CORPUS CHRISTI, TX —
OSHA Inspection: CITGO REFINING AND CHEMICALS COMPANY L.P.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of CITGO REFINING AND CHEMICALS COMPANY L.P. in 1802 NUECES BAY BLVD, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78407 (NAICS 324110). OSHA activity number 340263151.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CITGO REFINING AND CHEMICALS COMPANY L.P.
- Site address
- 1802 NUECES BAY BLVD
- City
- CORPUS CHRISTI
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78407
- Mailing
- PO BOX 9176, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78469
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 500
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 21, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 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 falls through grating serving as floor of runways and/or catwalks: Employees working on the elevated deck/walkway at the 11th floor level of the regenerator, at FCCU#2 at the 30Block, walked on sections of grated flooring which had the following hazardous conditions and exposed employees to potential falls through the metal grating of the walkways: A. The design of a section on the 11th floor of FCCU#2 was not sufficient to prevent shifting of the individual sections of the walkway/catwalk. B. #9 wire or similar wiring was used to permanently secure grated sections together instead of appropriate clips or saddles.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.36 G01
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.36(g)(1): The ceiling of an exit route must be at least seven feet six inches (2.3 m) high. Any projection from the ceiling must not reach a point less than six feet eight inches (2.0 m) from the floor. On January 13, 2015, and times prior thereto, at the FCCU#2, Reactor/Regenerator Structure, exit routes were obstructed by insulated, heated piping. The piping is permanently protruding above the walking/ working surface, at chest to head level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5000
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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 340263151.
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