Establishment profile
COVESTRO LLC
8500 WEST BAY RD, BAYTOWN, TX, 77523
Operated by Covestro LLC · 1 of 4 establishments
325211 — Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Summary
COVESTRO LLC has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $49,996 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 121 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COVESTRO LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $49,996 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I | 2 | 2 | $20,071 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D02 | 1 | 1 | $8,702 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0165 B01 | 1 | 1 | $7,397 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | $6,913 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | $6,913 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3252 within TX. Peer group: 121 employers. This establishment has 6 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 1,110 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) · Mar 2017 – Aug 2023 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
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).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2023 | Fall on same level, unspecified | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Apr 14, 2022 | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Multiple head locations | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 25, 2017 | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2017 | Burn,Chemical Burn,Chlorine | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 COVESTRO LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COVESTRO LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for COVESTRO LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 COVESTRO LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COVESTRO LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for COVESTRO LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-05 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $13,826 | |
| 2022-04-20 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $8,702 | |
| 2022-04-07 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $14,793 | |
| 2019-07-22 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-03-31 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $12,675 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
COVESTRO LLC is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Covestro LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Covestro LLC across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in plastics material and resin manufacturing within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING USA, INC.LA PORTE — 2 federal enforcement records
- CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LPPASADENA — 2 federal enforcement records
- POLY AMERICA, INC.GRAND PRAIRIE — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICALTEXAS CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- HONEYWELL, INC.ORANGE — 2 federal enforcement records
- OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATIONINGLESIDE — 2 federal enforcement records
- LYONDELL BASELLLA PORTE — 2 federal enforcement records
- CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LPBORGER — 2 federal enforcement records
- PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO.PASADENA — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Covestro LLC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COVESTRO LLCDEERFIELD, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Covestro LLC locationsParent rollup
- Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
- Plastics Material and in TXIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COVESTRO LLC 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 Covestro LLC, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is COVESTRO LLC's OSHA violation history?
- COVESTRO LLC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $49,996 in total penalties.
- How does COVESTRO LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- COVESTRO LLC operates in the plastics material and resin manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. COVESTRO LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0.2 compared to an industry average of 1.1.