OLD OCEAN, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: PHILLIPS 66 SWEENY REFINERY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PHILLIPS 66 SWEENY REFINERY in 8189 OLD OCEAN FM 524, OLD OCEAN, TX 77463 (NAICS 324110). OSHA activity number 344575477.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PHILLIPS 66 SWEENY REFINERY
- Site address
- 8189 OLD OCEAN FM 524
- City
- OLD OCEAN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77463
- Mailing
- 8189 OLD OCEAN FM 524, OLD OCEAN, TX 77463
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 324110
- Employees
- 550
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 D05 I
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2020
- Abate by
- Aug 5, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $13,494
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy was relieved, disconnected, restrained, or otherwise rendered safe. On or around January 15, 2020 at the Phillips 66 refinery in Sweeny, Texas the employer did not ensure that potentially hazardous energy was removed before they opened vents on equipment in the Main Fractionator and Overhead System exposing workers to thermal burns, respiratory injury and dermal injuries. a) The employer did not render the energy associated with 95-200 Fractionator Main Fractionator Tower Vent safe. b) Withdrawn c) Withdrawn
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $13494
- · Z (S) $13494
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2020
- Abate by
- Aug 5, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): The employer did not develop, document, and utilize procedures to control potentially hazardous energy while servicing and/or maintaining the equipment. On or around January 15, 2020 at the Phillips 66 Sweeny Refinery in Old Ocean, Texas the employer did not develop, document and utilize procedures to control potentially hazardous energy when employees opened vents on equipment in the Main Fractionator and Overhead System while steam flow in the system was ongoing and exposed workers to hazards that cause thermal burns, respiratory injury, and dermal injuries. a) The employer did not develop, document, and utilize procedures to control hazardous energy when workers opened the 95-200 Main Fractionator Tower vent. b) The employer did not develop, document, and utilize procedures to control hazardous energy when workers opened the Fractionator Overhead System 95-12 Reflux Drum vent. c) The employer did not develop, document, and utilize procedures to control hazardous energy when workers opened the Fractionator Overhead System 95-31 OH Accumulator vent.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.132 D01 I
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2020
- Abate by
- Aug 5, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or likely to be present, and did not select and have each affected employee use the types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that would protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the workplace hazard assessment: On or around January 15, 2020 at the Phillips 66 refinery in Sweeny, Texas the employer did not assess the hazards of opening equipment in the Main Fractionator and Overhead System and exposed workers to hazards when it did not select and have affected workers use Personal Protective Equipment. a) The employer did not evaluate the opening of the 95-200 Fractionator vent for hazards and did not select and have workers utilize PPE to protect against hazards of opening process equipment. b) The employer did not evaluate the opening of the Fractionator Overhead System 95-12 Reflux Drum vent for hazards and did not select and have workers utilize PPE to protect against hazards of opening process equipment. c) The employer did not evaluate the opening of the Fractionator Overhead System 95-31 OH Accumulator vent for hazards and did not select and have workers utilize PPE to protect against hazards of opening process equipment.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $13494
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344575477.
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