Inspection 345130298 OPENED FEB 3, 2021Closed
9502 Bayport Blvd, Pasadena, TX 77507 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 1999, OSHA inspectors have visited Celanese, Ltd in Texas 8 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Feb 3, 2021 as a planned inspection, in Pasadena.
In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 1 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $27,758; today they stand at $22,408, 19% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.119 (process safety management), 2 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Celanese, Ltd averages $7,469 across 3 cited inspections.
Celanese, Ltd also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 344913116 OPENED SEP 2, 2020Closed
Terminal E, Dfw Airport, TX 75261 · All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 10, 2020: Employee incurs brain bleed after fall down airport stairs
At 5:45 p.m. on August 10, 2020 an employee was walking down some stairs at an airport terminal to get to his gate when he fell. The employee hit his head, lost consciousness and was hospitalized to treat a brain bleed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $1,000 | Sep 18, 2020 | Final |
Inspection 342007085 OPENED JAN 3, 2017Closed
9502 Bayport Blvd, Pasadena, TX 77507 · 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 1 29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $11,408 | $11,408 | May 16, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 340815257 OPENED JUL 29, 2015Closed
Fm 3057, Bay City, TX 77414 · 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 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(b) · Process safety management |
Other-than-serious | $3,000 | $3,000 | Jan 12, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5) · Process safety management |
Other-than-serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | Jan 12, 2016 | Final |
Inspection 310691944 OPENED JUN 5, 2007Closed
Highway 60 West, Pampa, TX 79065 · All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 310794169 OPENED FEB 6, 2007Closed
Fm 3057, Bay City, TX 77414 · Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 300578788 OPENED DEC 29, 1999Closed
Highway 60 West, Pampa, TX 79065 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(1)(i) · Bloodborne pathogens |
Other-than-serious | $1,350 | $0 | Jan 20, 2000 | Closed |
Inspection 300576832 OPENED JAN 19, 1999Closed
Highway 60 West, Pampa, TX 79065 · 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 Bay City site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 53 workers: 0.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celanese Bay City · 2025 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Celanese Bay City Bay City · 2023 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Celanese Clear Lake Pasadena · 2022 | 401 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Bay City site Bay City · 2022 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Clear Lake Pasadena · 2017 | 278 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Celanese Chemicals Bay City · 2017 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Aug 10, 2020, Dfw Airport: Hospitalization · multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c. · brain
An employee was traveling through an airport to return home when he fell down some stairs and landed on concrete. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized due to a concussion and brain bleed.
Dec 25, 2016, Pasadena: Hospitalization · third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions · head and neck
An employee was making rounds when the employee walked into a sulfuric acid spray that was coming from a pin hole leak from a V-1038's sludge trap. The employee sustained second and third degree burns to the neck and face.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1910.1030 · Bloodborne pathogens
29 CFR 1910.119 · Process safety management
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(b)
(B) Piping and instrument diagrams (P&ID's);
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5)
(5) Equipment deficiencies. The employer shall correct deficiencies in equipment that are outside acceptable limits (defined by the process safety information in paragraph (d) of this section) before further use or in a safe and timely manner when necessary means are taken to assure safe operation.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other plastics material and resin manufacturing employers in Texas
- Fox Valley Molding Inc. Harlingen · 3 citations · $1,655
- Waco Boom Manufacturing, LLC Waco · 7 citations · $14,371
- Cdi Products, LLC Humble · 2 citations · $15,888
- Applegate Greenfiber Acquisition, LLC Waco · 1 citation · $7,235
- Formosa Plastics Corporation - Texas Point Comfort · 169 citations · $591,644
- Ona Polymers Garland · 3 citations · $18,500
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.