CLARK OIL REFINING CORPORATION
131ST & KEDZIE, BLUE ISLAND, IL 60406
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Inspection records
Dec 27, 1999#303117329Dec 27, 1999Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#303117329$1,4882 viol.2 violations$1,488 in penalties
Inspection #303117329
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 27, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 23, 2000
- Closed
- Apr 25, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,125
- Penalties on Record
- $1,488
- Site Address
- 131st & Kedzie, Blue Island, IL 60406
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J02 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $2,125 | $1,488 | May 1, 2000 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 L01 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 2000 | - | - |
Apr 13, 1998#300039856Apr 13, 1998Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#300039856$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300039856
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 13, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- May 26, 1998
- Closed
- May 26, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 297
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 131st & Kedzie, Blue Island, IL 60406
- Industry
- 324110 Petroleum Refineries
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Oct 29, 1996#300032000Oct 29, 1996Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#300032000$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300032000
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 29, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- May 30, 1997
- Closed
- Jul 21, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 297
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 131st & Kedzie, Blue Island, IL 60406
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Aug 26, 1996#300031283Aug 26, 1996Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#300031283$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300031283
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 26, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 27, 1996
- Closed
- Aug 27, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 297
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 131st & Kedzie, Blue Island, IL 60406
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Mar 13, 1995#108729682Mar 13, 1995FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#108729682$1,257,00080 viol.80 violations$1,257,000 in penalties
Inspection #108729682
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 13, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 23, 1995
- Closed
- Mar 16, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 290
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 80
- Violation Types
- 80 unclassified
- Initial Penalties
- $1,257,000
- Penalties on Record
- $1,257,000
- Site Address
- 131st & Kedzie, Blue Island, IL 60406
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Two employees killed, three injured in explosion
Violations
Violation list (8 of 80 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Unclassified | 1 | 225 | $70,000 | $70,000 | Sep 12, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Unclassified | 1 | 100 | $70,000 | $70,000 | Sep 12, 1996 | - | - |
| 01003A | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Unclassified | 1 | 100 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Feb 1, 1996 | - | - |
| 01003B | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Unclassified | 1 | 100 | $0 | $0 | Apr 1, 1996 | - | - |
| 01004A | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Unclassified | 1 | 225 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Sep 25, 1995 | - | - |
| 01004B | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Unclassified | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 1, 1996 | - | - |
| 01005 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Unclassified | 1 | - | $5,000 | $5,000 | Dec 15, 1995 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Unclassified | 1 | 15 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Nov 1, 1995 | - | - |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 80 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Oct 7, 1994#108726480Oct 7, 1994Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#108726480$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #108726480
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 7, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 16, 1994
- Closed
- Nov 22, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 275
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 131st & Kedzie, Blue Island, IL 60406
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
6 inspections, 1994 to 1999. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: petroleum refineries reported 0.4 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 11.1%; NAICS 32411 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source