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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Georgia Gulf Corporation
Current Parent Company: Westlake Chemical
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Penalty: $7,500
Year: 2002
Date: March 21, 2002
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: railroad safety violation
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Source of Data: Taken from the Federal Railroad Administration's FY2002 safety penalty report obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. A copy is available upon request.
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.