious | 8 | 27 | $0 | $0 | Dec 11, 2000 | - | - |
| 01011E | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F10 | Serious | 3 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Dec 11, 2000 | - | - |
| 01012A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 I01 | Serious | 1 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 2001 | - | - |
| 01012B | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 I02 | Serious | 1 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 2001 | - | - |
| 01012C | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 J01 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 2001 | - | - |
| 01012D | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 J02 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Dec 11, 2000 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J02 | Unclassified | 1 | 38 | $0 | $0 | May 31, 2001 | - | - |
| 02002A | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J04 II | Unclassified | 1 | 38 | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 2000 | - | - |
| 02002B | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J05 | Unclassified | 1 | 38 | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 2000 | - | - |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
2 inspections, 2000 to 2001. 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.