Inspection 345722599 OPENED JAN 12, 2022Closed
120 Pine St, Elyria, OH 44035 · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Basf Corporation 9 times in Ohio since 2005.
The latest one began on Jan 12, 2022 after a complaint, in Elyria.
Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 7 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $61,110 and now stand at $24,927, 59% lower after settlements or reviews.
Hexavalent chromium comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.1026.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Basf Corporation averages $7,000 (1 cited inspection).
Basf Corporation also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Ohio · latest 90 days of OSHA records
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Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 344415765 OPENED OCT 30, 2019Closed
120 Pine Street, Elyria, OH 44035 · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 341218931 OPENED FEB 1, 2016Closed
120 Pine St, Elyria, OH 44035 · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 340717321 OPENED JUN 17, 2015Closed
120 Pine St, Elyria, OH 44035 · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 340693522 OPENED JUN 9, 2015Closed
120 Pine St, Elyria, OH 44035 · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1026(j)(1)(i) · Hexavalent chromium |
Serious | $27,500 | $7,000 | Oct 28, 2015 | Final |
Inspection 340011550 OPENED OCT 16, 2014Closed
120 Pine St., Elyria, OH 44035 · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $2,805 | $1,964 | Feb 4, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $2,805 | $1,964 | Feb 4, 2015 | Final |
Inspection 339750309 OPENED APR 30, 2014Closed
120 Pine St, Elyria, OH 44035 · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(iii) · Hexavalent chromium |
Serious | $7,000 | $3,500 | Sep 18, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(vi) · Hexavalent chromium |
Serious | $7,000 | $3,500 | Sep 18, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.1026(h)(2)(iii) · Hexavalent chromium |
Serious | $7,000 | $3,500 | Sep 18, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.1026(j)(1)(i) · Hexavalent chromium |
Serious | $7,000 | $3,500 | Sep 18, 2014 | Final |
Inspection 338638430 OPENED FEB 1, 2013Closed
120 Pine St., Elyria, OH 44035 · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
1 older inspection
Inspection 307239103 OPENED JUL 18, 2005Closed
1747 Fort Amanda Road, Lima, OH 45804 · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Elyria site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 154 workers: 1.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.7 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASF Corporation Elyria · 2025 | 154 | 3 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.7 |
| BASF Elyria Elyria · 2020 | 153 | 4 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.7 |
| BASF Elyria CCB Elyria · 2020 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1026 · Hexavalent chromium
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(iii)
(iii) If monitoring reveals employee exposures to be at or above the action level, the employer shall perform periodic monitoring at least every six months.
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(vi)
(vi) The employer shall perform additional monitoring when there has been any change in the production process, raw materials, equipment, personnel, work practices, or control methods that may result in new or additional exposures to chromium (VI), or when the employer has any reason to believe that new or additional exposures have occurred.
29 CFR 1910.1026(j)(1)(i)
(i) All surfaces are maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of chromium (VI).
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause
Other other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing employers in Ohio
- The Andersons Renewables LLC Greenville · 1 citation · $4,500
- Sun Chemical Corporation/ Sun Chemical Performance Pigments Amelia · 3 citations · $9,678
- Sun Chemical Corporation Cincinnati · 68 citations · $77,358
- Illinois Tool Works Inc. Solon · 6 citations · $41,023
- Peter Cremer North America, LP Cincinnati · 5 citations · $14,815
- Zaclon LLC Cleveland · 5 citations · $4,152
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