Inspection #623272

Name: OSHA Inspection #623272: UNION CARBIDE CORP AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CO
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of UNION CARBIDE CORP AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CO at Route 25, Institute, WV 25112 on Sep 17, 1985. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Nov 4, 1988.

OSHA documented 54 violations (29 serious, 9 willful, 16 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $242,610.

This employer has 6 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 623272
Type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Sep 17, 1985
Closed: Nov 4, 1988
Contested: Apr 22, 1986
Final Order: Sep 15, 1987
Total Violations: 54
Penalties on Record: $242,610
Initial Penalties: $1,357,600

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.

Establishment

Name: UNION CARBIDE CORP AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CO
Address: Route 25, Institute, WV 25112
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer6 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#100384320	Apr 28, 1988	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#622399	Feb 4, 1986	Accident (A)	11 violations	$1,400
#2006559	Aug 19, 1985	Accident (A)	No violations
#824631	Apr 9, 1985	Complaint (B)	1 violation	$640
#2006104	Apr 4, 1985	Planned (H)	No violations
#1757442	Dec 6, 1984	Referral (C)	No violations

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

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Nov 4, 1988.

Citations on Record

29 serious, 9 willful, 16 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$1,357,600

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

Current Penalties

$242,610

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Apr 22, 1986. Final orders are recorded through Sep 15, 1987. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

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	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A02	Willful	$10,000	$10,000	Apr 4, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
01002	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Willful	$810,000	$100,000	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
01003	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Willful	$200,000	$30,000	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
01004	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Willful	$100,000	$10,000	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
01005	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Willful	$60,000	$10,000	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
01006	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Willful	$60,000	$10,000	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
01007	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Willful	$50,000	$5,000	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
01008A	1904.4 Recording Criteria	Willful	$10,000	$26,885	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
01008B	1904.4 Recording Criteria	Willful	$0	$0	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02001	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A01	Serious	$10,000	$5,000	Dec 31, 1987	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02003	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$1,000	$1,000	Apr 10, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02005	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A01	Serious	$4,000	$4,000	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02006	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$3,000	$3,000	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02007	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A01	Serious	$1,000	$1,000	Nov 2, 1987	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02009	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01	Serious	$6,000	$6,000	Apr 14, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02010	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C02	Serious	$1,000	$1,000	Apr 14, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02011	1910.26 Dockboards OSHA citation code: 19100026 C03 III	Serious	$1,000	$1,000	Apr 14, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02012B	1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 D01 II	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 18, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02012C	1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 A12	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 18, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02013B	1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 C04	Serious	$0	$0	May 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02013C	1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 D01 I	Serious	$0	$0	May 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02013D	1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 D01 V	Serious	$0	$0	May 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02014	1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 D02	Serious	$1,000	$1,000	May 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02015	1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 D07	Serious	$4,000	$3,350	Apr 18, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02016	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B08	Serious	$2,000	$2,000	Apr 14, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02019	1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A	Serious	$1,000	$1,000	Apr 18, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02020	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A02	Serious	$3,000	$3,000	Apr 18, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	-
02021B	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B03	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02021C	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E03	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02021E	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 II	Serious	$0	$0	Aug 31, 1987	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02021F	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 III	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02022	1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C	Serious	$1,000	$0	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02023	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 C02 IV	Serious	$2,000	$2,000	Aug 31, 1987	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02024	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II	Serious	$1,000	$1,000	Apr 14, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02025	1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IVC	Serious	$1,000	$1,000	Apr 18, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02026	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I	Serious	$1,000	$1,000	Apr 18, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02027	1910.307 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 B	Serious	$8,000	$0	Apr 14, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
02028	1910.1047 Ethylene Oxide OSHA citation code: 19101047 G02 I	Serious	$2,000	$25	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
03001	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Other	$300	$50	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
03004	1910.26 Dockboards OSHA citation code: 19100026 C02 VII	Other	$300	$300	Apr 18, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
03006	1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 D07	Other	$300	$300	Apr 18, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
03007A	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G06	Other	$300	$300	Apr 18, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
03007D	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 H05 II	Other	$0	$0	Apr 10, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
03008B	1910.145 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19100145 C03	Other	$0	$0	Apr 18, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
03009	1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A06	Other	$300	$300	Apr 18, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
03010	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F05 I	Other	$300	$300	Apr 18, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
03011	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E03	Other	$300	$300	Apr 14, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
03012	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 F02	Other	$300	$300	Apr 14, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
03016	1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IIB	Other	$300	$300	Apr 18, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
03017	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I	Other	$300	$300	Apr 18, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
03018	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 III	Other	$300	$300	Apr 18, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
03019A	1910.1047 Ethylene Oxide OSHA citation code: 19101047 D01 II	Other	$300	$300	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
03019B	1910.1047 Ethylene Oxide OSHA citation code: 19101047 H01 III	Other	$0	$0	Apr 10, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987
03019C	1910.1047 Ethylene Oxide OSHA citation code: 19101047 K02 IIF	Other	$0	$0	Apr 30, 1986	Apr 22, 1986	Sep 15, 1987

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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