DEER PARK, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: DEER PARK REFINING LTD
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of DEER PARK REFINING LTD in 5900 HIGHWAY 225, DEER PARK, TX 77536 (NAICS 324110). OSHA activity number 347814501.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DEER PARK REFINING LTD
- Site address
- 5900 HIGHWAY 225
- City
- DEER PARK
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77536
- Mailing
- 5900 HIGHWAY 225, DEER PARK, TX 77536
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 324110
- Employees
- 997
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 F04
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550
1480
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(4): The employer did not implement safe work practices to provide for the control of hazards during operations such as lockout/tagout; confined space entry; opening process equipment or piping; and control over entrance into a facility by maintenance, contractor, laboratory, or other support personnel: On or about October 10, 2024, in ARU #6/7 at Deer Park Refinery Limited located in Deer Park, TX, the employer, DPRL, did not implement its safe work practices including but not limited to: a) Control over entrance into the process units ARU#6/7 when the contract employees did not sign in on the unit entry log before entering the process unit and they did not sign out upon leaving. d) The host employer (DPRL) did not complete the written contingency plan for the work permit# 411125.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $16550
- · C (S) $16550
- · Z (S) $16550
1910.147 D04 III B
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2025
- Abate by
- May 12, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1480
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(iii)(B): Where a tag could not be affixed directly to the energy isolating device, the tag was not located as close as safely possible to the device, in a position that would have been immediately obvious to anyone attempting to operate On or about October 10, 2024, in ARU #6/7 at Deer Park Refinery Limited located in Deer Park, TX, the host employer (DPRL) failed to affix tag(s) on the energy isolation device for 12-inch CAG header and /or flare lines in ARU#6/7.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.119 H02 II
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2025
- Abate by
- May 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $0 Reduced
1480
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(h)(2)(ii): The employer did not inform contract employers of the known potential fire, explosion, or toxic release hazards related to the contractor's work and the process: On or about October 10, 2024, in ARU #6/7 at Deer Park Refinery Limited located in Deer Park, TX, the host employer (DPRL) failed to discuss the toxic gas release hazards with the contract employees in SR-8 unit, about the line break work on CAG header and flare lines in ARU#6/7.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $16550
- · Z (S) $16550
1910.119 N
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550
1480
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(n): The employer did not implement an emergency plan in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.38: On or about October 10, 2024, in ARU #6/7 at Deer Park Refinery Limited located in Deer Park, TX, while local alarms were activated and evacuations were initiated, the employer did not promptly activate the site wide evacuation alarm following the uncontrolled release of H2S toxic gas from the CAG header.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $16550
- · C (S) $16550
- · Z (S) $16550
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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 347814501.
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