Establishment profile
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
355 HWY 3142, HAHNVILLE, LA, 70057
Operated by Dow Chemical · 1 of 140 establishments
325199 — All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
EIN 381285128
Summary
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $64,207 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 79th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 64 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 79th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 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
100% 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $64,207 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 VI C | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J05 | 1 | 1 | $13,394 | Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J06 II | 1 | 1 | $13,394 | Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I | 1 | 1 | $13,394 | Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 B02 VB | 1 | 1 | $4,200 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $4,200 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3251 within LA. Peer group: 64 employers. This establishment has 7 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 26 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) · Aug 2022
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2022 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
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 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY. 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 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-06 | Programmed Other | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | |
| 2022-08-11 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $40,182 | |
| 2009-07-14 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $8,400 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY is one of 140 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Dow Chemical.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Dow Chemical across all 140 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in all other basic organic chemical manufacturing within LA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, LOUISIANA OPERATIONSPLAQUEMINE — 2 federal enforcement records
- BASF CORPORATIONGEISMAR — 2 federal enforcement records
- GALATA CHEMICALS, LLCHAHNVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- REG GEISMAR, LLCGEISMAR — 2 federal enforcement records
- CROMPTON CORPHAHNVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- SHINTECH LOUISIANA LLCPLAQUEMINE — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHAMPIONX LLCSCOTT — 1 federal enforcement record
- RUBICON LLCGEISMAR — 1 federal enforcement record
- GEORGIA GULF CHEMICALS AND VINYLS, LLCPLAQUEMINE — 1 federal enforcement record
- CAROL CALLAHANOAKDALE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Dow Chemical, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANYFREEPORT, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICALTEXAS CITY, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICALBRISTOL, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANYLA PORTE, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICAL COMIDLAND, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, LOUISIANA OPERATIONSPLAQUEMINE, LA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICAL COLUDINGTON, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICALFREEPORT, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICALPASADENA, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICAL CO RIVERSIDE SITEPEVELY, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Dow Chemical locationsParent rollup
- All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in LAState-wide enforcement data
- All Other Basic in LAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 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 Chemical, which operates 140 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $64,207 in total penalties.
- How does THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY operates in the all other basic organic chemical manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.8.