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OSHA Inspection: BLANCHARD REFINING

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of BLANCHARD REFINING in 2401 5TH AVENUE SOUTH, TEXAS CITY, TX 77590 (NAICS 237120). OSHA activity number 341683977.

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Establishment
BLANCHARD REFINING
Site address
2401 5TH AVENUE SOUTH
City
TEXAS CITY
State
TX
ZIP
77590
Mailing
2401 5TH AVENUE SOUTH, TEXAS CITY, TX 77590
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237120
Employees
1862
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.165 D01

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $12471.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.165(d)(1): Employee alarm systems were not maintained in operating condition:  (a) at the Central Maintenance Building/Warehouse, on or about July 27, 2016, the employee alarm system was not audible during a butane release.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $12471
  • — Z (S) $12471

1910.38 E

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1910.38(e): The employer did not train employees to assist in a safe and orderly evacuation of other employees:  (a) at the Central Maintenance Building/Warehouse, on or about July 27, 2016, supervisors and employees were not adequately informed of the Exclusion Zone 1 and the Exclusion Zone 2 process in the Emergency Action Plan.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $0
  • — C (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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 341683977.