Inspection #305893679

Name: OSHA Inspection #305893679: FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a accident inspection of FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION at 19800 Old Route 36, Illiopolis, IL 62539 on Apr 24, 2004. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on May 19, 2005.

OSHA documented 58 violations (44 serious, 11 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $300,000. 1 incident investigation summary is associated with this inspection. This inspection is linked to 1 accident report in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 29 air monitoring samples covering 2 substances during this inspection, including Asbestos (all forms), Vinyl Chloride.

This employer has 1 other OSHA inspection on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 305893679
Type: Accident (A)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Apr 24, 2004
Closed: May 19, 2005
Contested: Nov 10, 2004
Final Order: May 9, 2005
Total Violations: 58
Penalties on Record: $300,000
Initial Penalties: $361,500
Related Activity: 1 accident

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.

Establishment

Name: FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION
Address: 19800 Old Route 36, Illiopolis, IL 62539
Industry: 325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing

Other Inspections of This Employer1 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#308567908	Jul 28, 2005	Follow-Up (F)	No violations

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

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 appears immediately below.

FatalityHospitalizationApr 23, 2004

Five employees killed in explosion; four injured

Injury: Burn/Scald (Heat)Body part: Body System

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).

Enforcement Outcome

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Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed May 19, 2005.

Citations on Record

44 serious, 11 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$361,500

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$300,000

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Nov 10, 2004. Final orders are recorded through May 9, 2005. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling2 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Asbestos (all forms)	2	0	f/cc	-
Vinyl Chloride	27	0 - 0.2654218	ppm	1 ppm [0.5 ppm Action Level]

Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).

Violations

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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 C01	Serious	$1,500	$900	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01002A	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 B02 VIIID	Serious	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01002B	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 B06	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01003	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 C02	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01004	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 C03	Serious	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01005	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D02 I	Serious	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01006	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D03 I	Serious	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01007	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D03 II	Other	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01008	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E03 I	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01009	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E03 V	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01010	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E03 VI	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01011	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E05	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01012A	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 F01 I	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01012B	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 F01 IB	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01013	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 F01 II	Other	$5,000	$2,700	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01014	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 F01 IV	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01015A	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 G02	Serious	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01015B	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 G03	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01016	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J02	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01017	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J03	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01018	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J04 I	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01019	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J04 III	Serious	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01020	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J04 IV	Serious	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01021	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J05	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01022	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J06 II	Serious	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01023	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J06 III	Serious	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01024	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 L01	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01025	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 N	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01026	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 O01	Other	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01027	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 O04	Other	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01028	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 O05	Serious	$1,500	$900	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01029	1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q06 VD	Serious	$2,000	$1,200	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01030	1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q07	Serious	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01031	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D06	Other	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01032	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 K02 IV	Serious	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01033	1910.156 Fire Brigades OSHA citation code: 19100156 B01	Serious	$1,500	$900	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01034A	1910.156 Fire Brigades OSHA citation code: 19100156 C01	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01034B	1910.156 Fire Brigades OSHA citation code: 19100156 C03	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01035A	1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution OSHA citation code: 19100269 A02 I	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01035B	1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution OSHA citation code: 19100269 A02 II	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01035C	1910.332 Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - Training OSHA citation code: 19100332 B01	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01036	1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution OSHA citation code: 19100269 A03	Serious	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01037A	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01	Serious	$1,500	$900	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01037B	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01038A	1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 A	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01038B	1910.335 Electrical - Safeguards OSHA citation code: 19100335 A01 I	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01039	1910.1017 Vinyl Chloride OSHA citation code: 19101017 D04	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01040	1910.1017 Vinyl Chloride OSHA citation code: 19101017 I01	Serious	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01041A	1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 H01	Other	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01041B	1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 H01 I	Other	$0	$0	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01042A	1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F01	Other	$2,500	$1,500	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01042B	1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 N03 IV	Other	$0	$0	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
01043	1926.1101 Asbestos (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19261101 F01 I	Serious	$2,500	$1,500	Oct 27, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
02001	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 H06 IV	Other	$70,000	$70,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
02002	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J04 II	Other	$70,000	$70,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
02003	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J05	Other	$70,000	$70,000	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
03001	1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B01	Other	$1,000	$0	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005
03002	1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 C01	Other	$0	$0	Dec 10, 2004	Nov 10, 2004	May 9, 2005

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.

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