FREEPORT, TX —
OSHA Inspection: BLUE CUBE OPERATIONS LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BLUE CUBE OPERATIONS LLC in 2301 NORTH BRAZOSPORT BOULEVARD, FREEPORT, TX 77541 (NAICS 325180). OSHA activity number 348265448.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BLUE CUBE OPERATIONS LLC
- Site address
- 2301 NORTH BRAZOSPORT BOULEVARD
- City
- FREEPORT
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77541
- Mailing
- 604 TEXAS HIGHWAY 332, LAKE JACKSON, TX 77566
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 325180
- Employees
- 1100
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 D03 I B
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2025
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B): The employer's piping and instrument diagrams were not accurate and did not represent equipment that existed and was part of the process. (a) On or about May 20, 2025, in the B2800 unit, the employer did not ensure that the PSI depicted on P&ID B1-234-66103 was up-to-date and accurate. (b) On or about May 20, 2025, in the B2800 unit, the employer did not ensure that the PSI depicted on P&ID B1-235-66103 was up-to-date and accurate.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.119 F01 I D
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2025
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i)(D): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for emergency shutdown, including the conditions under which emergency shutdown is required, to ensure that emergency shutdown is executed in a safe and timely manner: a) On or about May 20, 2025, in the B2800 unit, board operators utilized an emergency shutdown procedure that did not ensure a safe and timely shutdown. b) On or about May 20, 2025, in the B2800 unit, the board operator did not implement the steps required by the emergency shutdown procedure to ensure a safe and timely shutdown.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.119 F04
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2025
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(4): The employer did not develop and 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: a) On or about May 20, 2025, in the B2800 unit, the permit issuer did not conduct a joint onsite inspection of the work location with a contract employee before signing and issuing a safe work permit. b) On or about May 20, 2025, in the B2800 unit, the permit issuer did not positively identify the exact location of the line break point to a contract employee to whom the safe work permit was issued, prior to the line equipment opening. c) On or about May 20, 2025, in the B2800 unit, the Facility Representative was not in attendance during a line break performed by a contract employee to whom a safe work permit was issued.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.147 D03
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2025
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s): a) On or about May 20, 2025, in the B2800 unit, the facility representative did not isolate a chlorine-containing process line before issuing a Safe Work Permit for line opening operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.119 H02 II
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2025
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(h)(2)(ii): The employer did not inform contract employers of potential fire, explosion, or toxic release hazards related to working on or near a covered process. a) On or about May 20, 2025, in the B2800 unit, contract employees were not properly informed of the toxic release hazards related to working on a chlorine line.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.120 Q03 V
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2025
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(v): All operations performed by groups of two or more in hazardous areas were not performed using the buddy system: a) On or about May 20, 2025, in the B2800 unit, employees performed hazardous-area operations without a buddy system during an emergency response to a chlorine release.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.120 Q03 VI
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2025
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(vi): Backup personnel did not stand by with equipment ready to provide assistance or rescue: a) On or about May 20, 2025, in the B2800 unit, employees performed hazardous-area operations without backup personnel ready to provide assistance or rescue during an emergency response to a chlorine release.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2025
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: a) On or about May 20, 2025, in the B2800 unit, employees performed hazardous-area operations without wearing a Full-Body Protection Level B Enhanced during an emergency response to a chlorine release.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — 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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 348265448.
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