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Basf Corporation: OSHA inspections and violations

West Memphis, Arkansas · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · NAICS 325998

1inspections
2citation items
$24,000current penalties
Aug 23, 2016last inspection

Basf Corporation has one OSHA inspection on record in Arkansas.

OSHA opened it on Aug 23, 2016 after a complaint, in West Memphis.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

OSHA proposed $124,710 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $24,000, down 81%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Basf Corporation averages $24,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Basf Corporation also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Basf Corporation: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341735389 OPENED AUG 23, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 1,000 employees at the site · Closed Jan 24, 2017

100 Bridgeport Road, West Memphis, AR 72301 · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$62,355$12,000Dec 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$62,355$12,000Dec 12, 2016Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2018, the West Memphis site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 37 workers: 2.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
BASF - West Memphis (AR)
West Memphis · 2018
37 102.40.7
BASF - West Memphis
West Memphis · 2017
110 100.80.7

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

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