Establishment profile
BASF CORPORATION
8404 RIVER ROAD, GEISMAR, LA, 70734
Operated by BASF Corporation · 1 of 155 establishments
325199 — All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Summary
BASF CORPORATION has accumulated 39 OSHA violations across 18 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $72,265 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 64 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BASF CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3251 within LA. Peer group: 64 employers. This establishment has 39 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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.
Reported for 1,150 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
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
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Oct 2020
Most frequent event: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 LA — for BASF Corporation, not this location alone
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.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for BASF CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BASF CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-06 | Referral | 1 | — | $10,938 | |
| 2021-10-18 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-07-24 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-03-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-05-19 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | |
| 1999-11-09 | Complaint | 4 | 1 | $1,590 | |
| 1999-11-09 | Complaint | 5 | — | $5,020 | |
| 1997-08-06 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-04-16 | Referral | 11 | 9 | $15,757 | |
| 1995-09-25 | Accident | 9 | 5 | $32,500 | |
| 1992-01-10 | Complaint | 1 | — | $1,300 | |
| 1990-06-19 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $160 | |
| 1989-04-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-07-21 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-04-08 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-04-04 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-01-29 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-10-01 | Complaint | 2 | — | $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.
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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.
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Frequently asked
- What is BASF CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- BASF CORPORATION has 18 OSHA inspections on record with 39 violations and $72,264.5 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 0.08 compared to an industry average of 0.8.
- Has BASF CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving BASF CORPORATION.