ST. THOMAS, VI —
OSHA Inspection: TEXACO CARIBBEAN INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of TEXACO CARIBBEAN INC. in SUB-BASE, ST. THOMAS, VI 00802 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 115784159.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TEXACO CARIBBEAN INC.
- Site address
- SUB-BASE
- City
- ST. THOMAS
- State
- VI
- ZIP
- 00802
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 3740, ST. THOMAS, VI 00803
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5172
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 31, 1996
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 1996
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: Section 35(a)(1) of the Virgin Islands Act of 1973: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: The employer did not protect employees from the recognized hazard of fire and explosions posed by the release of accumulation of hydrocarbons. On July 31, 1995, three(3) employees of Dynamic Construction Corporation were allowed to work at tank #48 without the testing of the atmosphere for flammable volatile materials or vapors. On July 31, 1995 an explosion occurred and Dynamic Construction Corporation exposed employees suffered 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree burns to the body. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS: The employer could conduct inspections and perform tests that would discover hazardous conditions employees maybe exposed to. Also by the enforcement of the operating procedure as stated in Texaco Caribbean Inc. written Safety Program. (See sections I, VI, VII, XV, XII, and XVII of Texaco Caribbean, Inc. Safety Program)n,
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S) $5000.00
1910.146 E01
- Issued
- Jan 31, 1996
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 1996
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S) $5000.00
1910.146 C05 IIC
- Issued
- Jan 31, 1996
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 1996
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S) $5000.00
1910.252 A02 IV
- Issued
- Jan 31, 1996
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 1996
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
1910.252 A02 VIC
- Issued
- Jan 31, 1996
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 1996
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
1910.252 A02 XIIID
- Issued
- Jan 31, 1996
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 1996
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
1910.252 A02 XIVB
- Issued
- Jan 31, 1996
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 1996
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
1904.8
- Issued
- Jan 31, 1996
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 1996
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (O) $7000.00
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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 115784159.
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