Establishment profile
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, LOUISIANA OPERATIONS
21225 HIGHWAY 1, PLAQUEMINE, LA, 70765
Operated by Dow Chemical · 1 of 140 establishments
325199 — All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Summary
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, LOUISIANA OPERATIONS has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 6 years of recorded history, with $33,735 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 70th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 64 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, LOUISIANA OPERATIONS appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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 · 5 citations in this view · $33,735 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 II | 1 | 1 | $13,494 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 L01 | 1 | 1 | $13,494 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $6,747 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
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 5 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 1,572 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, LOUISIANA OPERATIONS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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, LOUISIANA OPERATIONS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, LOUISIANA OPERATIONS. 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, LOUISIANA OPERATIONS. 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, LOUISIANA OPERATIONS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
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 · $926,663 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
THE DOW CHEMICAL CO - LOUISIANA OPERATIONS 21255 HWY 1 · PLAQUEMINE, LA, 70765 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Significant Violation QNCR 12 | 14 | 12 | $926,663 | Dec 2025 | View → |
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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, LOUISIANA OPERATIONS. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-04 | Referral | 5 | 5 | $33,735 |
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, LOUISIANA OPERATIONS 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.
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- IMTT-GEISMARGEISMAR — 1 federal enforcement record
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- SHINTECH LOUISIANA LLCPLAQUEMINE — 1 federal enforcement record
- HONEYWELL UOPBATON ROUGE — 1 federal enforcement record
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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 CHEMICAL COMIDLAND, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICAL COLUDINGTON, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANYLA PORTE, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICALPASADENA, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICALTEXAS CITY, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICALBRISTOL, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICALFREEPORT, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICAL CO RIVERSIDE SITEPEVELY, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
- The Dow Chemical CompanyTEXAS CITY, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, LOUISIANA OPERATIONS 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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- What is THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, LOUISIANA OPERATIONS's OSHA violation history?
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, LOUISIANA OPERATIONS has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 5 violations and $33,735 in total penalties.
- How does THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, LOUISIANA OPERATIONS's safety record compare to its industry?
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, LOUISIANA OPERATIONS 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, LOUISIANA OPERATIONS's self-reported DART rate is 0.12 compared to an industry average of 0.8.