TEXAS CITY, TX —
OSHA Inspection: BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY LLC in 2401 5TH AVE. SOUTH, TEXAS CITY, TX 77590 (NAICS 324110). OSHA activity number 342996873.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY LLC
- Site address
- 2401 5TH AVE. SOUTH
- City
- TEXAS CITY
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77590
- Mailing
- 2401 5TH AVENUE SOUTH, TEXAS CITY, TX 77590
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 324110
- Employees
- 1914
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 F04
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $12934.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(4): The employer did not develop and implement safe work practices to provide for the control of hazards during operations such as lockout/tagout; confined space entry; opening process equipment or piping; and control over entrance into a facility by maintenance, contractor, laboratory, or other support personnel: On or around March 6, 2018 in the OMCC area of the Galveston Bay Refinery, the employer did not implement safe work practices to provide for the control over entry into the facility by maintenance personnel, when: (a) I&E technicians entered into OMCC process area without being signed into the area. (b) I&E technicians entered Load Center 46 and performed work on equipment without approved/endorsed Work Permit(s).
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $12934
- — Z (S) $12934
1910.335 A01 I
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $12934.00 · Current $12934.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not using electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed: (a) On or around March 6, 2018 in Load Center 46 of the Oil Movement Control Center of the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery, workers performing work on the motor control center (MCC) for the motor of pump F35A did not use electrical protective equipment that was appropriate to protect the head. (b) On or around March 6, 2018 in Load Center 46 of the Oil Movement Control Center of the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery, workers performing work on the motor control center (MCC) for the motor of pump F35A did not use electrical protective equipment that was appropriate to protect the face and eyes. (c) On or around March 6, 2018 in Load Center 46 of the Oil Movement Control Center of the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery, workers performing work on the motor control center (MCC) for the motor of pump F35A did not use electrical protective equipment that was appropriate to protect the torso and arms.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $12934
- — C (S) $12934
- — Z (S) $12934
1910.133 B02
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(b)(2): The employer did not demonstrate that protective eye and face protection devices used by employees are at least as effective as protective eye and face protection devices that are constructed in accordance with one of the consensus standards. On or around March 6, 2018 at the Marathon Petroleum Galveston Bay Refinery the employer did not demonstrate that protective eyewear relied upon by its employee are at least as effective as protective eyewear that is constructed in accordance with the ANSI Z87.1 consensus standards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.135 A02
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.135(a)(2): The employer did not ensure that a protective helmet designed to reduce electrical shock hazard was worn by each affected employee when near exposed electrical conductors which could contact the head: On or around March 6, 2018 in the OMCC area of the Galveston Bay Refinery, the employer did not ensure that I&E technicians working at Load Center 46 wore protective helmet designed to reduce electrical shock hazard when near exposed electrical conductors that had been exposed when electrical panels on the motor control center for the F35A pump was open.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.138 A
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees hands were exposed to hazardous condition(s) (a) On or around March 6, 2018 in Load Center 46 located in the OMCC area of the Marathon Petroleum Galveston Bay Refinery, the employer did not require employees to wear appropriate hand protection when the employee hands were exposed to hazardous conditions of the MCC for pump F35A.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.335 A01 IV
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(iv): Employees exposed to the danger of head injury from electric shock or burns due to contact with exposed energized parts did not wear nonconductive head protection: (a) On or around March 6, 2018 in the OMCC area of the Galveston Bay Refinery, the employer did not ensure that I&E technicians working at Load Center 46 wore protective helmet to reduce electrical shock or burn hazards due to contact with exposed energized parts when electrical panels on the motor control center for the F35A pump were opened.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.335 A01 V
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(v): Employees exposed to the danger of injury to the eyes or face from electric arcs or flashes or from flying objects resulting from electrical explosion did not wear protective equipment for the eyes or face: (a) On or around March 6, 2018 in the OMCC area of the Galveston Bay Refinery, the employer did not ensure that I&E technicians working at Load Center 46 wore protective equipment for the eyes or face when exposed to electric arcs or flashes from flying objects resulting from electrical explosion when troubleshooting the motor control center for the F35A pump was open.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.132 B
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $9239.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(b): Where employees provided thier own protective equipment, the employer did not ensure its adequacy, including proper maintenance, and sanitation of the equipment. On or around March 6, 2018 in the OMCC Area of the Galveston Bay Refinery, the employer did not ensure that personal protective equipment provided by employees was adequate when I/E technician wore ANSI Z87.1 sunglasses in Load Center 46.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $9239
- — Z (S) $9239
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342996873.
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