PASADENA, TX —
OSHA Inspection: BASF
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BASF in 4403 PASADENA FREEWAY FRONTAGE RD, PASADENA, TX 77503 (NAICS 325199). OSHA activity number 343722948.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BASF
- Site address
- 4403 PASADENA FREEWAY FRONTAGE RD
- City
- PASADENA
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77503
- Mailing
- 4403 LA PORTE RD, PASADENA, TX 77501
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325199
- Employees
- 83
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 D03 I B
- Issued
- May 3, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 20, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,063 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B): Process Safety Information pertaining to the piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID) was not compiled, completed and accurate. This violation was most recently observed on or about February 5, 2019, when the employer did not ensure P&ID # 02-00-0083-D showed the 6 inch manual block valve (GA-B01) on a flare header line at Pressure Swing Absorber, to be a Car Sealed Open valve.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $1063
1910.119 D03 I B
- Issued
- May 3, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 20, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B): Process Safety Information pertaining to the piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID) was not compiled, completed and accurate. This violation was most recently observed on or about February 5, 2019, when the employer did not ensure Process Safety Information (PSI) such as Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) was completed and accurate including but not limited to the following: a) P&ID #5473B-PY625 did not show Two manual block valves located at upstream and downstream of PV-1504A on a Nitrogen piping to be Car Sealed Open. b) P&ID #5473B-PY625 Manual block valves were missing the valve sizes
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.119 D03 I B
- Issued
- May 3, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 20, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $1,063
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B): Process Safety Information pertaining to the piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID) was not compiled, completed and accurate. On or about February 5, 2019, the employer did not ensure Process Safety Information (PSI) such as Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) was accurate including but not limited to the following: a) P&ID #C-TCI-EH1-A-031 did not show the correct tag number for Pressure Control Valve, PCV-1008. b) P&ID #C-TCI-EH1-A-031 did not show the correct tag number for Pressure Control Valve, PCV-1008A.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1063
- — Z (O) $0
1910.119 D03 I D
- Issued
- May 3, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 20, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,063 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(D): Process Safety Information pertained to relief system design and design basis was not compiled, completed, and accurate. The violation was most recently observed on or about February 5, 2019, when the employer did not ensure the Process Safety Information (PSI) such as pressure relief system design for rupture disks were accurate including but not limited to the following: a) PSE-4831 b) PSE-4832
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $1063
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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 343722948.
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