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TICONA POLYMERS, INC.

5738 COUNTY ROAD 4, BISHOP, TX, 78343
Operated by Celanese Corp · 1 of 23 establishments
325211Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
7
over 39 years
Violations
27
$28,735 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 6 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

TICONA POLYMERS, INC. has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $28,735 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 120 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

TICONA POLYMERS, INC. 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, 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

Inspections
7
0.2 / yr · last 39 yrs
Violations
27
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$28,735
$1,064 avg / violation
56% serious44% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 7
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 7

43% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3252 within TX. Peer group: 120 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
88th
peer median: $3,098
Inspection frequency
97th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for TICONA POLYMERS, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
1
Complaint
5
Referral
1

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) · Jun 2015 – Sep 2017

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.

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
Sep 23, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Jun 4, 2015Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissueMultiple 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

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
10 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 TICONA POLYMERS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TICONA POLYMERS, 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 TICONA POLYMERS, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for TICONA POLYMERS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TICONA POLYMERS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TICONA POLYMERS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2015-06-18Referral0$0
2015-06-11Complaint0$0
2015-06-11Complaint0$0
2000-10-05Complaint0$0
1990-12-12Planned2315$3,535
1990-03-08Complaint2$1,200
1986-12-03Complaint2$24,000

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TICONA POLYMERS, INC. is one of 23 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Celanese Corp.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Celanese Corp across all 23 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in plastics material and resin manufacturing within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TICONA POLYMERS, 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 Celanese Corp, which operates 23 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.

Frequently asked

What is TICONA POLYMERS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
TICONA POLYMERS, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $28,735 in total penalties.
How does TICONA POLYMERS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
TICONA POLYMERS, INC. operates in the plastics material and resin manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9.