DEER PARK, TX — 2011-08-10 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: SHELL OIL COMPANY

Referral inspection · Health discipline

At a glance

On 2011-08-10 00:00:00, OSHA opened a referral health inspection of SHELL OIL COMPANY in 5900 HWY 225, DEER PARK, TX 75102 (NAICS 324110). OSHA activity number 315722371.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: SHELL OIL COMPANY
Site address: 5900 HWY 225
City: DEER PARK
State: TX
ZIP: 75102
Mailing: P. O. BOX 100, DEER PARK, TX 77536

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Referral (C)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Health
Advance notice: No
Union status: Y

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2011-08-10 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2011-12-05 00:00:00
Case closed: 2012-10-24 00:00:00
Last modified: 2016-06-10 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2016-06-30 01:10:52

Establishment context

NAICS code: 324110
SIC code (legacy): 2911
Employees: 1491
Ownership type: A

Citations

12 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 40 exposed

Issued: Feb 3, 2012
Abate by: Feb 22, 2012
Penalty: Initial $5,500 · Current $5,500

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: 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:
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: 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 electrocution hazards when the employer failed to ensure
electrical switches were
installed in accordance with NFPA 70: National Electric Code 2005, Section
404.4. This hazard
was observed on or about October 27, 2011 and times thereafter  in the
Site Laboratory Sample
and Receiving Room where light switches were installed within a wet
location (safety Shower)
and was not installed as part of a listed tub or shower assembly.
ABATEMENT NOTE:
One feasible and acceptable method of abatement to correct this hazard
would be to
relocate the electrical switches so as to not be within the wet location
of the safety
shower in accordance with the NFPA 70:  National Electric Code 2005,
Section 404.4.
Disclaimer:
You are not limited to the abatement methods described above.
The method explained is general and may not be effective in all cases.
The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an appropriate
abatement
method.

Recent events (2)

2012-07-13 00:00:00 — J (S) $5500.00
2012-02-03 00:00:00 — Z (S) $5500.00

1910.36 D01

Serious Gravity 10 4 instances 40 exposed

Issued: Feb 3, 2012
Abate by: Feb 29, 2012
Penalty: Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employees were not able to open an exit route door
from the inside at
all times without keys, tool, or special knowledge.
a)At the 5900 Hwy 225, Deer Park, TX facility Site Lab: On December 05,
2011
and times theretofore, the employer did not ensure that employees were
able to
open laboratory exit route doors under emergency conditions involving
shutdown
of supply ventilation to the lab.
In the alternative:
Section 5(A)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  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 the
employer failed to ensure employee egress was not impeded during reduced
operating modes or
when either supply or exhaust system fails or is shut down during a fire
or emergency scenario
in accordance with NFPA 45 - Standard on Fire Protection for Laboratories
Using Chemicals
(2011), Section 8.2.5.

Recent events (2)

2012-07-13 00:00:00 — J (S) $7000.00
2012-02-03 00:00:00 — Z (S) $7000.00

1910.106 D04 IV

Deleted Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 40 exposed

Issued: Feb 3, 2012
Abate by: Feb 29, 2012
Penalty: Initial $5,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(iv):  The ventilation system(s) of the inside
flammable or combustible
liquid storage room(s) were not designed to provide for a complete change
of air within the
room at least six times per hour:
a)At the 5900 Hwy 225, Deer Park, TX facility Site Lab: On October 27,
2011 and
times thereafter, the employer did not ensure a complete change of air at
least six
times per hour within the Site Laboratory building flammable and
combustible
liquid storage room. The air flow supply and return short circuited near
the ceiling.

Recent events (2)

2012-07-13 00:00:00 — J (S)
2012-02-03 00:00:00 — Z (S) $5500.00

1910.106 D07 IV

Deleted Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 40 exposed

Issued: Feb 3, 2012
Abate by: Feb 29, 2012
Penalty: Initial $5,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(7)(iv):  The employer did not ensure materials which
will react with water
were not stored in the same room with flammable or combustible liquids.
a)At the 5900 Hwy 225, Deer Park, TX facility Site Lab: On October 27,
2011 and
times thereafter, the employer stored water reactive chemicals with
flammable
liquids in the same storage room of the site lab building.

Recent events (2)

2012-07-13 00:00:00 — J (S)
2012-02-03 00:00:00 — Z (S) $5500.00

1910.106 H08 III

Deleted Serious Gravity 05 1 instance

Issued: Feb 3, 2012
Abate by: Feb 29, 2012
Penalty: Initial $5,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(h)(8)(iii):  Combustible waste material and residues were
not stored in
covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:
a)At the 5900 Hwy 225, Deer Park, TX facility Site Lab: On December 05,
2011
the employer did not ensure combustible waste and residue from laboratory
testing was disposed of in covered metal receptacles.  Plastic receptacles
were
provided and used for combustible waste and residue in all spaces of the
site
laboratory.

Recent events (2)

2012-07-13 00:00:00 — J (S)
2012-02-03 00:00:00 — Z (S) $5500.00

1910.134 D01 III

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 40 exposed

Issued: Feb 3, 2012
Abate by: Feb 29, 2012
Penalty: Initial $3,300 · Current $3,300

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii):  The employer did not identify and evaluate
the respiratory
hazard(s) in the workplace, including a reasonable estimate of employee
exposures to respiratory
hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and
physical form:
a)At the 5900 Hwy 225, Deer Park, TX facility Site Lab: On December 05,
2011
and times theretofore, the employer did not make a reasonable estimate of
employee exposure to respiratory hazards in the Site Laboratory including
but not
limited to acetone, butyraldehyde, Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles.

Recent events (2)

2012-07-13 00:00:00 — J (S) $3300.00
2012-02-03 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3300.00

1910.307 C

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Feb 3, 2012
Abate by: Feb 29, 2012
Penalty: Initial $5,500 · Current $5,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of
equipment in hazardous
(classified) locations was not intrinsically safe, approved for the
hazardous (classified) location,
or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:
a)At the 5900 Hwy 225, Deer Park, TX facility GTEC Lab: On August 10, 2011
the employer did not ensure electrical equipment located inside a
ventilation hood
where open flammable liquids are used was intrinsically safe or approved
for use
in a classified location.

Recent events (2)

2012-07-13 00:00:00 — J (S) $5500.00
2012-02-03 00:00:00 — Z (S) $5500.00

1910.1028 E05 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 40 exposed

Issued: Feb 3, 2012
Abate by: Feb 29, 2012
Penalty: Initial $5,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1028(e)(5)(i): The employer did not institute the exposure
monitoring required
under paragraphs (e)(2) and (e)(3) when there was a change in the
production process, control
equipment, personnel or work practices which could result in new or
additional exposures to
benzene, or when the employer had any reason to suspect a change which
could have resulted
in new or additional exposures:
a)At the 5900 Hwy 225, Deer Park, TX facility Site Lab: On August 10, 2011
and
times theretofore and thereafter, the employer did not institute initial
exposure
monitoring for benzene since the establishment of the newly constructed
site lab
which combined previous chemical and refinery lab buildings into one
laboratory
building. This combined lab involved a change in control equipment and
combining of refinery lab work practices and chemicals with chemical lab
work
practices and chemicals.

Recent events (2)

2012-07-13 00:00:00 — J (S)
2012-02-03 00:00:00 — Z (S) $5500.00

1910.1028 E06

Deleted Serious Gravity 05 1 instance

Issued: Feb 3, 2012
Abate by: Feb 29, 2012
Penalty: Initial $5,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1028(e)(6): Monitoring was not accurate, to a confidence level
of 95 percent,
within plus or minus 25 percent for airborne concentrations of benzene:
a)At the 5900 Hwy 225, Deer Park, TX facility GTEC Lab: On August 10, 2011
and times theretofore, the employer did not ensure benzene monitoring met
accuracy requirements.  Monitoring was done under an OSHA sampling method
not specified for benzene at a flow rate 4 times the recommended flow rate
specified in the OSHA method for benzene.

Recent events (2)

2012-07-13 00:00:00 — J (S)
2012-02-03 00:00:00 — Z (S) $5500.00

1910.1200 F05

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 13 exposed

Issued: Feb 3, 2012
Abate by: Feb 8, 2012
Penalty: Initial $3,300 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of
hazardous
chemicals chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with
the identity of the
hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:
a)At the 5900 Hwy 225, Deer Park, TX facility Site Lab: On December 05,
2011
and times theretofore, the employer did not ensure a 5 gallon container of
Toluene in the Phenols work area was labeled, tagged or marked with the
identity
of the hazardous chemical content.

Recent events (2)

2012-07-13 00:00:00 — J (O) $1000.00
2012-02-03 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3300.00

1910.1200 H02 II

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 40 exposed

Issued: Feb 3, 2012
Abate by: Feb 29, 2012
Penalty: Initial $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(ii):  Employees were not informed of any operations
in their work area
where hazadous chemicals are present:
a)At the 5900 Hwy 225, Deer Park, TX facility Site Lab: On December 05,
2011
and times theretofore, the employer did not ensure employees working in the
GTEC lab and the Site Lab were informed as to which operations they were
performing involved chemicals containing benzene.

Recent events (2)

2012-07-13 00:00:00 — J (S)
2012-02-03 00:00:00 — Z (S) $7000.00

1910.1200 H03

Deleted Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 40 exposed

Issued: Feb 3, 2012
Abate by: Feb 29, 2012
Penalty: Initial $5,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employer did not provide employee training as
specified in
paragraphs (h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv) of this section:
a)At the 5900 Hwy 225, Deer Park, TX facility Site Lab: On December 05,
2011
and times theretofore, the employer did not provide employees required
training
on methods and observations used to detect the presence of hazardous
chemicals,
including reviewing results of exposure monitoring within the work area.

Recent events (2)

2012-07-13 00:00:00 — J (S)
2012-02-03 00:00:00 — Z (S) $5500.00

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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 315722371.

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