OSHA has inspected Covestro LLC 5 times in Texas since 2017.
The latest one began on Sep 5, 2023 on a referral, in Baytown.
Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 4 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $65,657 and now stand at $49,996, 24% lower after settlements or reviews.
Personal protective equipment, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.132.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Covestro LLC averages $12,499 (4 cited inspections).
Covestro LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company8500 West Bay Rd, Baytown, TX 77523 · 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 1910.22(a)(2) · Walking-working surfaces |
Other-than-serious | $6,913 | $6,913 | Feb 9, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes |
Serious | $6,913 | $6,913 | Feb 9, 2024 | Final |
8500 West Bay Rd., Baytown, TX 77523 · 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 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $14,502 | $8,702 | Oct 3, 2022 | Final |
8500 West Bay Rd, Baytown, TX 77523 · 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 3 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $12,327 | $7,396 | Sep 29, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.165(b)(1) · Employee alarm systems |
Serious | $12,327 | $7,397 | Sep 29, 2022 | Final |
8500 West Bay Rd, Baytown, TX 77523 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
8500 West Bay Rd., Baytown, TX 77523 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 25, 2017: Employee is sprayed by chlorine liquid and suffers chemical
At 11:30 p.m. on March 25, 2017, an employee was holding a hose that was being replaced by a coworker. The employee was sprayed with chlorine liquid as a coworker unscrewed a transfer hose. The employee suffered chemical burns from the chlorine liquid.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $12,675 | $12,675 | Sep 14, 2017 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Baytown site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 1,007 workers: 0.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covestro Baytown Baytown · 2025 | 1,007 | 2 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Covestro Baytown · 2023 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Apache - Covestro Baytown · 2021 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Covestro Industrial Park Baytown Baytown · 2016 | 1,202 | 6 | 3 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Aug 30, 2023, Baytown: Hospitalization · third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns · leg(s), unspecified
An employee was clearing hot plastic waste product from a cooling bath with a hook and placing it onto the floor to be shoveled away for disposal. The employee lost his footing and fell into the hot plastic and water on the floor, resulting in second-degree burns on his right torso and leg, with suspected third-degree burns on parts of his leg.
Apr 14, 2022, Baytown: Hospitalization · chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified · multiple head locations
An employee was clearing out a line when 4-tert-butylphenol (TBP) spilled onto the employee. He sustained chemical burns the head, face, eyes, and also suffered respiratory distress.
Mar 25, 2017, Baytown: Hospitalization · poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified · body systems
An employee was working at the chlorine loading station and was changing out a transfer hose from a railcar. Upon disconnecting the hose, the employee inhaled chlorine, requiring hospitalization.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i)
(i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2)
(2) Machine or equipment shutdown. The machine or equipment shall be turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown must be utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazard(s) to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage.
29 CFR 1910.165(b)(1)
(b) General requirements. (1) The employee alarm system shall provide warning for necessary emergency action as called for in the emergency action plan, or for reaction time for safe escape of employees from the workplace or the immediate work area, or both.
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.