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FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION - TEXAS

201 FORMOSA DRIVE, POINT COMFORT, TX, 77978
Operated by Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A · 1 of 4 establishments
325211Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
EIN 222355464

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OSHA inspections
59
over 42 years
Violations
198
$621,684 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 hospitalizations · 16 National Emphasis Program inspections · 36 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION - TEXAS has accumulated 198 OSHA violations across 59 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $621,684 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 122 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
59
1.4 / yr · last 42 yrs
Violations
198
4.7 / yr
Penalties
$621,684
$3,140 avg / violation
55% serious45% other
Inspection trigger · referral
15 of 59
Inspection trigger · planned
12 of 59

51% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 22 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 53 citations in this view · $212,330 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 A66$36,650Feb 1984May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0164$7,875Feb 1984May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0151 C44$5,708Feb 1984Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 V33$11,500Aug 1994Mar 2007
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0133$4,310Feb 1984Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.1017 F0233$2,125Feb 1984Aug 1992
29 CFR 1910.0106 I03 II21$32,400Jan 1992Jan 1992
29 CFR 1910.1017 D02 I22$28,350Feb 1984Jan 1992
29 CFR 1910.0165 B0122$12,375Mar 1999Dec 2023
29 CFR 1910.0119 J0522$10,000Nov 2000Apr 2015
29 CFR 1910.0147 D05 I22$8,950Jan 1992Nov 1993
29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 III22$8,000Aug 1994Apr 2006
29 CFR 1910.0024 F22$6,550Jan 1992Apr 2006
29 CFR 1910.0027 C0122$6,085Jan 1992Jul 1992
29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 IB22$6,000Mar 1999Nov 2000
29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 I22$6,000Mar 1999Nov 2000
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$5,362Jan 1992Dec 2003
5A000122$5,240Jan 1992Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0122$4,800Jan 1992Nov 2000
29 CFR 1910.0022 B0122$4,050Feb 1984Jan 1992

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3252 within TX. Peer group: 122 employers. This establishment has 198 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $3,457
Inspection frequency
100th
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
0.4
vs industry
−0.7
TRIR
0.5
vs industry
−1.4

Reported for 2,494 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
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.5
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
12
Complaint
7
Accident
1
Referral
15

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) · Jan 2015 – May 2025 · 3 in last 5 years

Reports
6
Hospitalizations
6
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
May 9, 2025Exposure through intact tissueEye(s)Hospitalized
Jul 17, 2022Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feetLower leg(s)Hospitalized
Dec 3, 2020Inhalation of harmful substance-single episodeBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized
Feb 14, 2019Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.Fingertip(s)Hospitalized
Nov 8, 2016Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Jan 15, 2015Contact with hot objects or substancesNonclassifiableHospitalized

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Dec 4, 1998OXYGEN,STATIC ELECTRICITY,DISMANTLING,FIRE,EXPLOSION,TANK,REFINERY154

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

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

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION - TEXAS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION - TEXAS. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
9
Certified
9
Avg wage ratio
1.08x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
11
Quarters non-compliant
12
Formal actions
6
EPA penalties
$3,655,889

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant 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). 1 facility · 1 significant noncompliance · $3,655,889 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION, TEXAS
201 FORMOSA DRIVE · POINT COMFORT, TX, 77978
AirWaterRCRATRISignificant Violation
QNCR 12
116$3,655,889Sep 2025View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
2338244
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-05-14Referral0$0
2025-01-08Unprogrammed Related0$0
2024-04-30Referral1$16,131
2023-06-02Referral5$40,625
2023-04-26Referral0$0
2022-07-18Referral1$14,502
2022-06-01Programmed Other0$0
2019-06-27Unprogrammed Related0$0
2016-11-08Referral0$0
2016-11-07Planned0$0
2016-10-06Unprogrammed Related0$0
2015-01-16Referral22$13,200
2014-10-08Unprogrammed Related31$15,000
2014-10-08Unprogrammed Other22$7,000
2014-07-17Planned31$14,000
2014-04-22Unprogrammed Related33$21,000
2013-09-13Fatality/Catastrophe11$7,000
2013-05-02Unprogrammed Related22$7,000
2012-10-25Complaint0$0
2012-01-11Planned0$0
2012-01-11Programmed Related1$825
2011-09-09Referral0$0
2010-05-20Complaint92$11,979
2006-12-13Complaint22$7,000
2006-12-13Planned0$0
2005-12-15Unprogrammed Related0$0
2005-10-06Referral125$75,000
2005-10-06Referral51$13,000
2003-09-16Unprogrammed Related11$1,312
2002-12-20Unprogrammed Related0$0
2002-03-07Planned0$0
2000-08-10Referral0$0
2000-07-06Unprogrammed Related0$0
2000-05-25Referral63$14,500
1999-09-03Unprogrammed Related0$0
1998-12-04Accident42$16,000
1996-09-10Unprogrammed Related61$5,738
1995-11-01Unprogrammed Related0$0
1995-09-27Complaint1$1,000
1995-05-22Unprogrammed Related0$0
1994-07-25Complaint11$1,000
1994-03-14Complaint5$6,000
1993-12-13Planned0$0
1993-09-27Unprogrammed Related11$4,900
1993-03-02Planned0$0
1992-08-10Referral22$2,125
1992-07-14Complaint1$3,250
1992-04-22Follow-up0$0
1992-03-12Monitoring0$0
1991-09-18Unprogrammed Related0$0
1991-07-15Referral8369$297,270
1991-03-26Unprogrammed Related22$1,788
1990-09-01Unprogrammed Related0$0
1990-05-14Unprogrammed Related0$0
1986-05-23Planned3$0
1985-10-24Planned0$0
1984-06-07Referral0$0
1984-05-22Follow-up1$0
1983-11-10Planned295$3,540

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION - TEXAS is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION - TEXAS 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 Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION - TEXAS's OSHA violation history?
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION - TEXAS has 59 OSHA inspections on record with 198 violations and $621,684.25 in total penalties.
How does FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION - TEXAS's safety record compare to its industry?
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION - TEXAS operates in the plastics material and resin manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION - TEXAS's self-reported DART rate is 0.4 compared to an industry average of 1.1.