Establishment profile
MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC
5724 ELDER FERRY RD, MOSS POINT, MS, 39563
Operated by DOW INC · 1 of 348 establishments
Summary
MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $117,678 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 15,535 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 26 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC 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
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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $117,678 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0137 B02 VIII | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 F07 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 K01 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 IV | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 J02 I | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E05 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 I | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 L01 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A01 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 J02 II | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 II | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E05 I | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Aug 1991 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 II | 1 | 1 | $975 | Nov 1997 | Nov 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $828 | Nov 1997 | Nov 1997 |
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 nearly every other employer. Peer group: 15,535 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
Inspection breakdown
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 MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC. 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2000 | HYDROGEN SULFIDE,OVEREXPOSURE,CHEMICALFatality | 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 26+ years. Most recent activity: 26 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 MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC. 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 MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
First case: 2000-11-13. Most recent: 2000-11-13. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Federal prosecution case file
Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $2,000,000 in penalties / restitution.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. Morton International Morton International | Nov 2000 | plea | Environmental | Mississippi - Southern | $2,000,000 | No |
Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-03-20 | Unprogrammed Related | 8 | 6 | $37,000 | |
| 2000-02-28 | Accident | 15 | 14 | $77,000 | |
| 1999-10-20 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-10-08 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $1,803 | |
| 1991-05-07 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $1,875 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC is one of 348 establishments rolled up under the parent organization DOW INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of DOW INC across all 348 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by DOW INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ROHM AND HAAS TEXAS, INCDEER PARK, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
- ROHM & HAAS COPHILA, PA — 3 federal enforcement records
- ROHM & HAAS COMPANYBRISTOL, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDETEXAS CITY, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONINSTITUTE, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPClarksburg, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONINSTITUTE, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONSOUTH CHARLESTON, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONSISTERSVILLE, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION CARBIDE CORPCharleston, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All DOW INC locationsParent rollup
- Employers in MSState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC 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 DOW INC, which operates 348 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC's OSHA violation history?
- MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $117,678 in total penalties.
- Has MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC.