OSHA has inspected Basf Corporation 9 times in Texas since 2002.
The latest one began on Jul 8, 2025 on a referral, in Freeport.
Those inspections ended with 12 citation items: 8 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $15,375 and still stand at $24,478.
Process safety management comes up most often in these citations: 10 items under 1910.119.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Basf Corporation averages $4,552 (2 cited inspections).
Basf Corporation also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company602 Copper Road, Freeport, TX 77541 · All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $8,040 | Dec 4, 2025 | Final |
14385 W. Port Artur Road, Beaumont, TX 77705 · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
4403 Pasadena Freeway Frontage Rd, Pasadena, TX 77503 · All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(b) · Process safety management |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $1,063 | May 3, 2019 | Final |
4403 La Porte Rd, Pasadena, TX 77501 · All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
5738 County Road 4, Bishop, TX 78343 · Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Highway 77 South, Bishop, TX 78343 · All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
602 Copper Rd, Freeport, TX 77541 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(2)(id) · Process safety management |
Serious | $2,000 | $2,000 | Nov 16, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(ii) · Process safety management |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1) · Process safety management |
Serious | $2,500 | $2,500 | Nov 16, 2007 | Closed |
4403 La Porte Hwy. 225 Po Box 600, La Porte, TX 77501 · Petrochemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(ii) · Process safety management |
Serious | $2,975 | $2,975 | Aug 20, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(iia) · Process safety management |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 20, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(iib) · Process safety management |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 20, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(iiib) · Process safety management |
Other-than-serious | $1,700 | $1,700 | Aug 20, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.119(l)(2)(v) · Process safety management |
Serious | $1,700 | $1,700 | Aug 20, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ib) · Process safety management |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 20, 2007 | Closed |
602 Copper Road, Freeport, TX 77541 · Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(5) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $4,500 | $4,500 | Mar 10, 2003 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Freeport site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 991 workers: 0.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 36 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Manufacturing Freeport · 2025 | 991 | 3 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| BASF Beaumont Beaumont · 2025 | 188 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| BASF Bishop Bishop · 2025 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Basf Bishop · 2024 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| BASF Corporation Pasadena · 2023 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| BASF Pasadena Pasadena · 2022 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| BASF Freeport Freeport · 2021 | 902 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| BASF Pasadena CPN Pasadena · 2021 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Sep 16, 2025, Beaumont: Hospitalization · thermal burns degree unspecified · trunk and other lower extremities
An employee was performing maintenance work on an expansion joint downstream of a heat exchanger. A release of hot water occurred from a bleed on the downstream piping of the heat exchanger. The employee was exposed to the hot water on their torso and legs, resulting in burns to the lower torso and thighs that required hospitalization.
Oct 30, 2019, Freeport: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was cleaning a piece of lab equipment and amputated his right index fingertip.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(2)(id)
(D) Safe upper and lower limits for such items as temperatures, pressures, flows or compositions; and,
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(b)
(B) Piping and instrument diagrams (P&ID's);
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ib)
(B) Piping and instrument diagrams (P&ID's);
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.