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IMPERIAL WEST CHEMICAL

18700 HIGHWAY 14, MOJAVE, CA, 93502
Operated by OLIN Corp · 1 of 78 establishments

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OSHA inspections
8
over 35 years
Violations
20
$14,535 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
6 hospitalizations · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

IMPERIAL WEST CHEMICAL has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $14,535 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119,382 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 33 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

IMPERIAL WEST CHEMICAL appears in OSHA workplace safety and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.2 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
20
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$14,535
$727 avg / violation
30% serious70% other
Inspection trigger · accident
6 of 8
Inspection trigger · follow-up
2 of 8

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 19 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $14,535 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3203 A0122$3,850Sep 1990Jan 1991
5162 A11$2,700Feb 1991Feb 1991
5167 C11$2,250Feb 1991Feb 1991
5194 H0111$1,125Jan 1991Jan 1991
5162 D11$1,125Jan 1991Jan 1991
5162 C11$900Jan 1991Jan 1991
3382 D11$900Jan 1991Jan 1991
3321 B0211$900Jan 1991Jan 1991
5158 A11$675Jan 1991Jan 1991
3220 E 311$110Jan 1991Jan 1991
3203 B0111Mar 1992Mar 1992
3203 A0211Mar 1992Mar 1992
3213 B11Mar 1992Mar 1992
5194 E 111May 1991May 1991
3329 B11Mar 1991Mar 1991
5158 C11Jan 1991Jan 1991
3277 F0411Jan 1991Jan 1991
4999 A11Sep 1990Sep 1990
342 A11Sep 1990Sep 1990

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 119,382 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for IMPERIAL WEST CHEMICAL. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Accident
6
Follow-up
2

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 IMPERIAL WEST CHEMICAL. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Aug 17, 1992PLATFORM,FRACTURE,FINGER,HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED1
Feb 13, 1992HYDROCHLORIC ACID,SUMP TANK,GRATING,CORROSIVE,CHEMICAL BURN,UNGUARDED,CHEMICAL,HIGH TEMPERATURE,LEG,POOR VISIBILITY11
Feb 7, 1991LEAK,INHALATION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CHLORINE,GAS LEAK,CHEMICAL VAPOR,TOXIC FUMES,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE,CHEMICAL2
Dec 22, 1990LEAK,INHALATION,CHLORINE,GAS LEAK22
Sep 10, 1990BURN,CHEST,SHOULDER,PPE,RAILROAD TANK CAR,HOSE,INEXPERIENCE,ARM,SULFURIC ACID,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE22
Jun 10, 1990FRACTURE,ROPE,RAILROAD CAR,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,LOST CONTROL,WINCH,FOOT,LEG11

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
33 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 33+ years. Most recent activity: 33 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 IMPERIAL WEST CHEMICAL. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for IMPERIAL WEST CHEMICAL. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for IMPERIAL WEST CHEMICAL. 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 IMPERIAL WEST CHEMICAL. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for IMPERIAL WEST CHEMICAL. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$8.0M
Disposition
NP
Crime type
Fraud - Securities

First case: 2012-04-30. Most recent: 2012-04-30. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — OLIN CORPORATION (across 9 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$1.9B
Obligated (all-time)
$3.8B
Awards (all-time)
5,805

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1992-09-03Accident0$0
1992-02-26Accident3$0
1991-04-26Follow-up1$0
1991-02-07Accident1$0
1991-01-18Accident21$4,950
1990-12-12Accident104$7,985
1990-07-09Accident31$1,600
1990-07-09Follow-up0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

IMPERIAL WEST CHEMICAL is one of 78 establishments rolled up under the parent organization OLIN Corp.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of OLIN Corp across all 78 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by OLIN Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on IMPERIAL WEST CHEMICAL 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 OLIN Corp, which operates 78 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 IMPERIAL WEST CHEMICAL's OSHA violation history?
IMPERIAL WEST CHEMICAL has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $14,535 in total penalties.