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BASF CORPORATION

1609 BIDDLE AVE, WYANDOTTE, MI, 48192
Operated by BASF Corporation · 1 of 155 establishments
325199All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
EIN 161090809

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OSHA inspections
19
over 36 years
Violations
20
$14,198 in penalties
Penalties
$14,198
$710 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

BASF CORPORATION has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 19 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $14,198 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 83 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BASF CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
19
0.5 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
20
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$14,198
$710 avg / violation
60% serious40% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 19
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 19

47% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 18 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $14,198 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4081.0011 C22$1,440Jan 1991May 1993
29 CFR 4081.0011 A22$850May 1993Jan 2000
29 CFR 4081.62110111$4,500Jun 1999Jun 1999
29 CFR 1910.1200 F0111$3,150Jun 2005Jun 2005
29 CFR 4081.00340911$1,488Jan 2000Jan 2000
29 CFR 4081.0546 A11$1,200May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$850Jan 2000Jan 2000
29 CFR 4081.14330111$630Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 4082.21110311$90Jan 1991Jan 1991
408.13390(C)11Apr 2017Apr 2017
29 CFR 3255.11590111Oct 2008Oct 2008
29 CFR 3255.11690111Oct 2008Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 4081.00320111May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 4081.0546 F11May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 4081.14610111Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 4081.14500311Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 4081.14420211Oct 1991Oct 1991

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

91st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3251 within MI. Peer group: 83 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $550
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−0.8
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−1.4

Reported for 44 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
6
Complaint
6
Accident
3
Referral
4

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BASF CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
9 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BASF CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BASF CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MI — for BASF Corporation, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
1
Representation (union)
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other BASF Corporation locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 1 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
07-CA-292454Unfair labor practiceMar 2022May 2022ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-RC-259428Representation electionApr 2020May 2020ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for BASF CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
4

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 8 facilities · 5 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
BASF CORPORATION
4001 BIDDLE AVE, US HARBORLINE · WYANDOTTE, MI, 48192
RCRAViolation
QNCR 4
10Aug 2025View →
BASF CORPORATION
800 CENTRAL ST · WYANDOTTE, MI, 48192
RCRANo Violation Identified10Jul 2024View →
BASF CORP
1532 BIDDLE AVENUE · WYANDOTTE, MI, 48192
RCRANo Violation Identified00Mar 1995View →
BASF
NORTH LINE RD & 4TH ST · WYANDOTTE, MI, 48192
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
BASF CORP
4112 13TH ST · WYANDOTTE, MI, 48192
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
BASF CORP
191 CLARK ST · WYANDOTTE, MI, 48192
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
BASF CORP
4200 8TH ST · WYANDOTTE, MI, 48192
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
BASF CORPORATION
139 HUDSON ST · WYANDOTTE, MI, 48192
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BASF CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-03-01Complaint1$0
2017-03-01Complaint0$0
2016-01-27Planned0$0
2014-07-08Complaint0$0
2011-05-03Referral0$0
2010-01-12Planned0$0
2008-05-15Planned2$0
2007-08-24Complaint0$0
2005-02-16Planned1$3,150
1999-11-08Complaint33$3,188
1998-11-19Complaint11$4,500
1998-08-12Referral0$0
1998-08-12Planned0$0
1994-01-24Referral1$0
1993-04-09Accident55$2,100
1991-09-25Accident42$630
1990-11-05Accident21$630
1990-08-31Planned0$0
1989-06-22Referral0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BASF CORPORATION is one of 155 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BASF Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BASF Corporation across all 155 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BASF CORPORATION from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup BASF Corporation, which operates 155 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is BASF CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
BASF CORPORATION has 19 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $14,197.5 in total penalties.
How does BASF CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
BASF CORPORATION operates in the all other basic organic chemical manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. BASF CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.8.