ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
725 CANNON BRIDGE RD., ORANGEBURG, SC 29116
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Inspection records
Dec 1, 2009#313485021Dec 1, 2009Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#313485021$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #313485021
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 1, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 14, 2009
- Closed
- Jan 13, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 275
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 725 Cannon Bridge Road, Orangeburg, SC 29115
- Industry
- 325199 All Other Basic Organic 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.
Feb 25, 2009#312822257Feb 25, 2009Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#312822257$3602 viol.2 violations$360 in penalties
Inspection #312822257
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 25, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 27, 2009
- Closed
- Jul 15, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 300
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $900
- Penalties on Record
- $360
- Site Address
- 725 Cannon Bridge Rd., Orangeburg, SC 29116
- Industry
- 325188
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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 G06 VIC5 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $900 | $360 | May 8, 2009 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 H03 IB | Other | 1 | 109 | $0 | $0 | May 8, 2009 | - | - |
Oct 5, 2006#309801371Oct 5, 2006Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#309801371$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #309801371
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 5, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 16, 2006
- Closed
- Mar 31, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 340
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 725 Cannon Bridge Road, Orangeburg, SC 29115
- Industry
- 325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
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.
Aug 10, 2004#307439604Aug 10, 2004Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#307439604$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307439604
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 10, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 10, 2004
- Closed
- Aug 17, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 348
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 725 Cannon Bridge Rd., Orangeburg, SC 29116
- Industry
- 325199 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
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.
Apr 29, 2003#306080243Apr 29, 2003Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#306080243$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #306080243
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 29, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- May 15, 2003
- Closed
- Dec 5, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 406
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 725 Cannon Bridge Rd., Orangeburg, SC 29116
- Industry
- 325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation 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.
Feb 12, 2003#306075573Feb 12, 2003Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#306075573$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #306075573
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 12, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- May 20, 2003
- Contested
- Jun 17, 2003
- Final Order
- Sep 26, 2003
- Closed
- Oct 10, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 406
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,125
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 725 Cannon Bridge Road, Orangeburg, SC 29115
- Industry
- 325110 Petrochemical Manufacturing
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02002 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F | Other | 2 | 40 | $1,125 | $0 | Jun 16, 2003 | Jun 17, 2003 | Sep 26, 2003 |
Jan 27, 2001#303579320Jan 27, 2001Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#303579320$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #303579320
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 27, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 22, 2001
- Closed
- Apr 16, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 400
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 725 Cannon Bridge Rd., Orangeburg, SC 29116
- 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.
Employees injured during explosion
Apr 13, 1999#302421235Apr 13, 1999FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#302421235$2,2503 viol.3 violations$2,250 in penalties
Inspection #302421235
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 13, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 13, 1999
- Contested
- Jul 6, 1999
- Final Order
- Mar 10, 2000
- Closed
- Jan 22, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 440
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,625
- Penalties on Record
- $2,250
- Site Address
- 725 Cannon Bridge Rd., Orangeburg, SC 29116
- 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.
Two employees killed in plant explosion
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01003 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 F01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,875 | $750 | Jul 23, 1999 | Jul 6, 1999 | Mar 10, 2000 |
| 01004 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A01 | Serious | 8 | 8 | $1,875 | $750 | Aug 23, 1999 | Jul 6, 1999 | Mar 10, 2000 |
| 01005 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G02 IV | Serious | 2 | 8 | $1,875 | $750 | Jul 6, 1999 | Jul 6, 1999 | Mar 10, 2000 |
Nov 19, 1997#301775227Nov 19, 1997Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#301775227$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301775227
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 19, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 28, 1998
- Closed
- Jan 30, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 467
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 725 Cannon Bridge Road, Orangeburg, SC 29115
- 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.
Dec 11, 1996#126493733Dec 11, 1996Programmed Related (I) · Partial scope, Health#126493733$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #126493733
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 11, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 31, 1997
- Closed
- Feb 24, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 473
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 725 Cannon Bridge Road, Orangeburg, SC 29115
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Programmed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read 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.
13 inspections, 1987 to 2009. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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