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Basf: OSHA inspections and violations

Portsmouth, Virginia · All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · NAICS 325199

5inspections
2citation items
$6,300current penalties
Nov 30, 2015last inspection

Basf has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Virginia, the first in 1997.

OSHA's last visit started on Nov 30, 2015 on a referral, in Suffolk.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

OSHA proposed $12,600 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $6,300, down 50%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.132, personal protective equipment, general requirements (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Basf averages $6,300 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

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

Basf: OSHA citation items per year, 1997 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341087310 OPENED NOV 30, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 102 employees at the site · Closed Mar 7, 2016

2301 Wilroy Road, Suffolk, VA 23434 · All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$6,300$6,300Jan 28, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(3)(iii) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$6,300$0Jan 28, 2016Final

Inspection 311350615 OPENED JUL 25, 2007Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Jul 30, 2007

3340 W. Norfolk Road, Portsmouth, VA 23703 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 311350730 OPENED JUL 25, 2007Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 80 employees at the site · Closed Jul 30, 2007

3340 W. Norfolk Road, Portsmouth, VA 23703 · All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 310302682 OPENED JUL 24, 2006Closed

Planned · No inspection · Health · Closed Jul 24, 2006

4101 Bermuda Hundred Road, Chester, VA 23836 · All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 301796322 OPENED AUG 14, 1997Closed

Planned · No inspection · Health · Closed Aug 14, 1997

8 Campus Drive, Toano, VA 23168 · 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 2019, the Suffolk site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 105 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
BASF Corporation
Suffolk · 2019
105 000.00.7
BASF Corporation - Suffolk, VA
Suffolk · 2018
115 100.80.7

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(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(3)(iii)

(iii) Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of assigned PPE indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill.

Other all other basic organic chemical manufacturing employers in Virginia

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