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WESTLAKE VINYLS INC

2468 INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY, CALVERT CITY, KY, 42029
Operated by WESTLAKE CORP · 1 of 22 establishments
325110Petrochemical Manufacturing
EIN 760542667

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OSHA inspections
18
over 20 years
Violations
13
$48,975 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

WESTLAKE VINYLS INC has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 18 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $48,975 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 33 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 months ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

WESTLAKE VINYLS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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

Inspections
18
0.9 / yr · last 20 yrs
Violations
13
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$48,975
$3,767 avg / violation
92% serious8% other
Inspection trigger · referral
5 of 18
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 18

39% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $48,975 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$15,000Aug 2007Nov 2011
29 CFR 2001.5030111$7,000Aug 2007Aug 2007
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$4,900Feb 2026Feb 2026
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 IIIA11$4,500Jun 2014Jun 2014
29 CFR 1910.0119 E0511$4,500Jan 2006Jan 2006
29 CFR 1910.0134 K0111$4,500Jan 2006Jan 2006
29 CFR 1910.0147 D05 II11$4,000Nov 2011Nov 2011
29 CFR 1926.0028 A11$2,625Nov 2006Nov 2006
29 CFR 1910.0147 E03 II11$1,950Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Jun 2014Jun 2014
29 CFR 1910.0119 H02 II11Jun 2014Jun 2014
29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 III11Jan 2006Jan 2006

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

91st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3251 within KY. Peer group: 33 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $3,400
Inspection frequency
97th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−0.3
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−0.5

Reported for 414 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

Industry avg TRIR
0.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
2
Referral
5
Follow-up
1

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 WESTLAKE VINYLS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
6 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 6 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for WESTLAKE VINYLS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WESTLAKE VINYLS INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in KY — for WESTLAKE CORP, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other WESTLAKE CORP locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
26-CA-023708Unfair labor practiceApr 2010Aug 2010ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 WESTLAKE VINYLS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
18
Quarters non-compliant
3
Formal actions
3
EPA penalties
$215,538

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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). 3 facilities · $215,538 in assessed penalties · 2 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC
2468 INDUSTRIAL PKWY · CALVERT CITY, KY, 42029
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 3
183$215,538Apr 2026View →
WESTLAKE VINYLS
2672 INDUSTRIAL PKWY · CALVERT CITY, KY, 42029
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WESTLAKE VINYLS INC
2672INDUSTRIAL PKWY · CALVERT CITY, KY, 42029
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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 WESTLAKE VINYLS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-12-16Unprogrammed Related11$4,900
2023-08-09Complaint11$1,950
2023-06-05Unprogrammed Related0$0
2023-06-05Unprogrammed Related0$0
2021-10-26Complaint0$0
2017-04-20Unprogrammed Related0$0
2014-09-04Unprogrammed Related0$0
2014-01-23Referral33$4,500
2013-06-20Unprogrammed Related0$0
2012-02-06Referral0$0
2011-09-13Unprogrammed Related0$0
2011-08-22Unprogrammed Related0$0
2011-06-28Referral21$12,000
2007-04-09Planned22$14,000
2007-04-03Follow-up0$0
2006-05-19Unprogrammed Related11$2,625
2006-05-09Referral0$0
2005-08-17Referral33$9,000

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WESTLAKE VINYLS INC is one of 22 establishments rolled up under the parent organization WESTLAKE CORP.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of WESTLAKE CORP across all 22 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WESTLAKE VINYLS 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 WESTLAKE CORP, which operates 22 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 WESTLAKE VINYLS INC's OSHA violation history?
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC has 18 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $48,975 in total penalties.
How does WESTLAKE VINYLS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC operates in the petrochemical manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.5. WESTLAKE VINYLS INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.3.