WITCO CHEMICAL CO
1805 FOURTH STREET, Gretna, LA 70054
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Inspection records
Nov 1, 1978#16396814Nov 1, 1978Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#16396814$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16396814
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 1, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 1, 1978
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 160
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1805 Fourth Street, Gretna, LA 70054
- 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 17, 1978#16342792Oct 17, 1978Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#16342792$90012 viol.12 violations$900 in penalties
Inspection #16342792
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 17, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 19, 1978
- Contested
- Nov 15, 1978
- Closed
- Oct 4, 1979
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 160
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 12
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 10 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $900
- Penalties on Record
- $900
- Site Address
- 1805 Fourth Street, Gretna, LA 70054
- 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 (12 of 12 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 9 | - | $540 | $540 | Oct 28, 1978 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C01 | Serious | 1 | - | $360 | $360 | Oct 28, 1978 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 C | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 28, 1978 | Nov 15, 1978 | - |
| 02002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 9, 1978 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 9, 1978 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 III | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 9, 1978 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 B | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 9, 1978 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 28, 1978 | - | - |
| 02007 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 28, 1978 | - | - |
| 02008 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Other | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 9, 1978 | - | - |
| 02009 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 I02 | Other | 8 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 9, 1978 | - | - |
| 02010 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 011017 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 9, 1978 | - | - |
Aug 19, 1978#16366726Aug 19, 1978Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#16366726$2501 viol.1 violation$250 in penalties
Inspection #16366726
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 19, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 19, 1978
- Contested
- Sep 15, 1978
- Closed
- Jun 20, 1979
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $490
- Penalties on Record
- $250
- Site Address
- 1805 Fourth St, Gretna, LA 70054
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | - | $490 | $250 | Sep 25, 1978 | Sep 15, 1978 | - |
Aug 12, 1977#16383895Aug 12, 1977Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#16383895$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16383895
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 12, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 12, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4th St Harvey, Gretna, LA 70054
- 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.
4 inspections, 1977 to 1978. 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.