HYDRITE CHEMICAL CO.
2815 WCF & N DRIVE, WATERLOO, IA 50703
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Inspection records
Mar 3, 2026#348782616Mar 3, 2026Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#348782616$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348782616
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 3, 2026
- Closing Conference Date
- May 4, 2026
- Closed
- Jun 2, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2815 Wcf&n Dr, Waterloo, IA 50703
- Industry
- 325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Aug 26, 2019#344261813Aug 26, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#344261813$7,7501 viol.1 violation$7,750 in penalties
Inspection #344261813
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 26, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 26, 2019
- Final Order
- Feb 4, 2020
- Closed
- Feb 4, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 118
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $11,934
- Penalties on Record
- $7,750
- Site Address
- 2815 Wcf&n Dr, Waterloo, IA 50703
- Industry
- 325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
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.
Employee is burned by molten sulfur
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01 I | Other | 2 | 3 | $11,934 | $7,750 | - | Feb 4, 2020 |
Jun 18, 2015#340716489Jun 18, 2015Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#340716489$4,0001 viol.1 violation$4,000 in penalties
Inspection #340716489
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 18, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 18, 2015
- Final Order
- Aug 6, 2015
- Closed
- Aug 27, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 85
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,000
- Penalties on Record
- $4,000
- Site Address
- 2815 Wcf&n Dr, Waterloo, IA 50703
- Industry
- 325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H03 III | Serious | 1 | 2 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Aug 25, 2015 | - | Aug 6, 2015 |
May 31, 2013#317162030May 31, 2013Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#317162030$2,1003 viol.3 violations$2,100 in penalties
Inspection #317162030
Dates
- Opened
- May 31, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 14, 2013
- Closed
- Aug 6, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 65
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,100
- Penalties on Record
- $2,100
- Site Address
- 2815 Wcf & N Drive, Waterloo, IA 50703
- Industry
- 424690 Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
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.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $700 | $700 | Aug 14, 2013 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $700 | $700 | Aug 14, 2013 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 F02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $700 | $700 | Aug 14, 2013 | - | - |
Jan 22, 1996#115078552Jan 22, 1996Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#115078552$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #115078552
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 22, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 24, 1996
- Closed
- Jan 29, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 40
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2815 Wcf & N Drive, Waterloo, IA 50703
- 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
5 inspections, 1996 to 2026. 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).
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