Croda Inc: OSHA Violations and Fines, New Castle DE

Croda Inc has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Delaware, the first in 2011.

OSHA's last visit started on Nov 26, 2018 on a referral, in New Castle.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 22 citation items: 21 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $230,496 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $202,650, down 12%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.119, process safety management (16 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Croda Inc averages $101,325 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Croda Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

Croda Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2011 to 2018 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343618781 OPENED NOV 26, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 240 employees at the site · Closed Mar 30, 2020

315 Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE 19720 · All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 25, 2018: Employee experiences multiple health issues when exposed to

At 4:00 p.m. on November 25, 2018, an employee was manning the control panels for an Ethylene Oxide Plant and was exposed to noxious fumes from chemicals. The employee began to experience symptoms related to central nervous system depression and irritation of his eyes and mucous membranes. The employee was hospitalized.

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.119(c)(2) · Process safety management	Serious	$11,934	$13,260	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(b) · Process safety management	Serious	$11,934	$13,260	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1) · Process safety management	Serious	$0	$0	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 5a 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii) · Process safety management	Serious	$11,934	$13,260	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 5b 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(f) · Process safety management	Serious	$11,934	$0	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 6a 29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(iii) · Process safety management	Serious	$11,934	$13,260	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 6b 29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(v) · Process safety management	Serious	$11,934	$0	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 6c 29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(vi) · Process safety management	Serious	$11,934	$0	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 9a 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i)(d) · Process safety management	Serious	$11,934	$13,260	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 9b 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i)(e) · Process safety management	Serious	$11,934	$0	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 11 29 CFR 1910.119(g)(1)(i) · Process safety management	Serious	$11,934	$13,260	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 12 29 CFR 1910.119(i)(2)(i) · Process safety management	Serious	$11,934	$13,260	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 13 29 CFR 1910.119(i)(2)(ii) · Process safety management	Serious	$11,934	$13,260	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 14 29 CFR 1910.119(i)(2)(iii) · Process safety management	Serious	$11,934	$13,260	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 15 29 CFR 1910.119(i)(2)(iv) · Process safety management	Serious	$11,934	$13,260	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 16 29 CFR 1910.119(j)(6)(ii) · Process safety management	Serious	$11,934	$13,260	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 19a 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(xi) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response	Serious	$11,934	$13,260	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 19b 29 CFR 1910.1047(h)(1)(ii) · Ethylene oxide	Serious	$0	$0	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 20 29 CFR 1910.165(b)(1) · Employee alarm systems	Serious	$11,934	$13,260	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 21 29 CFR 1910.1047(h)(2) · Ethylene oxide	Serious	$11,934	$13,260	May 24, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 22 29 CFR 1910.1047(i)(1)(i)(b) · Ethylene oxide	Serious	$11,934	$13,260	May 24, 2019	Final

Inspection 341306082 OPENED MAR 8, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 210 employees at the site · Closed Oct 3, 2016

315 Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE 19720 · All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries	Other-than-serious	$3,750	$3,750	Jun 22, 2016	Final

Inspection 311813356 OPENED DEC 13, 2011Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 198 employees at the site · Closed Mar 15, 2012

315 Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE 19720 · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation 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 2024, the New Castle site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 245 workers: 0.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 177 days away from work.

Site and year	Workers	Cases	Days-away cases	Rate	Industry median
Croda, Inc. Atlas Point New Castle · 2024	245	2	2	0.8	0.7
Atlas Point New Castle · 2018	243	2	1	0.7	1.7

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.

Jul 14, 2017, New Castle: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

An employee was performing maintenance on and cleaning a conveyor that moves powders up to a reactor when he noticed powder coming out of an elbow on the conveyor's powder tube. As he was checking the powder's consistency, his right index finger pushed through the powder and was caught in the conveyor's belt linkage, amputating his fingertip.

Feb 13, 2016, New Castle: Hospitalization · third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns · multiple body parts, n.e.c.

An employee was heating and circulating a chemical batch in a process tank. The employee opened the automatic valve in the control room to begin the transfer of hot molten chemical material. Two bottom drain valves were left open on the transfer line spilling the hot molten chemical material onto the floor. The employee was hospitalized for second and third degree burns to the lower extremities…

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 1910.1047 · Ethylene oxide

29 CFR 1910.1047(i)(1)(i)(b)

(B) The employer shall make available medical examinations and consultations to all employees who have been exposed to EtO in an emergency situation.

29 CFR 1910.119 · Process safety management

29 CFR 1910.119(c)(2)

(2) Employers shall consult with employees and their representatives on the conduct and development of process hazards analyses and on the development of the other elements of process safety management in this standard.

29 CFR 1910.120 · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response

29 CFR 1910.165 · Employee alarm systems

Other all other basic organic chemical manufacturing employers in Delaware

Sun Chemical Corporation Newport · 3 citations · $30,455
Praxair Distribution, Inc. New Castle · 2 citations · $20,653
Amspec Chemical Corporation Bear · 8 citations · $12,108
Kuehne Chemical Company, Inc. Delaware City · 36 citations · $121,151

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.

Croda Inc: OSHA inspections and violations