GULF STATES INC
DOW BADISCHE 602 COPPER RD, Freeport, TX 77541
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Inspection records
Oct 21, 1986#2175388Oct 21, 1986Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#2175388$05 viol.5 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #2175388
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 21, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 22, 1986
- Closed
- Nov 5, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 24
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5618 E. Hwy 332, Freeport, TX 77541
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.25 Housekeeping OSHA citation code: 19260025 A | Other | 1 | 24 | $0 | $0 | Oct 30, 1986 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.50 Medical Services and First Aid (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260050 F | Other | 1 | 24 | $0 | $0 | Oct 30, 1986 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.51 Sanitation (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260051 A05 | Other | 1 | 24 | $0 | $0 | Oct 30, 1986 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1926.404 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260404 B01 IIIA | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Oct 30, 1986 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1926.404 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260404 B01 IIIE | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Oct 30, 1986 | - | - |
Jul 11, 1984#1611722Jul 11, 1984FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#1611722$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #1611722
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 11, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 12, 1984
- Closed
- Jul 19, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 90
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 602 Copper Rd, Freeport, TX 77541
- 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.
Electrical flash - fault at switchgear
Apr 26, 1979#16270886Apr 26, 1979Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#16270886$5601 viol.1 violation$560 in penalties
Inspection #16270886
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 26, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- May 2, 1979
- Contested
- May 15, 1979
- Closed
- Feb 29, 1980
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 55
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $560
- Penalties on Record
- $560
- Site Address
- Dow Chemical Oyster Creek Divi, Freeport, TX 77541
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 B07 | Serious | 1 | - | $560 | $560 | May 10, 1979 | May 15, 1979 | - |
Dec 16, 1976#16828535Dec 16, 1976Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#16828535$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16828535
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 16, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 29, 1976
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 400
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Dow Badische 602 Copper Rd, Freeport, TX 77541
- 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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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.
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.
4 inspections, 1976 to 1986. 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.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.